Bond with your infant in a face-to-face rhyme time and build early language skills through rhymes, repetition, music and baby sign. Children are introduced to quality board books and one-on-one book sharing. Ages 3-12 months with caregiver.
Outdoor Program: Family Storytime on the Lawn
Join us for an all ages storytime including books, songs, rhymes and literacy activities to help children develop a lifelong love of reading! Ages 2-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. This program is outdoors on the lawn.
Join us for a magical time as we celebrate unicorns with songs, stories, and a craft. For children 3-7 years old with caregiver. Registration is required.
Kick-off the Virginia Beach Public Library Winter Reading Program with a Taco Dragon themed scavenger hunt. Pick up your shopping list at the Children's Room help desk, search in the Children's Room and Youth Area for the ingredients f
Onesies Rhyme Time builds early language skills as children move from crawling to walking. Storytimes include rhymes, books, baby sign, and hands-on activities to build pre-reading and large motor skills. Ages 12-24 months with caregiver.
Outdoor Program: Storytime on the Lawn
Join us for a family storytime outside on the grass where we will read a story, sing songs, and have fun with learning!
Registration is required.
Enjoy a casual chat about popular books. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy. Swap favorites old and new or spread the word about your favorite reads.
Join us online for a Winter Storytime then get creative using craft sticks. Ages 3-5.
Outdoor Unicorn Storytime & Craft
Join us for a magical time as we celebrate unicorns with songs, stories, and a craft. For children 3-7 years old with caregiver. Registration is required.
What memories do you have of the house in which you grew up? Did the architecture or design of the house affect you?
Outdoor Program: Family Storytime on the Lawn
Join us for an all ages storytime including books, songs, rhymes and literacy activities to help children develop a lifelong love of reading! Ages 2-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. This program is outdoors on the lawn.
It's a paint party! Create a unique artwork using magnets in place of paintbrushes. Freestyle your own masterpiece instead of following step-by-step instructions.
Grades 6-12. Registration is required.
Perform, create, and have fun! Join us to explore various art forms. Each class features a new skill, artist, artistic movement or technique. Grades K-2. Registration is required.
Join us in this program as we explore musical instruments from around the world, how they sound, and learning about the cultures they come from. If you have an instrument from your life that you’d like to share, please bring it to show and tell.
WebEx Live: Battle of the Books Information Session
Join the 5th Grade and Middle School Edition Battle of the Books coordinators to learn all about this exciting program!
Join us for a moment of Zen. During this program you’ll learn about keeping calm in an anxious world and participate in a guided Body Scan Meditation. This program is for adults only.