Baby Open Play

10:00am - 11:30am
Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
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Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Details:

Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community. Please note: This is a social event for both caregiver and child, as opposed to a traditionally structured program.

Bricks at the Beach

10:00am - 11:30am
Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
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Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Living Room
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

Toddler Open Play

10:00am - 11:30am
Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years)
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Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Storytime Room
Age Group: Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Details:

Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community. Please note: This is a social event for both caregiver and child, as opposed to a traditionally structured program.

Library Links

10:00am - 5:00pm
Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
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Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central West Programming Area
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Culture, Hobbies
Details:

Putt your way through the library for a good cause! Enjoy playing mini-golf throughout the first floor of the Central Library, as well as crafts and facepainting in the morning.

Tabletop Gaming

10:00am - 8:00pm
Adults 18+
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Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Enjoy 10 hours of tabletop board games to play! Lots of games to choose from, or bring a game to share. Drop in and out throughout the day. Adults. Registration is not required.

Preschool Art

11:00am - 11:45am
Preschool (3-5 years)
Sign-up Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Bring your preschooler to explore different artistic styles. This month we will be learning about cave paintings before making some of our own. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy! Ages 3-5 with caregiver.

LGBTQIA+ Family Pride Day

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
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Required
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Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Upstairs Crystal
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 149
Details:

Virginia Beach Public Library and Hampton Roads Pride presents our LGBTQIA+ Family Pride Day! Celebrate the rainbow with your family, friends and allies. Experience fun hands-on activities and meet local community partners.

Seed Library Q & A

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults 18+
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Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Community Area
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library.

Visit with the master gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours.

Seed Library Q&A

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults 18+
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Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Help Desk
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about seeds for your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library. Visit with the Master Gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours. 

Seed Library Q&A

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults 18+
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Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Commons Area
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library. Visit with the master gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours. 

Canvas Embroidery

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Sign-up Closed
Required
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Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Classroom 206
Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Details:

Learn how to embroider a canvas with beginner friendly stitches like the running stitch and the backstitch. You will use a piercing tool to punch the stitch holes into the canvas.

Microsoft Excel for Beginners

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Sign-up Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Details:

Learn to enter data and use basic formulas to create simple spreadsheets. Prerequisites: Ability to use Microsoft Word or have taken Microsoft Word for Beginners. We encourage you to bring a USB drive to save your work. Adults.

Disclaimer(s)

For more information please visit libraries.virginiabeach.gov/research-learn/technology.

Teen STEAM-Suncatchers

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Sign-up Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

Join us for teen-only STEAM activities. Enjoy science, technology, engineering, art or math related activities, with different selections each month.

This month’s activity: Mason Jar Lid Suncatchers

Family Movie Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Sign-up Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Commons Area
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Details:

Bring your blankets, chairs, snacks, and join us to watch a movie!  

Featured movie is 2023's movie "Migration." Total playtime is 1 hr. 22 min.

Movie will start at 6:00 pm.

Teen Pride Night

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Sign-up Closed
Required
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Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Library - Various
Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Details:

Celebrate the rainbow with friends and allies. Join us for a night of dancing, escape challenges, games and crafts! Connect with community groups and leave with resources and plenty of swag.