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This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Crafternoons

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kempsville Meeting Room at Kempsville Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults. Registration is not required.

Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones!

Adults. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Adults with Disabilities Social Hour

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Bayside Library Meeting Room at Bayside Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Culture, Movies & Entertainment
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Get together with other adults with disabilities for socializing and entertainment. Build friendships, offer support, and share accomplishments. Adults. Registration required. ...

Required
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Culture, Movies & Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

Get together with other adults with disabilities for socializing and entertainment. Build friendships, offer support, and share accomplishments. Adults. Registration required. 

This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Gaming for English Language Learners

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Joint-Use Library Room L103 at TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Program Type:
Discussion Groups, Hobbies
Age Group:
Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Details:

Join us for a fun gaming session with other adults and teens to practice English. Selected games are easy to learn, so we can start playing quickly! This program is for non-native ...

Required
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Library Room L103
Age Group: Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Hobbies
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Details:

Join us for a fun gaming session with other adults and teens to practice English. Selected games are easy to learn, so we can start playing quickly! This program is for non-native English speakers. Adults and Teens, grades 9-12.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

2025 Reading Journal

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Calling all avid readers! Create a reading journal to help you track and celebrate your 2024 reading journey. Journals and all materials provided. Adults. Registration is required....

Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Calling all avid readers! Create a reading journal to help you track and celebrate your 2024 reading journey. Journals and all materials provided. Adults. Registration is required.  

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Winter Gnomes

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Join us at Vibrant Shore Brewing Co. to create wooden winter gnomes. All supplies included. Adults. Registration is required.

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Details:

Join us at Vibrant Shore Brewing Co. to create wooden winter gnomes. All supplies included.

Adults. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group.
This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

BYOB(aby) Book Club

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Central Storytime Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Culture, Hobbies
Age Group:
Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years), Adults 18+
Details:

Do your little ones make big noises? No problem! Bring them along for this judgment-free book club for adults. Talk about books while your kids play. Registration is not required b...

Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years), Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Culture, Hobbies
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Do your little ones make big noises? No problem! Bring them along for this judgment-free book club for adults. Talk about books while your kids play. Registration is not required but preferred.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

English Conversation Club

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Oceanfront Area Library Meeting Room at Oceanfront Area Library
Program Type:
Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

If you are a non-native English speaker, join us to practice your conversational English in a friendly setting. Each week we discuss a different topic and do fun activities! ...

Required
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Area Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Details:

If you are a non-native English speaker, join us to practice your conversational English in a friendly setting. Each week we discuss a different topic and do fun activities!

Adults. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Read & Share

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princess Anne Meeting Room at Princess Anne Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

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. Adults. Reg...

Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

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. Adults. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Crafternoons

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Great Neck Meeting Room at Great Neck Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults. Registration is not required.

Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Adult Game Day!

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Play board games with other adults, like Scrabble, Pinochle, Mahjong, Hedbanz, Boggle, Uno, Phase 10 and more. You'll have loads of fun and your brain will love you for it! We will...

Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:

Play board games with other adults, like Scrabble, Pinochle, Mahjong, Hedbanz, Boggle, Uno, Phase 10 and more. You'll have loads of fun and your brain will love you for it! We will have an assortment of games and puzzles. Adults.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Documentaries Discussion Club

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:45pm
Princess Anne Meeting Room at Princess Anne Area Library
Program Type:
Culture, Discussion Groups, Movies & Entertainment
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Broaden your horizons with us as we watch a documentary together and discuss the challenges it depicts. This month’s film is Between Earth & Sky by Andrew Nadkarni, Swetha...

Required
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Culture, Discussion Groups, Movies & Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

Broaden your horizons with us as we watch a documentary together and discuss the challenges it depicts. This month’s film is Between Earth & Sky by Andrew Nadkarni, Swetha Regunathan, and Katie Schiller. Adults.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Adult English Language Learners Book Club

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Folio Meeting Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Take your English skills to another level. Join us for an English language learners' book club where we read aloud together and discuss the book.  The book we will discuss ...

Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Folio Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Take your English skills to another level. Join us for an English language learners' book club where we read aloud together and discuss the book. 

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Bayside Seeing Beyond

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Bayside Library Meeting Room at Bayside Area Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Connect and share with other blind and visually impaired persons. Open to all, this program is presented during our Seeing Beyond Low-Vision series. Segments of the program may des...

Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Culture
Details:

Connect and share with other blind and visually impaired persons. Open to all, this program is presented during our Seeing Beyond Low-Vision series. Segments of the program may describe the details of visual elements. Adults.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Crafternoons

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Princess Anne Meeting Room at Princess Anne Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults. Registration is not required.

Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Seed Library Q&A

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Kempsville Help Desk at Kempsville Area Library
Program Type:
Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults 18+
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...

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. 

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Seed Library Q & A

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Community Area at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults 18+
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 ma...

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.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Seed Library Q&A

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Princess Anne Commons Area at Princess Anne Area Library
Program Type:
Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults 18+
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 maste...

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. 

This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group.
This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Paper Bookmark Embroidery

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Joint-Use Library Room L103 at TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Library Room L103
Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Learn how to embroider a paper bookmark 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.

This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Try It Before You Buy It - Bookbinding Edition

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room at Pungo-Blackwater Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Details:

Have you ever wanted to learn a new hobby but found yourself with a collection of unfinished supplies from past projects? This month try your hand at bookbinding by crafting a smal...

Required
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room
Age Group: Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Details:

Have you ever wanted to learn a new hobby but found yourself with a collection of unfinished supplies from past projects? This month try your hand at bookbinding by crafting a small journal. All supplies provided.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Bookmobile, Digital Program, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Bookmobile, Digital Program, Off Site
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

English Conversation Club

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Great Neck Meeting Room at Great Neck Area Library
Program Type:
Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

If you are a non-native English speaker, join us to practice your conversational English in a friendly setting. Each week we discuss a different topic and do fun activities! Adults...

Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:

If you are a non-native English speaker, join us to practice your conversational English in a friendly setting. Each week we discuss a different topic and do fun activities! Adults. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Now Read This Book Club

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kempsville Meeting Room at Kempsville Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Meet to discuss this month's selected title: Diva by Daisy Goodwin. Book copies are available for check-out at the Kempsville Area Library information desk.    ...

Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Meet to discuss this month's selected title: Diva by Daisy Goodwin. Book copies are available for check-out at the Kempsville Area Library information desk.   

This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Movie Matinee: Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Central Auditorium at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Movies & Entertainment
Age Group:
Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Details:

Join us as we revisit Martin Luther King's most famous speeches. Adults. Registration is not required.  

Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Auditorium
Age Group: Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Details:

Join us as we revisit Martin Luther King's most famous speeches. 

Adults. Registration is not required.

 

 

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Crafternoons

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kempsville Meeting Room at Kempsville Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults. Registration is not required.

Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones!

Adults. Registration is not required.