Week Calendar

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.

Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, concepts (i.e. colors, shapes, etc.) and early literacy tips with your curious toddler, as he develops independence as well as pre-literacy and social skills. Age 2 with caregiver.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required. Please dress comfortably for the weather. Event is weather permitting. 

Join us as we turn winter into a fun learning experience with the science of snow!  Ages 3-5.

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.

Learn the basics of using a computer through hands-on activities. Adults. Registration required.

We emphasize alphabet and letter recognition and activities that support independence and confidence building. This storytime includes books, rhymes and literacy activities to help children enter school ready to learn to read.

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.

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 for an online storytime featuring stories, songs, and rhymes about space.  We emphasize alphabet and letter recognition and activities that support independence and confidence building.

Days are shorter and brrr it is cold, but we will warm up by listening to stories, learn a fingerplay or two and make some art about things we find in winter.

Ages 2-5

Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, concepts (i.e. colors, shapes, etc.) and early literacy tips with your curious toddler, as he develops independence as well as pre-literacy and social skills. Age 2 with caregiver.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required. Please dress comfortably for the weather. Event is weather permitting. 

Join us for a family storytime outside under the trees behind the library where we will read a story, sing songs, and have fun with learning!

Registration is required.

Join us for a family storytime where we will read a story, sing songs, and have fun with learning!

Registration is required. 

Bring your preschooler to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. 

Our neighborhood squirrels are busy at this time of the year- hiding acorns and scurrying in the trees! Join us for a fun storytime featuring books and activities focused on our furry friends and the animals they encounter.

We emphasize alphabet and letter recognition and activities that support independence and confidence building. This storytime includes books, rhymes and literacy activities to help children enter school ready to learn to read.

Join us online for a Winter Storytime then get creative using craft sticks. Ages 3-5.

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.

Bring your child in to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in this interactive series. Age 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. 

Attend this informative presentation with Social Security’s Public Affairs Specialist, Lizna Odhwani, highlighting ongoing topics of  Scam Awareness, Elder Abuse, and Identity Theft and get answers to your questions on how

What memories do you have of the house in which you grew up? Did the architecture or design of the house affect you?

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!

Meets December 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. 

Come learn about some of the amazing ways drone technology is being used and practice your piloting skills with our new indoor Tello drones! Adults. Registration required.

Come join us for lots of fun as we create beautiful handmade gift-giving items!  We will be making gift boxes, gift bags, money envelopes and gift tags!  All supplies provided. 

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.

Move and learn! This creative movement storytime will feature simple, child friendly yoga poses and engaging stories. Age 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required.

Beach Readers is designed for adults with developmental disabilities who are interested in improving their reading skills. We will meet online to create stories and read together.

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.

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.

Take a break, and unwind at the library.  Make something out of Perler beads.

Grades 6-12.

No registration required.  Just drop in!

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive class. Grades 3-5.  Registration is required. 

Everyone needs legal help at one time or another. Virginia Beach Public Library has Gale Legal Forms resource that is freely available with a VBPL library card. Documents conform to Virginia law.

Learn how to complete common basic tasks, including creating and formatting simple documents. Prerequisites: Ability to use a computer mouse/keyboard or have taken Computers for Beginners. We encourage you to bring a USB drive to save your work.

Test your knowledge and compete to become the virtual trivia master! Working alone or in teams, answer a variety of trivia questions to earn points and get your mind fired up! Adults. Registration is required.

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.

Living Room Conversations are small-group discussions that aim to bridge gaps and foster understanding. Come meet new people and share ideas. In observation of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we will be discussing the Tuskegee Airmen.

This online group is an informal space to build confidence and practice speaking skills for anyone who is learning English.

Join us to connect with other community members and with the Virginia Beach Public Library.

Visit the MEO Central Library’s Art Gallery during the month of December to enjoy black and white photography by local artist

Test your knowledge and compete to become the virtual trivia master! Answer a variety of trivia questions to earn points and get your mind fired up! Youth, grades 3 - 5.