Week Calendar

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Book Title: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and hands-on activities. Ages 3-24 months with caregiver. Registration is not required. Please dress comfortably for the weather.

Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community. Please note: This program is for both caregiver and child, and is not a structured program. Ages 6 to 24 months with caregiver.

Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community. Please note: This program is for both caregiver and child, and is not a structured program. Ages 6 to 24 months with caregiver.

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring Firefighters in My Community by Gina Bellisario. Follow the path, read the story and learn about community helpers as you explore outside. 

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.

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.

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring What If... by Samantha Berger. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors! While supplies last, take home a craft that goes along with the story.

Join us during Unity Week for fun stories, songs, and a craft on friendships, feelings, and what it means to belong. Ages 3-5 with caregiver. 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. Adults. Registration is not required.

Are you a person who loves to read? Come join other book lovers in a discussion about books you’ve read & why you like them. Hear what the library has to offer.

Join us for board games, card games and all around fun! Adults. Registration is required. 

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

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults 18+. Registration is not required. 

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults 18+. Registration is not required.

Join Virginia Beach community members from across the City in the creation of a largescale community art installation. Attendees will receive a paper quilt square to decorate in celebration of Unity Week 2022.

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 weekly. Adults. Registration is not required.

Join us for an afternoon of conversation as we get to know one another, share our experiences of isolation and connection, and consider how we might work together to build connections that allow us to feel recognized, respected, and valued.

Join us in a discussion of "The Mothers" by Britt Bennett.

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.

It's TeenTober!  Become a zombie researcher and save the world from the undead menace! Solve puzzles, decipher clues, and save the world working as a team!  Are you up to the challenge? Costumes are optional. Grade 6-12.

It's TeenTober!  Learn the sewing basics and create your own Franken-creation! Supplies provided. Grades 6-12. Registration required.  

Enjoy making a personalized celebration banner just in time for the holidays.

It's TeenTober!  Zombies have taken over the MEO Central Library teen space!  Come in your best zombie look, and see if you can survive a zombie apocalypse. Grades 6-12. Registration is required.

Celebrate Halloween with three exciting escape puzzles! Solve a murder, topple a tyrannical government, and escape a haunted mansion all without ever leaving a computer chair. Adults. Registration is required.

It's Unity and Anti-Bullying Week! Come to the Oceanfront Area Library Teen Zone from 3-5PM every day to create Unity and Inclusivity Doodles!

Adventure awaits!  Join fellow teens in person for a Dungeons & Dragons one-shot using 5^th edition, led by a teen game master.  This adventure will focus on storytelling and character interaction.  Feel free to bring

It's Unity and Anti-Bullying Week! Come to the Oceanfront Area Library Teen Zone from 3-5PM every day to create Unity and Inclusivity Doodles!

It's Unity and Anti-Bullying Week! Come to the Oceanfront Area Library Teen Zone from 3-5PM every day to create Unity and Inclusivity Doodles!

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

It’s TeenTober! Join us for a discussion about preparing for, applying to, and paying for college. Please come with questions for our guest speakers from TCC and ODU! 

Join Virginia Beach community members from across the city in the creation of a largescale community art installation. Attendees will receive a paper quilt square to decorate in celebration of Unity Week 2022.

It's Unity and Anti-Bullying Week! Come to the Oceanfront Area Library Teen Zone from 3-5PM every day to create Unity and Inclusivity Doodles!

It's TeenTober!  Make monster projects!

It's Unity and Anti-Bullying Week! Come to the Oceanfront Area Library Teen Zone from 3-5PM every day to create Unity and Inclusivity Doodles!

It's TeenTober!  Calling all horror lovers! Are your favorite movies, books, and video games full of zombies and vampires, ghosts and monsters? Hang out with other scary-loving teens and celebrate everything that terrifies us. Grades 6-12.

It's Unity and Anti-Bullying Week! Come to the Oceanfront Area Library Teen Zone from 3-5PM every day to create Unity and Inclusivity Doodles!

It's TeenTober!  Become a zombie researcher and save the world from the undead menace! Solve puzzles, decipher clues, and save the world working as a team!  Are you up to the challenge? Costumes are optional. Grade 6-12.

Drop in for a fun new craft in our Children’s Room!  Family.  No registration required.

Work with teammates to win games and solve problems. Will provide both plugged (video) games along with unplugged (board) games that are all collaborative. Grades 3-5. Registration is required.

It's TeenTober!  Join us Mondays for special teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week. Have an idea for Teen Time? Let us know; we love trying new things! Grades 6-12.

Rotating competition is organized by the club coordinator.  Knowledge of chess rules is required; limited instruction may be provided for beginners.  Chess equipment has been generously donated by Virginia Chess Federation, private donor

Do you like playing video games? Have you ever wondered how they are made? Have you ever wanted to make your own? If any of these questions interest you, we welcome you to this three-week series!

It's TeenTober!  Join us Tuesday nights for teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week.

Grades 6-12. Registration is not required, drop in any time!

Weekly Themes:

Follow along as you learn the steps make a beautiful painting while sipping on a juice box. Blend colors of acrylic paint using various brushes to create new colors for your painting. All supplies are provided. Grades 3-5.

It's TeenTober!  Create a spooky terrarium and make a jack o' lantern luminary while enjoying a Tim Burton movie. Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

Fall is halfway through. Let’s celebrate what makes Fall special with games and stories! Grades Preschool through 2nd grade. Registration is required.   

How do simple machines work? Join us as we use the scientific method to test out different inclined planes! Grades K-2. Registration is required.

How do simple machines work? Join us as we use the scientific method to test out different inclined planes! Grades K-2. Registration is required.

How much do you know about satellites? Join us to learn about how satellites work, what they do for us, and make your own! Grades 3-5. Registration is required.

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive program. Grades K-2.  Registration is required. 

Bring in your teddy (or another stuffed friend) and join us for stories! Then, we’ll tuck our friends into bed for a sleepover at the library! Ages 2-5. Registration is required.

It's TeenTober!  It’s a paint party! Create a beautiful painting following step-by-step instructions or free-style your own masterpiece. Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Apply Halloween-themed vinyl designs to a beverage container. All supplies are provided. Adults. Registration required.

It's TeenTober!  Teach a robot to dance with Root, a robot you can code! Learn to code Root, then light up the dance floor with the robot's smooth moves. Grade 4-7. Registration required.

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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! Grades 3 - 5. Registration is required.

Come out to the library and join us for an evening movie.  Movies will be held inside the library or outside on the lawn (weather/wind dependent).  Bring your blankets, snacks, family and friends!