Week Calendar

Enjoy a small-group storytime designed to allow children to explore a variety of sensory experiences.

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. 

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.

Come join us for this teddy bear themed Storytime and learn some songs, rhymes, dancing with a fun craft at the end of the 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. 

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.

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.

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. Adults. Registration is not required.

Try out the library’s newest coding toy! Cubetto is a cube-shaped robot. Your child will learn to guide Cubetto over a fun map to help tell a story. Learn computer coding basics and STEAM skills. Ages 3-5.

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.

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.

Get those fingers working! Build eye/hand coordination and muscles in your child's hand. Practice skills like cutting with scissors, writing, and drawing with fun learning activities. For ages 3 - 8. Registration is required.

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 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.

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 warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community. This small-group open play is designed to allow children to explore a variety of sensory experiences.

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.

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.

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.

Chill out and calm down as we learn and practice mindfulness activities. This program will be a mix of gentle movement and kid-friendly guided meditations.

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.

Craft gifts to give or to keep. These are great for beginners and all supplies are provided.

Artists from the Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists will give a live watercolor art demonstration in the studio area, adjacent to the art gallery at Central Library on December 17 from 11 am -1 pm. 

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 gardener anytime during their drop-in hours. 

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. 

Bring your child 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. 

Join the LEGO Club! Use your imagination to build LEGO creations inspired by different themes each month. Come meet and work with fellow LEGO fans.  Grades 3-5. 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.

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.

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.

Celebrate this festive time of year and learn a new skill by making your own personalized DIY resin ornaments! Participants will be notified after the program when their ornaments have set and are ready for pick-up.

Teen and parent work together to make a unique resin coaster and coaster holder, decorating with colors and add-ins.

Learn how to create a unique craft using pyrography, or the art of wood burning. Grades 6-12. Registration is required. 

Learn to make some homemade gifts and projects this season!  This time, you don't need snow to make this adorable snowman for a little seasonal decor or a cute gift.  Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

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

Ever wanted to give video game animation a try? Come learn the basics of making animated pixel art using iPads and Bloxels sets! Adults. Registration required.

Interested in video game design? This program is for you! Come and learn the basics using iPads and Bloxels sets. Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Teen and parent work together to make a unique resin coaster and coaster holder, decorating with colors and add-ins.

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

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

Hang out at the library and explore STEAM with monthly projects and activities! Grades 6-12. Registration is not required. Drop in’s welcome!

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:

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

Learn to make some homemade gifts and projects this season.  This time, we are making a cocoa mix ornament that is great as a tree ornament and then a sweet treat afterwards, or to give as a sweet gift.  Grades 6-12.  Registration i

Come in for an hour of board games and video games. Grades 9-12. Registration is not required; just drop in!

Come join us as we learn and play some games with us!

Teen and parent work together to make a unique resin coaster and coaster holder, decorating with colors and add-ins.

Join us Wednesdays 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!

Perform, create, and have fun! Join us to explore various art forms. Each class features a new skill, artist, artistic movement or technique. Grades 3-5. Registration is required.

Want to have fun while earning community service hours? Join us Thursday nights for teen-only activities. Help with various library tasks every third Thursday; tasks will change monthly.

Teen and parent work together to make a unique resin coaster and coaster holder, decorating with colors and add-ins.

Create wonderous works of animated-inspired art on a glass picture frame in a few simple steps, perfect for gift-giving! Based on the popular Tik Tok trend. Adults. 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!