Week Calendar

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. 

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring Kwame Alexander's and Kadir Nelson's The Undefeated. We hope that you will enjoy this StoryWalk®, presented by the Virginia Beach Public Library and funded by the Virginia Beach Library Foundation.

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 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. 

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.

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.

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. 

Join us for a fun Valentine's themed storytime. We will read a story, sing songs, and create a craft designed to enhance fine motor skills. 2 - 3 yr olds with caregiver. Registration is required.

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.

Come learn about these majestic creatures at the Kempsville Library.  Bring your preschooler to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in this interactive program. Age 3-5 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.

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.  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 3 to 24 months with caregiver.

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. No registration 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. No registration 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.

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring Kwame Alexander's and Kadir Nelson's The Undefeated. We hope that you will enjoy this StoryWalk®, presented by the Virginia Beach Public Library and funded by the Virginia Beach Library Foundation.

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.

Come make a Valentine's day card for that special family member or friend from school. Registration not required.

Come make a Valentine's day card for that special family member or friend from school. Registration not 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.

Indulge all five senses while you make spa items to enjoy at home. Create handmade soaps and bath bombs and grab some ready-to-go spa items to gift yourself a day of pampering! Adults. Registration is required. 

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. 

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 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.

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.

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.

Tweens and Teens treat yourself to an indulgent spa workshop day. Create a relaxing foot scrub, face mask, and more!

Grades 6-12.  Registration required.

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

Learn how to apply a winter themed stencil to a canvas with Craftsy. Craftsy is available for free with a full-service Virginia Beach Public Library card.  

This class will show you the opportunities and dangers of online dating, dating websites, how to craft an attractive profile and how to stay safe online and offline.

In celebration of Black History Month, let us explore the Afrofuturism genre. Join us in this month-long journey to explore black speculative films.

This week we will watch Nope.

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

Drop in for a fun weekly craft in our Children’s Room! 

Families/All Ages.  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

Drop in for a fun new STEM-based activity in our Children’s Room!  Family.  No registration required.

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:

Valentine's, Gal-antine's, Pal-antine's...celebrate this day with friends.  Paint a heart canvas without paintbrushes and try other fun activities!

Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

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

The Battle of the Books is an annual library event that encourages literacy and provides recognition to fifth graders who enjoy reading. Pre-registered teams will compete with schools across the city by answering questions based on the books.

Interested in making a candle from scratch? Come to the library and learn how to make beeswax candles! Grades 6-12. Registration is required.

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

Teen Times:

Week 1: Gaming!

The Battle of the Books is an annual library event that encourages literacy and provides recognition to fifth graders who enjoy reading.

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!

The Battle of the Books is an annual library event that encourages literacy and provides recognition to fifth graders who enjoy reading. Pre-registered teams will compete with schools across the city by answering questions based on the books.

The Battle of the Books is an annual library event that encourages literacy and provides recognition to fifth graders who enjoy reading. Pre-registered teams will compete with schools across the city by answering questions based on the books.

It's a walk to remember, and a moment of bravery! Her name is Ruby Bridges, and we're going to talk about her story and create a new walk with a message for all.

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.