Week Calendar

Bond with your infant and build early language skills through rhymes, repetition, music and sign language. Your child will enjoy 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, book sharing and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration for this 5-week series is required.

Help build early language skills as your child moves from crawling to walking. Storytimes include rhymes, books, and hands-on activities to build pre-reading and large motor skills. Ages 12-24 months with caregiver.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 3-24 months with caregiver. Registration for this 5-week series is required.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

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

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

Help build early language skills as your child moves from crawling to walking. Storytimes include rhymes, books, and hands-on activities to build pre-reading and large motor skills. Ages 12-24 months with caregiver.

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

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing, and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 3-24 months with caregiver. Registration for this 5 week-long series is required.

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read! This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition, plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

Just 2s storytime incorporates writing activities, basic concepts (i.e. colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social emotional learning opportunities focus on the whole child to aid in development of independenc

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring I Promise by LeBron James. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors! 

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

Learn about the benefits of using Ancestry.com with your Virginia Beach Public Library card! We will cover the basics of getting started in your family research, building a family tree, and provide some searching tips as well. 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.

Help build early language skills as your child moves from crawling to walking. Storytimes include rhymes, books, and hands-on activities to build pre-reading and large motor skills. Ages 12-24 months with caregiver.

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration for this 5-week series is required.

Bring your preschooler in to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in this interactive series. Age 3-5 with caregiver. Registration for this 5 week-long series 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.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a 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.

Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 3 months- 24 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

Help build early language skills as your child moves from crawling to walking. Storytimes include rhymes, books, and hands-on activities to build pre-reading and large motor skills. Ages 12-24 months with caregiver.

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

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

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

Book Title:  The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

A wickedly funny ghost story.  A tale of passion, a complex marriage, and a woman's relentless errors.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver.

Registration is not 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.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

With increased focus on more complex books, we emphasize alphabet and letter recognition, shapes, hands-on activities, as well as independence and confidence building. Age 3 with caregiver. Registration for this 5 week-long series is 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.

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

Come and enjoy and age appropriate craft that your child can participate in between Storytimes. Each Make & Take Craft will be based off of something that was learned in Storytime and further enrich your child's knowledge.

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.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, book sharing and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required for this 5 week series.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and book sharing. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration for this 5 week series is required.

Just 2s storytime incorporates writing activities, basic concepts (i.e. colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social emotional learning opportunities focus on the whole child to aid in development of independenc

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a 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 program is for both caregiver and child, and is not a structured program. Ages 3 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. 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.

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. 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 Plants Can't Sit Still by Rebecca Hirsch. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors! 

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

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

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

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.

Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 3 months- 24 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

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

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, book sharing and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is not required.

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

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. 

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

Try out Cubetto, the library coding toy meant for new coders! Guide Cubetto over a map to help tell the stories we'll be reading. Learn computer coding basics and STEAM skills. Ages 3-5 with caregiver and K-2.

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.

Embrace space with this galaxy themed coaster. Adults. Registration is required.

Note: Resin needs time to set, so coasters will be picked up at a later date.

Want to be involved in the library through volunteering? Or maybe you just need hours for school, but can't commit to a year long program. Either way, Pop Up volunteering is for you! Come just one month or every month; it's up to you!

Make a tiny terrarium for a necklace or keychain or for display.  Plant and no-plant versions available.

Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

It's not as scary as it sounds, honest! Try out this virtual reality game for a unique game experience. Join other teens to work together to solve puzzles to beat the clock and diffuse the virtual bomb! Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Come participate in this creative adult workshop. Bring small flowers, leaves, and ferns to dry instantly using a microwave flower drying machine. Once dried, create your own resin sun-catcher. All materials, except flowers, provided.

Adventure awaits! Join an in-person Dungeons & Dragons campaign with other interested teens under the direction of an experienced Library Game Master. No prior experience required. On-going campaign, new players welcome!

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

Make a tiny terrarium for a necklace or keychain or for display.  Plant and no-plant versions available.

Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

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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

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:

Take a break, and unwind at the library and make something cool with Perler beads.

Grades 9-12. No registration required.  Just drop in!

Bring your Pokemon cards and games to trade, battle, and more with other local players. Hang out, chat with other fans, and make a craft. This session will also feature an activity where make up our own Pokemon.

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive series. Grades K-2.  Registration for this 5 week-long series is required. 

Adventure awaits! Join an in-person Dungeons & Dragons campaign with other interested adults under the guidance of an experienced local Game Master. No prior experience required. Adults. Registration is required.

Join us as we emphasize alphabet and letter recognition and do 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.

Come build with us!  Use your imagination to design and build structures inspired by a different theme each month. Grades K-5. Registration is required.

Join in a lively discussion of the first book in Erin Hunter's Bravelands series: The Broken Pride, featuring a young lion cast out by his pride, an elephant who can read the bones of the dead and a baboon rebelling his destiny.

Use your imagination to build LEGO creations inspired by different themes each month. Grades K-5. Registration is required.

Express yourself by painting a colorful snail! Follow along to the directions or create your own unique masterpiece!

Grades 6-12. Registration is required.

Feeling artsy? Come on in and paint some stones to add to a stone garden- or to keep! Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Take a break, and unwind at the library and make something cool with Perler beads.

Grades 6-8. No registration required.  Just drop in!

Hang out at the library and watch anime! Snacks and activities will be provided. Grades 6-12. Registration is not required. Drop in’s welcome! 

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!

Weekly Themes:

Coasters make the perfect night out activity plus they are super cute, and make great gifts. Come have fun and create a set of coasters for yourself or for a friend.

Hang out at the library, try something new, and have fun! Join us Thursday nights for teen-only activities.  Take time to unwind on the fourth Thursday of the month with activities to calm your mind, relax your body, and de-stress.

Book lovers, unite! Get ready for a fun time with literary-themed activities including an escape room, trivia, board games and crafts.

Meet to discuss this month’s selected title: Beasts Of A Little Land by Juhea Kim.

Book club copies are available for check-out at the GREAT NECK / EMS site. Adults. Registration is not required.