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This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Crafternoons

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Princess Anne Area Library
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

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.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Kindle Cones

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Pungo-Blackwater Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Details:

Add an organic and aromatic spark to those cold winter nights with pinecone kindling cones. Adults. Registration is required. 

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Fall Book Décor

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Kempsville Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Details:

Come join us as we transform an old book into a piece of décor using paint, paper and embellishments!   All program supplies are provided.

Adults.  Registration is required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Winter Holiday Impossible Greeting Cards

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Library Rooms L102 and L103
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Make a winter holiday themed "impossible" card. Using cuts and folds you will create an illusion that the card could never be made from a single piece of paper. All materials provided. Adults. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

WebEx Live: Read & Share Book Club

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults 18+
Digital Program
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Digital Program
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

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. 

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

English Conversation Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults 18+
Kempsville Area Library
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:

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. Teens 16+   Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Crafternoons

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Bayside Area Library
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

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. 

This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group.
This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

JUL/VB Chess Club

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Marketplace South
Age Group: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

English Conversation Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults 18+
Great Neck Area Library
Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:

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.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Celebrate American Indian Heritage in Film

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Auditorium
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Movies & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 198
Details:

Come learn about the American Indian experience as told by themselves. This series, We Shall Remain originally aired on PBS in 2009 and was part of the American Experience series.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Books On Tap - Commonwealth Brewery

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults 18+
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Meet at Commonwealth Brewery to discuss this month’s selected title, "Our Missing Hearts" by Celeste Ng.

Day Before Thanksgiving

12:00pm - 9:00pm
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Closing
Branches:
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Virginia Department of Health Information Session

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults 18+
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central West Programming Area
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:

Have any questions about health related topics? Want to learn more about healthy aging? Join Shanell from the Virginia Department of Health for a resource session. 

Open to all. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Crafternoons

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Kempsville Area Library
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

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.

 

Day Before Thanksgiving

5:00pm - 9:00pm
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Bookmobile, Digital Program, Off Site

Thanksgiving Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Bookmobile, Digital Program, Off Site

Day After Thanksgiving

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Bookmobile, Digital Program, Off Site

Thanksgiving Holiday

All Day
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Closing
Branches:
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Pathways to Connections with Westminster Canterbury

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults 18+
Bayside Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshops & Lectures
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Bayside Library and Westminster Canterbury are providing a brain-fitness program for older adults designed to maximize physical, mental, and social well-being through fun, stimulating activities. 

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

English Conversation Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults 18+
Kempsville Area Library
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Details:

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. Teens 16+   Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

History Comes Alive! Book Club

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults 18+
Pungo-Blackwater Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Senior Resource Center
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:

Join us to discuss "The Girl from Guernica: a historical novel" (2022) by Karen Robards. 

The author captures one of the most notorious episodes in history in a story of family bonds and the courage of women in wartime.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Seed Library Q&A

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults 18+
Kempsville Area Library
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Help Desk
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about seeds for 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. 

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Seed Library Q&A

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Community Area
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

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.

This event is in the "Adults 18+" group.

Seed Library Q&A

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults 18+
Princess Anne Area Library
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Commons Area
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

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.