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This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Bricks at the Beach

07/08/2024 @ 9:00am - 07/13/2024 @ 6:00pm
Pungo-Blackwater Library
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Conference Room
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies, STEAM
Details:

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Radical Reptiles of False Cape

10:30am - 11:30am
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Folio & Libris Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Details:

Learn all about native reptiles and their habitats from a Chief Ranger with False Cape State Park. No live animal ambassadors will be present, but tangible artifacts will be used as learning tools during the program. Grades K-5.

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Zumba® Kids with Tanecia and Tamerah

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Pungo-Blackwater Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Creeds Library
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Details:

Get moving with Tanecia & Tamerah and learn some kid-friendly routines based on original Zumba® choreography, play games, do activities, and explore cultural elements of Zumba. PreK-5th Grade. Registration is required. 

This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Make & Take Mondays

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Kempsville Area Library
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Drop into the library and make a fun craft to take home, while supplies last. 

Family.  Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Art a la Cart

4:00pm - 5:30pm
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Drop-in for a fun craft for your family to enjoy! All supplies are provided. Family. No registration required.

This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group.

Tween STEM Hour - Sphero Minis

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Oceanfront Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Area Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Details:

Join us for an introduction to Sphero Minis and code your way through a race course. Grades 4-6. Registration is required. 

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

John Kingry Magic Show

9:00am - 10:00am
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Upstairs Crystal
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Details:

Can you see through the illusion?  Prepare to be amazed and dazzled by magician John Kingry!  All ages.

Registration is not required. 

This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Outdoor Program: Fairy Houses

10:30am - 11:15am
Great Neck Area Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Lawn
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Listen to a story about fairies and then build your own special home in the woods of the library.

This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Bricks Club Challenge

10:30am - 11:30am
Pungo-Blackwater Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Challenge your imagination and build with bricks. Caregivers welcome to build! Grades K-3. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Upper Elementary Engineering Workshop

10:30am - 11:15am
Oceanfront Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Area Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 3-5
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Details:

Refine engineering skills and deepen knowledge of the engineering and design progress. Challenges are posed to participants who will then investigate solutions, make observations, and review results. Presented by Children’s Museum of Virginia.

This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.
This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group.

Tween Bricks Club Challenge

10:30am - 11:30am
Pungo-Blackwater Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room
Age Group: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Hobbies, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Details:

Challenge your imagination and build with bricks. Grades 4-6. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Pawsitive Reading

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Oceanfront Area Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Storytime Room
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies, Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Practice your reading skills by sharing stories with a therapy dog. Bring your own book or choose one from our selection!  Grades K-5.  Registration is required.

This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Tween Hour - Sphero Minis

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Oceanfront Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Biblio Studio
Age Group: Grades 3-5
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Details:

Perfect for homeschoolers! Join us at the library as we explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math through the library STEAM kits. Grades 4-6. Registration is 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.

TAG Presents: Perler Bead Creations

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Kempsville Area Library
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Details:

Calling all tweens and teens! Feeling craftsy this afternoon? Drop by the library and make some Perler Bead art! Grades 4-12, registration is not required. 

This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Reading Buddies

9:30am - 10:30am
Princess Anne Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Storytime Room
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

Reading Buddies is a 5 week reading program that combines one-on-one reading encouragement and group activities to build confidence and foster a love of reading. Children will partner with teen mentors to read, play games and have fun!

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Glow Dance Party

11:00am - 12:30pm
Great Neck Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

A family-friendly dance party experience where you broaden your experience, step outside your comfort zones, and discover new ways to move.

This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Bricks at the Beach

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Great Neck Area Library
Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Storytime Room
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies, STEAM
Details:

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades Pre-K-5. Registration is not required.

This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Let's Play: Chess!

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Folio & Libris Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:

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

This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Citizen Science

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Kempsville Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Details:

Citizen Science is a family program where we will be assisting scientists from around the world by collecting information from our own backyards.  Learn how to collect data, use apps and websites to report data, and preview the newest additio

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

John Kingry Magic Show

10:30am - 11:30am
Kempsville Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Details:

Can you see through the illusion?  Prepare to be amazed and dazzled by magician John Kingry!  All ages.

Registration is required for all attendees regardless of age. 

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Glow Dance Party

10:30am - 12:00pm
Bayside Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Details:

A family-friendly dance party experience where you broaden your experience, step outside your comfort zones, and discover new ways to move.

This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Art a la Cart

12:00pm - 4:30pm
Princess Anne Area Library
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Commons Area
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Details:

Drop-in for a fun craft for your family to enjoy! All supplies are provided. Family. Registration is not required. 

This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Crafty Book Fridays: Only One You by Linda Krunz

3:30pm - 4:15pm
Oceanfront Area Library
Registration
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Children's Area
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Come and join our Crafty Book Fridays where we will have a Storytime based on a popular book, book series, or author followed by a themed craft. Ages 2-12 with caregiver. Registration is required.

 

 

This event is in the "Grades K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Bricks at the Beach

10:00am - 11:30am
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Living Room
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.