Week Calendar

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

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. 

The Central Pretend Veterinary Office is open for business! Come explore your creativity through imaginative play in our make believe veterinary office.  Supplies provided. Ages 3-8 years.  Registration is required.

Discover part of the library’s downloadable collection with Libby (formerly OverDrive), a library mobile app that allows you to access eBooks, eAudiobooks, and more all from the convenience of your mobile device.

April showers bring May flowers.  Come to the Kempsville Library to learn all about rain and the Water Cycle.  Bring your preschooler to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in this interactive 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.

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.

Design and decorate your own cardboard house with LED lights in this circuit building challenge! Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Calling all homeschool tweens! Here's your chance to meet other tweens, make new friends, and enjoy fun activities. This month's activity is constructing creative designs with colorful blocks!

Grades 4-8. Registration is required.

Shadow Puppets have shared stories from many lands for many generations. Now you can share a tale using with only a few materials and an easy-to-use shadow stage.

Celebrate National Poetry Month, sew a special pocket with burlap and yarn and create your own special poems for "Poem in Your Pocket Day". We'll share samples of favorite children's poetry from poets of many cultures and generations. Grades K-5.

Explore Arab American Heritage through an art lesson. Ages 3-7 with caregiver. Registration required for this program.

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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.

Join us for an afternoon of conversation as we get to know one another and share our experiences of the ways history has been taught and how it impacts our worldviews. Adults. Registration is required.

Join us in a discussion of Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead.

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.

Come join us to make your own abstract painting on canvas!  No painting skills needed!  All supplies provided.

Adults. Registration is required.  

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!

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

Families/All Ages.  No registration required.

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. Ages 3 - 8. Registration is 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!

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

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.

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.

Come enjoy a sensory friendly showing of "Luca (2021)" at the Oceanfront Area Library! There will be snacks, low sound, and some of the lights will be on so participants can have a sensory friendly experience!

Hang out at the library and get creative! All supplies will be provided for a monthly artsy activity, but feel free to bring in works in progress! Grades 6-12. Registration is not required.

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!

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It’s National Library Week, so head over to the Oceanfront Area Library to find out about cool things to check out at the library! We have tech for you to check out, videogames, board games, and more! 

Come learn how to create a beautiful hanging suncatcher that will be sure to spark a little joy and brighten up any space. All materials will be provided.

Adults. Registration is required.

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive program.

Are you a Kindergartener-2^nd Grader who likes to use your imagination and be creative? Come to Tinker Time where you will have a variety of creative building manipulatives to bring your ideas to life.

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.

Meet at Commonwealth Brewery to discuss this month’s selected title. Book club copies are available for check-out at the Bayside Special Services Library drive-up. April's book will be The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn.

Meet to discuss this month’s selected title: Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

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