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

Craft Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Grades 3-5
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Storytime Room
Age Group: Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Details:

Join us for an afternoon of crochet and other crafting activities. Bring your own project or start something new. Crochet supplies are provided.

Grades 3-5. Registration is required. 

This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.

Teen Gaming!

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Grades 9-12
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Teen Area
Age Group: Grades 9-12
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Come in for for 1.5 hours of board games and video games.

Grades 9-12 and homeschool teens. Registration is not required. Just drop in!

This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.

Teen Tabletop Roleplaying Adventures

3:30pm - 5:45pm
Grades 9-12
Kempsville Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Teen & Technology Space
Age Group: Grades 9-12
Program Type: Hobbies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Details:

Adventure awaits! Join an ongoing Dungeons & Dragons adventure with other interested teens led by a Library Game Master. No prior experience required, new players welcome!

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

Pawsitive Reading

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Oceanfront Area Library
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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 K-2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group.

Builder's Lab

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Bayside Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

Do you love to build?  Come build with us! We'll use a variety of creative building manipulatives and our imagination to build amazing creations. Join us and meet others who enjoy building. Grades K-5. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group.
This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.

Teen Tabletop Roleplaying

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Windsor Woods Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Windsor Woods Area Library
Room: Windsor Woods Programming Room
Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Hobbies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

Have you ever wanted to participate in D&D but weren't sure where to start?  Trying to find a new campaign to join?

This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group.
This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group.

Teen Time: Puzzle

5:00pm - 6:45pm
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Princess Anne Area Library
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies, Movies & Entertainment, STEAM
Details:

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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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.

Super Secret Spy School

All Day
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Princess Anne Area Library
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Commons Area
Age Group: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
Program Type: Culture
Details:

Calling all Spies.. 

This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group.
This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group.

Combined Rhyme Time

8:30am - 9:00am
Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Details:

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 is required.

 

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

Combined Preschool Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Preschool (3-5 years)
Kempsville Area Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

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.

This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group.
This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group.

Combined Rhyme Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

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 is required.

 

This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group.

Onesies Rhyme Time

9:45am - 10:15am
Onesies (12-24 months)
Princess Anne Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Storytime Room
Age Group: Onesies (12-24 months)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Details:

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. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group.
This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group.

Baby Paint & Play

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Pungo-Blackwater Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Details:

Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group.

Toddler Open Play

10:00am - 12:00pm
Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years)
Oceanfront Area Library
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Community Area
Age Group: Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Details:

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.

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

StoryWalk®: The Day the Crayons Quit

10:00am - 5:00pm
Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2
Bayside Area Library
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Lawn
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore the library!

This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group.
This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group.

Combined Rhyme Time

10:15am - 10:45am
Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Oceanfront Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing, and hands-on activities. Ages 3-24 months with caregiver. 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 "Adults 18+" group.

Coloring Club

10:15am - 11:15am
Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Adults 18+
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Details:

Make new art while you make new friends!  Join us for coloring club on the fourth Thursday of the month.  We will have crayons, colored pencils, coloring sheets, blank paper, and fun music. Age 3-8 with caregiver.

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

Combined Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (3-5 years)
Kempsville Area Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

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.

This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group.

Just 2s Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers (2-3 years)
Princess Anne Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Storytime Room
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Details:

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. 

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

Finger Gym

10:30am - 11:15am
Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2
Great Neck Area Library
Sign-up Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Get those fingers working! Build hand/eye coordination and muscles in your child's hand. Practice skills like cutting with scissors, writing, and drawing with fun learning activities. Ages 3 - 7. Registration is required.  

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

Diabetes Self-Management

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults 18+
Great Neck Area Library
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Workshops & Lectures
Details:

Attend this American Diabetes Association-approved program to learn techniques to deal with symptoms of diabetes.  Topics include glucose monitoring, proper foot care, action-planning, working more effectively with doctors and more.

This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group.
This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group.

Drop-in Combined Rhyme Time

11:00am - 11:30am
Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Oceanfront Area Library
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months)
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Details:

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, book sharing and hands-on activities. Ages 3-24 months with caregiver. Registration is not required.

 

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

Preschool Science

11:00am - 11:45am
Preschool (3-5 years)
Bayside Area Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years)
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

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

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

English Conversation Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults 18+
Oceanfront Area Library
Sign-up Open
Registration
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Area Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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.