Upcoming Events

Meet and greet local artist Brandon Thompson whose art is on display in the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library Art Gallery for the month of May.

Join Kempsville Area Library's TACO (Tween Advisory Council) to learn about and play lotus drums!  Grades 4-6.  Registration is required.

Interested in junk journaling or scrapbooking? Join the club! In this program, you will be able to repurpose everyday materials to create unique, personalized journals or scrapbooks.

Join us at Vibrant Shore Brewing Co. to a clay pot in your chosen style. All supplies provided.

Adults. Registration 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 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.

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.

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.

Meet at Stumpy Lake Natural Area,  located at 4797 Indian River Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456, near the main trail entrance on the left as you drive in.

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, book sharing, and hands-on activities. Ages 3-24 months with caregiver. Registration 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.

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.

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. 

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

Join us for our Adults with Disabilities Social Group game day. Build friendships, offer support, and share accomplishments. An assortment of board games will be available. Adults. Registration is required. 

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.

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.

In this program we will celebrate Military Appreciation Month.  We will be reading stories of our Military Heroes and completing a craft of a Military person holding a flag!  We will also make a Military celebration headband!

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive program. Grades 3-5.  Registration is required. 

Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 6 months- 24 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

This chess meetup is for all skill levels, whether you're a Grandmaster or a beginner! Playing chess can help promote fun and learning, deductive reasoning, pattern recognition, and problem solving in young audiences. Grades 1-5.

Join us to watch anime and hang out with other fans! Showings change monthly and may be rated up to TV-14. This month’s showing: Wistoria's Wand and Sword.

Teens, Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.