Day Calendar

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.

Decorate the library sidewalk and parking lot with chalk! 

This "mural" will welcome visitors to our first ever Bayside Mini Zine Fest. After you're finished drawing, join us inside for the fest, starting at 12 p.m.!

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.

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.

Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

Come learn about which constellations are currently in our night sky, the stories behind their names and then design and navigate your own constellation with Ozobot robots.  Registration required.  Ages 8-11.

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 hands-on workshop will teach book-binding techniques for hand-sewing your very own little booklet together. Registration is limited, so hop on it fast!

Taught by Teen Advisory Group Volunteer Evan.

It's never to early to make your first zine. Make a foldable booklet with your little one, decorated with paint and with writing space to capture early memories! 

For ages 3 to 23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

VBPL has an extensive photograph collection. Learn how to access it, explore it, and gain permissions for using its photos for your own projects! This info session takes place in the Bayside Computer Lab. Adults. Registration is required.

Come celebrate the DIY spirit with us at our very first Zine Mini Fest!

Zines (pronounced "zeens") are self-published print-works made in small batches. Short for "magazine," they can be about anything! 

Join us for an afternoon with Richard Justis, one of the founders of Norfolk Zinefest. We’ll explore what zines are, brainstorm unique ideas, and learn simple but powerful techniques for folding, cutting, and gluing your vision into reality.

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.

Make way! Steamroller coming through!

Watch as a steamroller transfers a giant image onto canvas in our library parking lot! 

We will have two sessions of demonstrations, one starting at 1:00pm, and another starting at 3:00pm.

Learn how to make a booklet in Word, then print your very own zine!

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. 

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. 

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. 

Poetry is for everyone! Come to this poetry workshop led by Arts for Learning and walk away with new poems of your own making. 

All ages. Registration is required.

Got a character you love to draw? Turn them into an adorable paper doll! 

This workshop will be led by our Teen Volunteer Maya.

For ages 9 - 14. Seats are limited. Registration is required. 

Watch Wicked while making a fairy jar with a silhouette and decorations. Will you fill it with a fairy, dragon, or cat? All supplies provided. Age 12-18. Registration is required.

In honor of Earth Day on April 22nd, let's make art using recycled materials!

Registration is required. Teens, ages 12-18

Make way! Steamroller coming through!

Watch as a steamroller transfers a giant image onto canvas in our library parking lot! 

We will have two sessions of demonstrations, one starting at 1:00pm, and another starting at 3:00pm.

Bayside Library is starting its very own zine collection! Come to this info session to learn how you can submit your work, what the acceptance policies are, and when the collection will have its official launch.