Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring Kwame Alexander's and Kadir Nelson's The Undefeated. We hope that you will enjoy this StoryWalk®, presented by the Virginia Beach Public Library and funded by the Virginia Beach Library Foundation.

Bring your preschooler to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required.

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. 

Come make a Valentine's day card for that special family member or friend from school. Registration not required.

Indulge all five senses while you make spa items to enjoy at home. Create handmade soaps and bath bombs and grab some ready-to-go spa items to gift yourself a day of pampering! Adults. Registration is required. 

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. 

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

Families/All Ages.  No registration 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

The Battle of the Books is an annual library event that encourages literacy and provides recognition to fifth graders who enjoy reading. Pre-registered teams will compete with schools across the city by answering questions based on the books.

Interested in making a candle from scratch? Come to the library and learn how to make beeswax candles! Grades 6-12. Registration is required.