Art Festival

9:00am–12:00pm
3-5 years, 5-7 years, 8-11 years, 12-14 years, 14-18 years, 18+ years
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Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Upstairs Crystal
Age Group: 3-5 years, 5-7 years, 8-11 years, 12-14 years, 14-18 years, 18+ years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Celebrate creativity with various art activities. We’ll have a green screen photo booth, button maker, pocket sized painting, and more! All ages. Registration not required.

StoryWalk®: The Undefeated

9:00am–3:00pm
8-11 years, 12-14 years
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Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Lawn
Age Group: 8-11 years, 12-14 years
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring "The Undefeated" by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson. Walk through this powerful poem while taking time to reflect on the curated information on each page.

Sensory Storytime

9:45am–10:30am
3-5 years, 5-7 years
Sign-up Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: 3-5 years, 5-7 years
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Details:

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

Cancelled

Bricks at the Beach

10:00am–11:00am
8-11 years
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Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Storytime Room
Age Group: 8-11 years
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

Baby Open Play

10:00am–11:30am
3-12 months, 12-23 months
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Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Storytime Room
Age Group: 3-12 months, 12-23 months
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.

Baby Open Play

10:00am–11:30am
3-12 months, 12-23 months
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Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library
Room: Great Neck Storytime Room
Age Group: 3-12 months, 12-23 months
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.

StoryWalk®: Following Papa's Song

10:00am–5:00pm
3-5 years, 5-7 years
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Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Lawn
Age Group: 3-5 years, 5-7 years
Program Type: Books & Authors, STEAM
Details:

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring Following Papa's Song by Gianna Marino. Engage in fun activities while you read the story, learn more about humpback whales, and explore the library! 

Hoo’s There? Owl Storytime and Craft

10:30am–11:30am
3-5 years
Sign-up Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: 3-5 years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes & Early Learning
Registration Required
Details:

Join us during the Winter Wildlife Festival for a story and craft event. You will learn all about owls and make a craft to take home that enhances fine motor skills. Preschoolers (3-5 years) with caregiver. Online registration is required.

Meet the Author: Deron Hicks

10:30am–11:30am
8-11 years, 12-14 years, 18+ years
Sign-up Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Folio & Libris Meeting Rooms
Age Group: 8-11 years, 12-14 years, 18+ years
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Details:

Join Battle of the Books 2024 author Deron Hicks for an author talk and writing workshop. 

"I Have a Dream" Speech Bubbles Project

12:15pm–1:15pm
3-5 years, 5-7 years, 8-11 years
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Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Children's Area
Age Group: 3-5 years, 5-7 years, 8-11 years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

Stop by the children's area and fill out a speech bubble in response of Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" Speech. These bubbles will be displayed in the children's area during January.

Indoor Gardening: Sprouts & Microgreens

2:00pm–3:00pm
18+ years
Sign-up Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Area Library Meeting Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Hobbies
Registration Required
Details:

Join us at the Oceanfront Area Library to learn more about growing sprouts & microgreens year-round indoors. Participants will each plant a small tray of microgreens to grow at home.

Adults. Registration is required.

Teen Social Hour: Building Bricks and a Movie

2:00pm–4:00pm
12-14 years, 14-18 years
Sign-up Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Windsor Woods Area Library
Room: Windsor Woods Programming Room
Age Group: 12-14 years, 14-18 years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Details:

Come hang out at the library with a movie AND LEGOS! Drop in and stay as long as you are able!

Grades 6-12. Registration preferred.

Bonkers for BUNKO!

2:30pm–4:00pm
18+ years
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Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Details:

Looking for a fun, social game that involves zero skill but 100% luck? Join us for the ever-popular game of BUNKO and see how lucky you can be! Adults. Registration is not required.

Calling Your Pod!

3:30pm–4:30pm
8-11 years
Sign-up Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: 8-11 years
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Details:

Let's learn about and celebrate the ways that whales make sounds across miles of ocean! We will use photofones to see reflected light images of our own sounds, and create sounds in "pods" of participants. Grades 3-5.