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.

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.

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.

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 West Neck Creek Natural Area. The West Neck Creek Natural Area is a wooded 217-acre site located in the southern part of the city across from the Municipal Center along North Landing Road.

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.

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. 

Engage your body and your mind! Join us for a monthly walk around Williams Farms Park while enjoying a casual chat about popular books. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy. We will meet at Shelter 1.

Do you want to use a 3D Printer at a Virginia Beach Public Library branch? Register for a required 3D printer orientation with a VBPL staff member to learn how to use the 3D Printer.  

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!

Teens 16+ and Adults. Registration is not required.

Join us for a Magical Music Storytime!  We will be singing and dancing with scarves, bean bags, sticks, and eggs!  We will read a story and make a musical instrument craft.  

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults. Registration is not required.

Join us for a storytime celebrating friendship and being kind to others before making a craft! Ages 3-7. Registration is required. 

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

Drop in to explore a variety of fun kids crafts! For preschool through 5th grade. Registration is not required. 

Perform, create, and have fun! Join us to explore various art forms. Each class features a new skill, artist, artistic movement or technique. Grades 3-5. Registration is required.

Practice your reading skills by sharing stories with a therapy dog. Bring your own book or choose one from our selection!  Ages 5-11.  Registration is required.

Come in and sample or "taste" books to find something interesting to read. Get recommendations from library staff other participants. New books will be available to checkout! Take home a book related craft. Registration is required. Ages 7-12

Join us Thursday nights for teen-only activities. Enjoy anime, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week. Showings change monthly and may be rated up to TV-14/PG-13. Grades 6-12.

Calling all Swifties! Celebrate Taylor Swift’s newest album with a night full of music, fun, and friendship. Test your knowledge in our Taylor Swift trivia challenge and show off your fandom with custom friendship bracelets to swap and share.

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required.