Event List

Visit the Bayside Area Library to create art inspired by local artist Ceci Mason. During this workshop you will complete your own watercolor art piece. All supplies included.

Adults. Registration is required.

Enjoy 10 hours of tabletop board games to play! Lots of games to choose from, or bring a game to share. Drop in and out throughout the day.

Offered in partnership with Tidewater Area Gaming Society.

Practice your reading skills by sharing stories with a therapy dog. Bring your own book or choose one from our selection!  Ages 5-7.  Registration is required.

Art Moves Us into neighborhoods across the city this winter! Virginia MOCA is partnering with Virginia Beach Public Library to offer free, all-ages artmaking from January through March.

Make unique bottle cap magnets and pendant with resin, decorating with dried flowers, colors, and add-ins. All supplies provided.  Resin needs time to set, so magnets and pendant will be picked up at a later date. .

We're making magnets from Polymer Clay! This fun craft is simple, but allows you to be super creative! Join us at Windsor Woods to make these fun trinkets. Adults 18+, Registration Required. 

Make a unique faux stained-glass bookmark on acrylic. 

Teens, ages 12-18. Registration is required.

Learn the basics of using a computer through hands-on activities. Adults. Registration is required.

Make unique bottle cap magnets and pendant with resin, decorating with dried flowers, colors, and add-ins. All supplies provided.  Resin needs time to set, so magnets and pendant will be picked up at a later date. .

Want to meet fellow true crime enthusiasts? Join us for a true crime book club, where we discuss our favorite true crime books, documentaries, podcasts, and more.

Ages 18 and older. Registration is required. 

A chess club for teens by teens!  Those familiar with how to play can come play with other teens.

Beginners are welcome to come learn to play this game of strategy.

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. Registration is required.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing, and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

Are you interested in advancing your career? Our Career Coach volunteers can assist you with resume help, online job applications, or other aspects of your job search in a one-on-one meeting. Adults. Registration is required.

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.  

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.

Start your week off with Mahjong! Come learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play with others. No experience necessary. Adults. Registration is required.

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 with your child. Ages 6-24 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.

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. 

Bring your preschooler to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math in this interactive program. Age 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required.