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Read & Share

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Pungo-Blackwater Senior Resource Center at Pungo-Blackwater Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

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. Adults. Reg...

Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Senior Resource Center
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Details:

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. Adults. Registration is not required. 

Libraries Closed

All Day
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Digital Program, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Digital Program, Off Site
Image of books, pompoms, and pastel artworks in front of a flowery background

Read, Mom, Read!

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:30am
Bayside Library Meeting Room at Bayside Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
Age Group:
Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Adults 18+
Details:

We're celebrating moms and grandmoms who read! Join us for an opportunity to build up your Adult Reading Challenge total by reading books with your favorite cheerleaders. Then team...

Sign-up Open
Required
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Adults 18+
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

We're celebrating moms and grandmoms who read! Join us for an opportunity to build up your Adult Reading Challenge total by reading books with your favorite cheerleaders. Then team up to make matching artwork!

Woman walking on a small wood bridge to nature walk way

Outdoor Book Club: Trail Walk/ Book Talk

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Meet at Pleasure House Point Natural Area for this outdoor book club dedicated to bring nature and adventure to adults. Spend more time outdoors to appreciate and learn about ...

Sign-up Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Hobbies
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Details:

Meet at Pleasure House Point Natural Area for this outdoor book club dedicated to bring nature and adventure to adults. Spend more time outdoors to appreciate and learn about nature and books while you get exercise! 

Mug of coffee and open book

Books & (Coffee) Brews

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Join us at Three Ships Coffee to enjoy a casual chat about popular books. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy. Adults. Registration is not required.

Sign-up Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Details:

Join us at Three Ships Coffee to enjoy a casual chat about popular books. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy.

Adults. Registration is not required.

Books on Tap at Pungo Shorebreak Pizza & Taphouse

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Meet us at Pungo Shorebreak Pizza & Taphouse to discuss this month’s selected title: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. Book club copies are available for check-out at...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Meet us at Pungo Shorebreak Pizza & Taphouse to discuss this month’s selected title: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. Book club copies are available for check-out at the Princess Anne information desk. Adults.

Homeschool Book Club

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kempsville Meeting Room at Kempsville Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Grades 3-5
Details:

Homeschoolers, join us for a middle grade book discussion group.  Each meeting will include book discussion and a book related game or activity.  Titles will be posted mo...

Required
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 3-5
Program Type: Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Homeschoolers, join us for a middle grade book discussion group.  Each meeting will include book discussion and a book related game or activity.  Titles will be posted monthly.

book club

Read & Share

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princess Anne Meeting Room at Princess Anne Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

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. Adults. Reg...

Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

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. Adults. Registration is not required.

Cover of the book Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

Adult Book Club for English Language Learners

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Folio Meeting Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Take your English skills to another level. Join us for an English language learners' book club where we read aloud together and discuss the book. The title for the May book club is...

Sign-up Open
Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Folio Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Details:

Take your English skills to another level. Join us for an English language learners' book club where we read aloud together and discuss the book.

Accessible Resources and Services Virtual Book Club

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Digital Program
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Love books? Want to share with others what you are reading? Discuss the books you love and hear what others enjoy. Swap titles and even learn about some new ones!  No regis...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Digital Program
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Love books? Want to share with others what you are reading? Discuss the books you love and hear what others enjoy. Swap titles and even learn about some new ones! 

Now Read This Book Club

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kempsville Meeting Room at Kempsville Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Book Title: Cokie: A Life Well Lived by Steven Roberts  The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts—a trailblazer for women—remembered by h...

Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Book Title: Cokie: A Life Well Lived by Steven Roberts 

The cover of The Son of the House.

BYOB(aby) Book Club

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Central Storytime Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Hobbies
Age Group:
Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years), Adults 18+
Details:

Do your little ones make big noises? No problem! Bring them along for this judgment-free book club for adults. Talk about books while your kids play. Registration is not required b...

Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years), Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Hobbies
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Do your little ones make big noises? No problem! Bring them along for this judgment-free book club for adults. Talk about books while your kids play. Registration is not required but preferred.

Tween Book Club

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Princess Anne Meeting Room at Princess Anne Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Details:

Love reading? Join us for our tween book club! This month's book is The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Grades 4-6. Registration is required. 

Required
Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Details:

Love reading? Join us for our tween book club! This month's book is The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Grades 4-6. Registration is required. 

Books on Tap at Ballyhoos

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Meet to discuss this month’s selected title: Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning Book club copies are available for check-out at Great Neck Library. Adults. Registration is not requ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Meet to discuss this month’s selected title: Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning

Book club copies are available for check-out at Great Neck Library. Adults. Registration is not required.

Memorial Day

All Day
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Digital Program, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Digital Program, Off Site
Cover of the book Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Zhang

Books On Tap - Commonwealth Brewery

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Meet at Commonwealth Brewery to discuss this month’s selected title, Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Zhang. Book club copies are available for check-out at the Bayside Library d...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Meet at Commonwealth Brewery to discuss this month’s selected title, Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Zhang. Book club copies are available for check-out at the Bayside Library drive-up.

A stack of three books on a table with a rainbow bookmark

Read with Pride

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princess Anne Meeting Room at Princess Anne Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Culture, Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Start off LGBTQ+ Pride month by enjoying a casual chat about books over tea and snacks. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy. Swap favorites old and new or spread ...

Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Culture, Discussion Groups
Details:

Start off LGBTQ+ Pride month by enjoying a casual chat about books over tea and snacks. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy. Swap favorites old and new or spread the word about your favorite gay reads. Adults.

Adults discussing books

Read & Share

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Pungo-Blackwater Senior Resource Center at Pungo-Blackwater Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

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. Adults. Reg...

Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Senior Resource Center
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Details:

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. Adults. Registration is not required. 

Read and Share

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Bayside Library Meeting Room at Bayside Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

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.  Ad...

Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

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. 

Adults. Registration is not required.

BYOB(aby) Read and Share

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Bayside Storytime Room at Bayside Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Culture, Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Do your little ones make big noises? No problem! Talk about your recent all-time-favorite reads in this judgement-free zone while your kids play.  Adults. Registration is n...

Required
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Storytime Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Culture, Hobbies
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:

Do your little ones make big noises? No problem! Talk about your recent all-time-favorite reads in this judgement-free zone while your kids play. 

Adults. Registration is not required.

Now Read This Book Club

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kempsville Meeting Room at Kempsville Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Meet to discuss this month's selected title:  The Island by Adrian McKinty.  Book club copies are available for check-out at the Kempsville Area Library informa...

Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Meet to discuss this month's selected title:  The Island by Adrian McKinty.  Book clu

Mug of coffee and open book

Books & (Coffee) Brews

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Details:

Join us at Three Ships Coffee to enjoy a casual chat about popular books. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy. Adults. Registration is not required.

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Discussion Groups
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Details:

Join us at Three Ships Coffee to enjoy a casual chat about popular books. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy.

Adults. Registration is not required.

Hats Are Not For Cats book cover

StoryWalk®: Hats are Not for Cats

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
Windsor Woods Outside at Windsor Woods Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2
Details:

Join us for a purr-fect StoryWalk® featuring Jacqueline Rayner's Hats are Not for Cats! Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors.  All St...

Library Branch: Windsor Woods Area Library
Room: Windsor Woods Outside
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2
Program Type: Books & Authors
Details:

Join us for a purr-fect StoryWalk® featuring Jacqueline Rayner's Hats are Not for Cats! Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors. 

Juneteenth

All Day
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Digital Program
Closing
Branches:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Bayside Area Library, Great Neck Area Library, Kempsville Area Library, Oceanfront Area Library, Princess Anne Area Library, Pungo-Blackwater Library, TCC/City Joint-Use Library, Wahab Public Law Library, Windsor Woods Area Library, Digital Program