Upcoming Events

Learn to use our Silhouette Cameo 4 desktop cutting machine! This orientation session, guided by library 
staff, covers everything you need to know to begin reserving time to work independently on our 

Did you know we are halfway to Halloween? If you like staying Spooky all year round, this craft is for you! We're making a Ghost in a Jar using polymer clay and faux florals. The perfect mix of spooky and spring!

Calling all puzzle fans! Bring your old puzzles and trade them with fellow hobbyists. All sizes, shapes, and piece counts are welcome! Adults. Registration is required.

Come enjoy an evening of creativity and socializing at Vibrant Shore Brewing. Upcycle old book pages and other decorative paper, using decoupage techniques to create unique earrings and pendants! All materials provided. 

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.

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

Connect and share with other blind and visually impaired persons. Open to all, this program is presented during our Seeing Beyond Low-Vision series. Segments of the program may describe the details of visual elements. Adults.

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.

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.

Decorate the library sidewalk with chalk! 

This "mural" will welcome visitors to our first ever Bayside Mini Zine Fest. After you're finished drawing, join us inside for the fest, starting at 12 p.m.!

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about seeds for your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library. Visit with the Master Gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours. 

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about seeds for your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library. Visit with the Master Gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours. 

This hands-on workshop will teach book-binding techniques for hand-sewing your very own little booklet together. Registration is limited, so hop on it fast!

Taught by Teen Advisory Group Volunteer Evan.

VBPL has an extensive photograph collection. Learn how to access it, explore it, and gain permissions for using its photos for your own projects! This info session takes place in the Bayside Computer Lab. Adults. Registration is required.

Come celebrate the DIY spirit with us at our very first Zine Mini Fest!

Zines (pronounced "zeens") are self-published print-works made in small batches. Short for "magazine," they can be about anything! 

Join us for an afternoon with Richard Justis, one of the founders of Norfolk Zinefest. We’ll explore what zines are, brainstorm unique ideas, and learn simple but powerful techniques for folding, cutting, and gluing your vision into reality.

Make way! Steamroller coming through!

Watch as a steamroller transfers a giant image onto canvas in our library parking lot! 

We will have two sessions of demonstrations, one starting at 1:00pm, and another starting at 3:00pm.

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about seeds for your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library. Visit with the Master Gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours. 

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library. Visit with the master gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours. 

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library.

Visit with the master gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours.

Learn how to make a booklet in Microsoft Word, then print your very own zine!

DROP THE MIC! Come to this spoken word poetry workshop about identity and being proud of who you are. This workshop is taught by Grammy Winner poet Steph Love through Arts for Learning. 

All ages. 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.