Upcoming Events

Transform a 2-liter soda bottle into a mini-garden that needs only light, air, and nutrient-rich water to grow! Grades 6-12, Adults 18+. Registration is required.

Join us for a 2's only storytime with an art project based on the book. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy! Age 2 with caregiver.  Registration required.

Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 3-24 months with caregiver.

Bring your preschooler to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. 

April is National Poetry Month! Poetry is one of the most fun types of creative writing. Come create with us! Grades 3-5. 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.

Come and join our Crafty Book Fridays where we will have a Storytime based on a popular book, book series, or author followed by a themed craft. Ages 2-12 with caregiver. Registration is required.

Come learn about geometric tile art and make beautiful designs using different materials. We will be offering a variety of crafts and activities to do together or take home. PreK-2nd Grade with caregiver. Registration is not required.

Watch Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and make a cool dragon eye out of polymer clay.  Will it be Smaug's eye, Garchomp's eye, Toothless' eye, or whatever dragon eye you want? All supplies provided. Grades 6-12.

Make your own mini secret garden with an Altoid tin.

Grades 6-12. Registration is required.

Bayside Library and Westminster Canterbury are providing a brain-fitness program for older adults designed to maximize physical, mental, and social well-being through fun, stimulating activities. 

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. 

Do you have rhythm? Do you want to whack a stick on the ground? Come join our boomwhacker class where you'll work together to play a song. A "boomwhacker" is a tuned, percussion tube created for spirited music-making!

Come celebrate Earth Day by decorating Kempsville's Poet-ree.  Learn about basic rhyme structure, hear some famous nature poems, play with magnetic poetry and make a unique art piece to hang in our Youth area.  Grades 2-5.

Join us Tuesday nights for teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week.

Grades 6-12. Registration is not required, drop in any time!

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For blossoming young artists with a pencil! Come to this Drawing Club for Kids to draw and hang out. This relaxed environment is inclusive and will have themed challenges/drawing games available to participant in.

Join us Tuesday nights for teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week.

Grades 6-12. Registration is not required, drop in any time!

Weekly Themes:

Come and enjoy a craft that you and your child can participate in between storytimes. Each Make & Take Craft will be based off of something that was learned in storytime and further enrich your child's knowledge. Ages 2-3 with caregiver.

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 an afternoon of crochet and other crafting activities. Bring your own project or start something new. Crochet supplies are provided.

Grades 3-5. Registration is required. 

Join us Wednesdays for teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week. Grades 6-12. Registration is not required; drop in any time!

Weekly Themes:

Bring your babies to explore different artistic styles. Please come dressed in attire that can get messy. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

Make new art while you make new friends!  Join us for coloring club on the fourth Thursday of the month.  We will have crayons, colored pencils, coloring sheets, blank paper, and fun music. Age 3-8 with caregiver.