Week Calendar

Bond with your infant in a face-to-face rhyme time and build early language skills through rhymes, repetition, music and baby sign. Children are introduced to quality board books and one-on-one book sharing. Ages 3-12 months with caregiver.

Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, concepts (i.e. colors, shapes, etc.) and early literacy tips with your curious toddler, as he develops independence as well as pre-literacy and social skills. Age 2 with caregiver.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required. Please dress comfortably for the weather. Event is weather permitting. 

Learn how to use a web browser to access the web and practice useful strategies for finding and evaluating information on the internet. Prerequisites: Ability to use a computer mouse/keyboard or have taken Computers for Beginners. Adults.

We emphasize alphabet and letter recognition and activities that support independence and confidence building. This storytime includes books, rhymes and literacy activities to help children enter school ready to learn to read.

Join us for an all ages storytime including books, songs, rhymes and literacy activities to help children develop a lifelong love of reading! Ages 2-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. This program is outdoors on the lawn.

Join us for a stomping good time as we celebrate the mythical yeti with songs, stories, and a craft. For children 3-7 years old with caregiver. Registration is required.

Onesies Rhyme Time builds early language skills as children move from crawling to walking. Storytimes include rhymes, books, baby sign, and hands-on activities to build pre-reading and large motor skills. Ages 12-24 months with caregiver.

Join us for a family storytime outside on the grass where we will read a story, sing songs, and have fun with learning!

Registration is required. 

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. 

Join us to learn about the winter season and different animals that live where it is very cold.  We emphasize alphabet and letter recognition and activities that support independence and confidence building.

Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, concepts (i.e. colors, shapes, etc.) and early literacy tips with your curious toddler, as he develops independence as well as pre-literacy and social skills. Age 2 with caregiver.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required. Please dress comfortably for the weather. Event is weather permitting. 

Join us for a family storytime outside under the trees behind the library where we will read a story, sing songs, and have fun with learning!

Registration is required.

Join us for a family storytime where we will read a story, sing songs, and have fun with learning!

Registration is required. 

Bring your preschooler to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. 

It’s never too soon to introduce your baby to art! Join us outdoors at the Great Neck Area library for a sensory art experience that improves your baby’s fine motor skills and stimulates their curiosity.

We emphasize alphabet and letter recognition and activities that support independence and confidence building. This storytime includes books, rhymes and literacy activities to help children enter school ready to learn to read.

For children 3-7 years old.  Sugar and spice and stories mix up nice!  Join us for a story and take home a craft featuring gingerbread and baking.  

Join us from home as we learn math concepts while moving along together with Ms. Amara. Ages 3-5. 

Join us for a stomping good time as we celebrate the mythical yeti with songs, stories, and a craft. For children 3-7 years old with caregiver. Registration is required.

How many things can you make out of dots? Let's outline, color, and create with different-sized dots together! Preschool-2^nd grade Program.

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.

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

Are you a person who loves to read? Come join other book lovers in a discussion about books you’ve read & why you like them. Hear what the library has to offer.

Also known as origin stories, Via Goode’s pourquoi tales use fun, fictional narratives developed by various cultures from around the world to explain natural phenomena, like how the world got wisdom, why bears hiber

For children 3-7 years old.  Sugar and spice and stories mix up nice!  Join us for a story and take home a craft featuring gingerbread and baking.  

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!

Meets December 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. 

This program offers a simple, structured way to practice sharing differences while building understanding and relationships.

Back in the day, did you ever fold the Sears Catalog to make what has since been called an "altered" book? 

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

Learn more about working with data using formatting, tables and charts, and sorting/filtering. Prerequisites: Ability to create simple spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel or have taken Microsoft Excel for Beginners.

It's a paint party! Create a unique artwork using magnets in place of paintbrushes. Freestyle your own masterpiece instead of following step-by-step instructions. Grades 6-12. Registration is required.

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at stained glass artwork but thought it would be too hard? You'd be surprised!  Let us teach you an easy art technique and you'll be creating masterpieces in no time.

Come chill out and calm down with mindfulness and meditation for kids.

Perform, create, and have fun!  Join us to explore various art forms. Each class features a new skill, artist, artistic movement or technique. Grades K-2.  Registration is required.

Follow Ms. Jenna for a step-by-step tutorial as we celebrate National Cupcake Day by making a cupcake theme painting!

Register to pick up a kit of activities designed to build eye/hand coordination and muscles in your child’s hand. Designed for PreK - Grade 2 with a caregiver.

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive class. Grades K-2.  Registration is required. 

Stick figures may not seem like much, but they’re actually super important and awesome! Together we’ll explore how stick figures are everywhere in art and how we can use them to make our own art even more amazing.

Come celebrate this festive time of year and learn a new skill by making your own personalized DIY resin ornaments! Participants will be notified after the program when their ornaments have set and are ready for pick-up.

Take it easy while upcycling a book to make an adorable hedgehog.

Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

Read a book selected last month by 3rd-5th graders, then join in a virtual meeting with other readers your own age to discuss your thoughts on the book. Grades 3-5. Registration is required.

Learn more about inserting and formatting different elements into a basic document. Prerequisites: Ability to create simple documents using Microsoft Word or have taken Microsoft Word for Beginners.

It’s a paint party!  Create a painting of popular Star Wars character, BB-8, following step-by-step instructions or free-style your own masterpiece.  All supplies provided. Grades 6-12.  

This online group is an informal space to build confidence and practice speaking skills for anyone who is learning English.

Join us to connect with other community members and with the Virginia Beach Public Library.

Families around the world sing lullabies to their babies and little ones. Join us online for good night songs in many languages, stories and rhymes, as you and your children get ready for dreamland.

Join us for an online book club discussion of "The Lost Apothecary" by Sarah Penner, available in ebook and audiobook formats in Hoopla Digital. Adults, 18+.