Week Calendar

Enjoy a small-group storytime designed to allow children to explore a variety of sensory experiences.

Get those fingers working! Build hand/eye coordination and muscles in your child's hand. Practice skills like cutting with scissors, writing, and drawing with fun learning activities. Ages 3 - 8. Registration is required.

Keep the Earth clean and green.  Come to the Central Library to learn all about recycling and what you can do to help protect Earth.  Bring your preschooler to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in this interacti

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. 

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. 

Book Title:  Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

Once upon a time, there was a storytime that told of mystical creature stories of far far away lands. If you're interested in what comes next, come join us for our Once Upon a Storytime and Craft, where we will focus on the fairies.

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.

Join the LEGO Club! Use your imagination to build LEGO creations inspired by different themes each month. Come meet and work with fellow LEGO fans.  Ages 3-8. 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 program is for both caregiver and child, and is not a structured program. Ages 6 to 24 months with caregiver.

Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community. Please note: This program is for both caregiver and child, and is not a structured program. Ages 3 to 24 months with caregiver.

Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community. This small-group open play is designed to allow children to explore a variety of sensory experiences.

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.

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. No registration required.

Join the LEGO Club! Use your imagination to build LEGO creations inspired by different themes each month. Come meet and work with fellow LEGO fans. Grades 3-5. No registration 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.

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.

Shadow Puppets have shared stories from many lands for many generations. Now you can share a tale using with only a few materials and an easy-to-use shadow stage.

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

Bring your craft, your supplies and your passion! Meet other crafters and creators, share your ideas and get new ones! Adults 18+. Registration is not required. 

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!

Adults. Registration is not 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.

• Robert Kielbowicz fromThe Butterfly Society of Virginia will share his knowledge about creating a butterfly garden and the food web it provides. 
• We will tour Kempsville Library's pollinator garden.&

Adventure awaits! Join an in-person Dungeons & Dragons campaign with other interested teens under the guidance of an experienced local Game Master. No prior experience required. Grades 9-12.  Registration is required.

Hang out at the library, play some games with fellow Nintendo Switch lovers, and have fun! Grades 6-12. Registration is not required, drop in anytime!

Get together with other adults with disabilities for socializing and entertainment. Build friendships, offer support, and share accomplishments. April's activity will be rock painting. Adults. Registration required. 

Spring is halfway through. Let’s celebrate what makes Spring special with games and stories! Grades Preschool through 2nd grade. Registration is required.   

Drop in for a fun weekly craft in our Children’s Room! 

Families/All Ages.  No registration required.

Rotating competition is organized by the club coordinator.  Knowledge of chess rules is required; limited instruction may be provided for beginners.  Chess equipment has been generously donated by Virginia Chess Federation, private donor

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 paint a kindness rock to share or keep.

Grades 9-12.  No registration required.  Just stop by!

Bring your Pokemon cards and games to trade, battle, and more with other local players. Hang out, chat with other fans, and make a craft. This session will feature an activity where we make pop-up cards that look like Pokeballs/Eggs.

Join in a lively discussion of a book of the month selected by your peers with other enthusiastic readers! This month, we are reading Stowaway  by John David Anderson.

Use your imagination to build LEGO creations inspired by different themes each month. Grades K-5. Registration is required.

Test your knowledge and compete to become the trivia master! Working alone or in teams, answer a variety of trivia questions to earn prizes and get your mind fired up!  Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

Come paint a kindness rock to share or keep.

Grades 6-8.  No registration required.  Just stop by!

Hang out at the library and watch anime! Snacks and activities will be provided. Grades 6-12. Registration is not required. Drop in’s welcome! 

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:

Come learn about the importance of taking care of Mother Earth and how you can help with an Earth Day Storytime. Grades K-2^nd. Registration is required.

Let's create art with Little Bits! Bring your imagination to life while also learning about circuitry and electronics! Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Want to have fun while earning community service hours? Join us Thursday nights for teen-only activities. Help with various library tasks every third Thursday; tasks will change monthly.