Week Calendar

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

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movements, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

Enjoy a small-group storytime 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.

Get those fingers working! Build hand-eye coordination and strengthen the muscles in your child's hands and fingers. We will build fine motor skills through a variety of fun learning activities. Age 2 with a caregiver.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

Join us for a fun-filled program where you and your preschooler will design your very own (paper) computer while learning a bit about how they work. Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration required.

Build confidence and independence with an increased focus on more complex books, emphasizing alphabet and letter recognition, shapes, and hands-on activities. Age 3 with caregiver. Registration is required. 

Come learn and play at the library! Explore coding using one of the library's technology kits. Grades K-5. Registration required. 

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

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. 

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. 

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. Please note: This program is for both caregiver and child, and is not a traditionally structured program.

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 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.

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

Connect and share with other blind and visually impaired persons. Open to all. Segments of the program may describe the details of visual elements. This month is our holiday party! Adults. Registration is not 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 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.

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

Enjoy 10 hours of tabletop board games to play! Lots of games to choose from, or bring a game to share. Drop in and out throughout the day. Adults. Registration is not required.

Dress up and upcycle jars to add to a new gift giving experience. While your adding paint, ribbon, tags, and more to a jar. We will be exploring what kinds of gifts can be given in this fun way.

Celebrate the Christmas season with songs, stories and a craft! Ages 2-5 with a caregiver. Registration Required.

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read! This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child. Age 2 with a caregiver.

If you are a non-native English speaker, join us to practice your conversational English in a friendly setting. Adults. Registration is not required.

Build confidence and independence with an increased focus on more complex books, emphasizing alphabet and letter recognition, shapes, and hands-on activities. Age 3 with caregiver. Registration is required. 

Bring your preschooler to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in this interactive program. Age 3-5 with caregiver. 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. Adults. Registration is not required. 

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

Commemorate your literary year by creating a book cover ornament! When registering for the program, share your top 5 favorite books so we can personalize them. Adults. Registration is required.

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive program. Grades 3-5.  Registration is required. 

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

Get those fingers working! Build hand/eye coordination and muscles in your child's hand.

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 18+. Registration is not required.

Calling all Homeschoolers! Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word or a listening ear. Let's help change our world one kind act at a time! Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required.

Learn how to complete common basic tasks, including creating and formatting simple documents. Prerequisites: Ability to use a computer mouse/keyboard or have taken Computers for Beginners. We encourage you to bring a USB drive to save your work.

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.

Visit the Oceanfront Area Library to create art inspired by Slovenian artist, Tamara Vogrin Tara. During this workshop you will complete an acrylic painting on canvas. All supplies included.

Adults. Registration is required.

Come use your creativity and engineering skills to create a whimsical gingerbread house! We’ll be using graham crackers, frosting, and other assorted candies as our tools. Families with children in Grades K-5. Registration is required.

Craving a decadent chocolate dessert but want something homemade and possibly healthier? Learn to make chocolate lava cake in a mug and top it off with vanilla ice cream made from scratch!

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.

Looking for a fun, social game that involves zero skill but 100% luck? Join us for the ever-popular game of BUNKO and see how lucky you can be! Adults. Registration is not required.

Which Grinch version do you prefer--Benedict Cumberbatch or Jim Carey?  Watch the Grinch movie over hot cocoa, and get in the Grinchy holiday spirit with crafts and games.  You’re welcome to come dressed in your Whoville finest or c

Do you like Dungeons and Dragons? Let's watch Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and create a Dungeons and Dragons notebook and decorate a cardboard dice tower! Rated PG-13. Runtime 134 minutes. 

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 - 7. Registration is required.  

Come in for for 1.5 hours of board games and video games.

Grades 9-12 and homeschool teens. Registration is not required; just drop in!

Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's... OH MY! December and January are full of fun-filled holidays, so let celebrate and learn about them!

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

Discover part of the library’s downloadable collection with Libby, a library mobile app that allows you to access eBooks, eAudiobooks, and more all from the convenience of your mobile device.

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.

Create beautiful and unique works of art through wood burning. All supplies provided, grades 6 - 12. Registration is 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 events. Enjoy games, crafts, and other activities.

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

Make your own snow globe for a little holiday cheer or to give as a gift.

Teens, grades 6-12. Online registration required.

Bring your preschooler to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 2- Grade 5 with caregiver. Registration is required**. 

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

Come join us as we learn and play some games with us!

Join us to watch anime and hang out with other fans! Showings change monthly and may be rated up to TV-14. Grades 6-12. This month’s showing: My Hero Academia. Registration is not required. Just drop in!

Learn to fly our indoor Tello drones and put your skills to the test in our drone obstacle course! Teens and parents/guardians will race against each other to beat the course! Teens in Grades 6-12 and Adults.

Express yourself with a Teen Paint Night! Hang out with fellow teen painters and follow along to a guided painting or create your own unique masterpiece! All supplies provided.

Create a winter landscape and watch your art develop using UV reactive paper. Grades 3-5. Registration is required. 

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! 
 

Get creative with Perler beads!  Come and create designs that can be transformed, into pictures, coasters, magnets, and more with just a household iron.  All materials will be provided. Grades K-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:

Have fun making sustainable holiday décor. Scandinavian inspired paper bag snowflakes will bring the magic of snow inside through the winter season. All skill levels welcome, all supplies will be provided. Registration is required.

Make a winter themed paper luminary. 

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive program. Grades K-2.  Registration is not required.

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

Hang out at the library and play games! Different types of games will be featured on the second Thursday of the month. Challenge your friends and show off your skills. Grades 6-12. Registration is not required, drop in anytime!

Commemorate your literary year by creating a book cover ornament! When registering for the program, share your top 5 favorite books so we can personalize them. Adults. Registration is required.

Calling all Swifties!!  Join us for some fandom fun as we make friendship bracelets to keep or trade, enjoy a T-swizzle playlist, and chat with each other about our favorite pop singer. Grades 6-12, registration is required.

Visit the Oceanfront Area Library to create art inspired by Slovenian artist, Tamara Vogrin Tara. During this workshop you will complete an acrylic painting on canvas. All supplies included.

Adults. Registration is required.

Meet us at Tapped Crafthouse in Red Mill Commons to discuss this month’s selected title: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides. Book club copies are available for check-out at the Princess Anne information desk. Adults.

Share poems, essays, stories, memoirs and any and all written pieces you created during November's Writing Wednesdays with other creatives who enjoy writing. You may read your work aloud when we meet at this virtual event.