Day Calendar

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.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing, and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-23 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

Do you want to use a 3D Printer at a Virginia Beach Public Library branch? Register for a required 3D printer orientation with a VBPL staff member to learn how to use the 3D Printer.  

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.

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.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

Do you want to use a 3D Printer at a Virginia Beach Public Library branch? Register for a required 3D printer orientation with a VBPL staff member to learn how to use the 3D Printer. 

Enjoy a small-group storytime designed to allow your babies to explore a variety of sensory experiences.  Caregivers, please plan to assist your child in safely exploring the materials and activities. Ages 12-23 months.

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.

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.

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.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is NOT required, but it will be a first come, first served program.

Celebrate Read Across America Day at our pretend play book store! Learn practical math skills by using fake money to shop for books you can keep, and make your own fun reading crafts!

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

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 with a caregiver. 

Celebrate Read Across America Day at our pretend play book store! Learn practical math skills by using fake money to shop for books you can keep, and make your own fun reading crafts!

Come celebrate Women's History Month by learning about some famous women detectives in history and then talking about our great girl detectives in books now.

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

Do you want to use a 3D Printer at a Virginia Beach Public Library branch? Register for a required 3D printer orientation with a VBPL staff member to learn how to use the 3D Printer.