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Crafternoons

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Princess Anne Meeting Room at Princess Anne Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
18+ years

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.

Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library
Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Details:

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.

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Tunisian Crochet Hanging Cloth

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room at Pungo-Blackwater Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Age Group:
18+ years

Tunisian crochet is a unique mix of crochet and knitting that creates a thick fabric often used for scarves, sweaters, and blankets. This type of stitch is also perfect for making utility pieces like washcloths or dishtowels.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pungo-Blackwater Library
Room: Pungo-Blackwater Storytime Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Registration Required
Details:

Tunisian crochet is a unique mix of crochet and knitting that creates a thick fabric often used for scarves, sweaters, and blankets. This type of stitch is also perfect for making utility pieces like washcloths or dishtowels.

Disclaimer(s)

Age Requirement for Registration 

Registrants must be in the designated age range at the start of the program for all programs.

Group Registration 

Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.

This event is in the "12-14 years" group
This event is in the "14-18 years" group
This event is in the "18+ years" group

Beaded Pens and Book Reviews

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Bayside Library Meeting Room at Bayside Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
Age Group:
12-14 years, 14-18 years, 18+ years

Calling all book lovers!  Learn about the art of crafting a book review while creating your own beaded pen. Put your new skills (and pen) to paper as you craft a book review for one of your favorite titles.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: 12-14 years, 14-18 years, 18+ years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
Registration Required
Details:

Calling all book lovers!  Learn about the art of crafting a book review while creating your own beaded pen. Put your new skills (and pen) to paper as you craft a book review for one of your favorite titles.

This event is in the "12-14 years" group
This event is in the "14-18 years" group
This event is in the "18+ years" group

CUSTOMER TRAINING: Silhouette Cameo 4 Group Orientation

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Joint-Use Classroom 202 at TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Program Type:
Computers & Technology
Age Group:
12-14 years, 14-18 years, 18+ years

Join us for an orientation program on the Silhouette Cameo 4 machine! Attendees will gain essential skills to use the machine independently in the future.

Sign-up Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library
Room: Joint-Use Classroom 202
Age Group: 12-14 years, 14-18 years, 18+ years
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Details:

Join us for an orientation program on the Silhouette Cameo 4 machine! Attendees will gain essential skills to use the machine independently in the future.

Disclaimer(s)

Age Requirement for Registration 

Registrants must be in the designated age range at the start of the program for all programs.

Group Registration 

Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.

This event is in the "8-11 years" group
This event is in the "12-14 years" group
This event is in the "14-18 years" group
This event is in the "18+ years" group

Author Spotlight: Amanda Foody

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30pm
Central Auditorium at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
8-11 years, 12-14 years, 14-18 years, 18+ years

Meet Amanda Foody, author of the 5th Grade Battle of the Books novel, Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Auditorium
Age Group: 8-11 years, 12-14 years, 14-18 years, 18+ years
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Details:

Meet Amanda Foody, author of the 5th Grade Battle of the Books novel, Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice!

Disclaimer(s)

Age Requirement for Registration 

Registrants must be in the designated age range at the start of the program for all programs.

Group Registration 

Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Cleaning, Naturally!

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kempsville Meeting Room at Kempsville Area Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
18+ years

Come join us as we make homemade cleaning products from simple household ingredients!  Take your samples and recipes to try them out at home.  All supplies provided.

Adults.  Registration is required. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library
Room: Kempsville Meeting Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Culture
Registration Required
Details:

Come join us as we make homemade cleaning products from simple household ingredients!  Take your samples and recipes to try them out at home.  All supplies provided.

Adults.  Registration is required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Group Registration 

Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Seed Library Q&A

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Community Area at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Hobbies
Age Group:
18+ years

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.

Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Community Area
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

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.

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Introductory English for Language Learners

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
18+ years

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Culture
Registration Required
Details:

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Adults with Disabilities Art Group

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
18+ years

View art together to get your creative juices flowing.

Experiment with a variety of materials to create your own art. 

This program is every 2nd Monday of the month. 

All materials provided.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Details:

View art together to get your creative juices flowing.

Experiment with a variety of materials to create your own art. 

This program is every 2nd Monday of the month. 

All materials provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Group Registration 

Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Lunch & Learn with Autism Society of Tidewater Virginia

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Bayside Library Meeting Room at Bayside Area Library
Program Type:
Workshops & Lectures
Age Group:
18+ years

Are you interested in learning more about topics that impact the Autism community?

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Workshops & Lectures
Registration Required
Details:

Are you interested in learning more about topics that impact the Autism community?

Disclaimer(s)

Age Requirement for Registration 

Registrants must be in the designated age range at the start of the program for all programs.

Group Registration 

Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Introductory English for Language Learners

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
18+ years

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Culture
Registration Required
Details:

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Introductory English for Language Learners

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
18+ years

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Culture
Registration Required
Details:

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Adult English Language Learners Book Club

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Folio Meeting Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
18+ years

Take your English skills to another level. Join us for an English language learners' book club where we read aloud together and discuss the book. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Folio Meeting Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Details:

Take your English skills to another level. Join us for an English language learners' book club where we read aloud together and discuss the book. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Seed Library Q&A

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Oceanfront Community Area at Oceanfront Area Library
Program Type:
Hobbies
Age Group:
18+ years

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. 

Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Community Area
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

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. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Seed Library Q&A

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Community Area at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Hobbies
Age Group:
18+ years

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.

Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Community Area
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

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.

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Introductory English for Language Learners

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
18+ years

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Culture
Registration Required
Details:

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Introductory English for Language Learners

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
18+ years

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Culture
Registration Required
Details:

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

Easter Sunday

All Day
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Closing
Branches:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
This event is in the "18+ years" group

Lunch & Learn with Autism Society of Tidewater Virginia

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Bayside Library Meeting Room at Bayside Area Library
Program Type:
Workshops & Lectures
Age Group:
18+ years

Are you interested in learning more about topics that impact the Autism community?

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bayside Area Library
Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Workshops & Lectures
Registration Required
Details:

Are you interested in learning more about topics that impact the Autism community?

Disclaimer(s)

Age Requirement for Registration 

Registrants must be in the designated age range at the start of the program for all programs.

Group Registration 

Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.

This event is in the "14-18 years" group
This event is in the "18+ years" group

Mixed Media Interactive

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oceanfront Area Library Meeting Room at Oceanfront Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
14-18 years, 18+ years

In this fun, hands-on workshop, you’ll create a mixed media work of art, such as designing a personal mandala or an African Kente cloth.  Grades 9 and up. Registration is required.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Area Library Meeting Room
Age Group: 14-18 years, 18+ years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Details:

In this fun, hands-on workshop, you’ll create a mixed media work of art, such as designing a personal mandala or an African Kente cloth.  Grades 9 and up. Registration is required.

Disclaimer(s)

Group Registration 

Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Introductory English for Language Learners

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
18+ years

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Culture
Registration Required
Details:

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Introductory English for Language Learners

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library Large Conference Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Culture
Age Group:
18+ years

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Library Large Conference Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Culture
Registration Required
Details:

For non-native speakers of English. This is a FREE beginning-level class for speaking, reading, and writing English.

Adults. Registration required. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Adult English Language Learners Book Club

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Folio Meeting Room at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
18+ years

Take your English skills to another level. Join us for this English language learners' book club where we read aloud together and discuss the book. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
Room: Central Folio Meeting Room
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Details:

Take your English skills to another level. Join us for this English language learners' book club where we read aloud together and discuss the book. 

This event is in the "18+ years" group

Seed Library Q&A

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Oceanfront Community Area at Oceanfront Area Library
Program Type:
Hobbies
Age Group:
18+ years

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. 

Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library
Room: Oceanfront Community Area
Age Group: 18+ years
Program Type: Hobbies
Details:

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.