Upcoming Events

Build your knowledge and skills with this introductory photography program with using what is already in your pocket!

Bring in your teddy (or another stuffed friend) and join us for stories! Then, we’ll tuck our friends into bed for a sleepover at the library!  Presented by our Library TAG!  Ages 3-5. Registration is required.   

Love reading? Do want to see how they take the story from page to screen. Join us for our tween book club and the movie adaptation of the book later in the month! This month's book is The BFG by Ronald Dahl. Ages 9-13.

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. 

Meet us at Princess Anne Area Library to discuss this month's selected title: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. Book club copies are available for check-out at the Princess Anne information desk.  Adults.

Practice your reading skills by sharing stories with a therapy dog. Bring your own book or choose one from our selection!  Ages 4-8.  Registration is required.

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.

Come celebrate your 2025 Adult Reading Challenge accomplishments with a soup-er celebration! Bring your prize mugs and enjoy our soup station while chatting about the books you read throughout the year. Adults. Registration is required. 

Decorate a planter, and make felt succulent.  No green thumb needed.

Teens, ages 12-18. Registration is required.

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.

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 your child on their journey to independent reading.  Each meeting we will play games and incorporate different reading strategies to help your reader gain confidence, fluency and independence in reading.  Ages 5-7.  Registratio

Learn public speaking skills and gain self-confidence as you debate silly topics like: Is a hotdog a sandwich? Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Ages 12-18. Registration is required.

Join us at Oceanfront Area Library to enjoy a casual chat over coffee about popular books. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy.

Adults. Registration is not required.

Learn the basics of pyrography!  Then use these new skills to burn a design into wood.  All supplies are provided. Ages 12-18. 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.

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. 

Meet to discuss this month's selected title: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. Book copies are available for check-out at the Kempsville Area Library information desk.   

Winter Wildlife Festival Special Guest Speaker!

Join  Winter Wildlife Festival special guest Natalia Rojas, award-winning board game illustrator, for an art workshop. No experience needed. Registration is required. Adults.