Week Calendar

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.

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. 

Learn how to make a football earrings in Tinkercad, a free, browser-based 3-D modeling program! Adults. Registration required.

Get to know Google Docs, a cloud based document creator that brings word processing into your browser. Learn how to create, edit, upload, and share documents from any internet capable device.

Learn more about working with data using formatting, tables and charts, and sorting/filtering. Prerequisites: Ability to create simple spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel or have taken Microsoft Excel for Beginners.

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.

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.

Virginia Beach Public Library partners with YMCA of South Hampton Roads for Family Fitness.

Enjoy some cookies and chat about graphic novels and webtoons. Talk about titles you like and hear what others enjoy. Swap favorites old and new or spread the word about your favorite reads. Adults. No registration required.

Get moving, get stretching, and ease your mind. This creative movement storytime will feature simple, child friendly yoga poses and engaging stories. Ages 3-5.

Are you a brick building master? Ready for some friendly competition? Show off your skills through seven timed challenges. Grades K-2. Registration required.

Explore basic math concepts while developing fine motor skills. Ages 3-5. Online registration is required.

Come learn about the second conflict between the United States and Great Britain as we play a game based on one of the greatest sea battles in American history! Grades 3-6. Registration is required. 

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 gardener anytime during their drop-in hours. 

Decorate a planter to make your own unique unicorn! Grades 6-12. Registration is required.

Join us for a Living Room Conversation! Living Room Conversations are small-group discussions that aim to bridge gaps and foster understanding. Come meet new people and share ideas.

Calling all Pokémon fans! Make a Pokéball suncatcher and enjoy various Pokémon themed activities. Grade 4-7. Registration is 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.

This online group is an informal space to build confidence and practice speaking skills for anyone who is learning English.

Join us to connect with other community members and with the Virginia Beach Public Library.

Learn to fly our new indoor Tello drones and put your skills to the test in our drone obstacle course! Adults. Registration required. Funding for this drone program provided by The Friends of the Virginia Beach Public Library.

Are you a brick building master? Ready for some friendly competition? Show off your skills through timed challenges. Grades3-5. Registration required.

Calling all Pokémon fans! Make a Pokéball suncatcher and enjoy various Pokémon themed activities. Grade 4-7. Registration is required.

Immigration has become a flash point in our politics.  Come join us for coffee, cookies and conversation as we discuss this controversial topic.

Adult 18+

Come join our chess club and play some games with us!

Have you ever wanted to make your own cartoons before? Have you ever wanted to see your drawings move?  Join us as we learn about animation and how to bring our drawings to life!

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

Come to the library to learn basic coding concepts with Root! Root robots are coding tools for children that advance in level as the child becomes more comfortable with the concepts of computer science.

Paint Nights have gone virtual! Follow Ms. Jenna for an online step-by-step tutorial to create your very own butterfly painting. Please pick up to-go kit at Kempsville Library between April 5th and April 11th 2022

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:

Join us for a book chat, meet other teens, and discover new reads!  And there is spin the wheel to add a twist.

Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

Celebrate National Poetry Month by turning the pages of an old book into your own poetic statement. Adults 18+. Registration is required. Each attendee must register individually.

Try our Cubetto, the library coding toy meant for new coders! Guide Cubetto over a map to help tell the story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  Learn computer coding basics and STEAM skills.  Grades K-2.

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:  The Promised Neverland.

No registration required.  Just drop in!

It’s a paint party! Create a beautiful painting following step-by-step instructions or free-style your own masterpiece. Grades 6-12. Online registration is required.

Test your knowledge and compete to become the virtual trivia master! Answer a variety of trivia questions to earn points and get your mind fired up! Youth, grades 3 - 5.

Meet us at Tapped Crafthouse in Red Mill Commons to discuss this month’s selected title: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. Book club copies are available for check-out at the Princess Anne information desk.