Week Calendar

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required. Please dress comfortably for the weather.

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.

Drop into the library and make a fun pollinator popup craft to take home. All ages. Registration is not required

Learn the basics of using a computer keyboard through hands-on activities. Adults. Registration 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. 

Join us for a barnyard party with miniature farm animals! All ages.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, baby sign, and hands-on activities. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required. Please dress comfortably for the weather. Event is weather permitting.

Can you see through the illusion?  Prepare to be amazed and dazzled by magician John Kingry!  All ages. Registration is required.

Book Title:  The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

Drop in for a fun new craft in our Children’s Room!  Family.  No registration required.

Bond with your infant in a face-to-face rhyme time and build early language skills through rhymes, repetition, music and baby sign. Children are introduced to quality board books and one-on-one book sharing. Ages 3-12 months with caregiver.

The Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia are coming to Bayside Library to talk about Medicare! Our guest speaker will discuss Medicare, understanding how to apply, filing claims, choosing low-cost options, and more.

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.

Sail the high seas with Root, a robot you can code. Learn to code Root, decorate your robot as a pirate ship, then plot a course through dangerous seas to where the treasure is buried. Grade 3-5. Registration 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 6 to 24 months with caregiver.

Is a snake’s skin slimy or smooth?  Find out in this live reptile show and meet some other critters too! All ages. Registration is 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 18+. Registration is not required.

Join us for a barnyard party with miniature farm animals! All ages.

Move and learn! This creative movement storytime will feature simple, child friendly yoga poses and engaging stories. Age 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required.

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors! 

Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, concepts (i.e. colors, shapes, etc.) and early literacy tips with your curious toddler, as we develop independence as well as pre-literacy and social skills. Age 2 with caregiver. Registration is required.

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

Play your way through a set of math-oriented games with a game passport to win a prize. Presented by Mathnasium. Grades K-5.  Registration is not required.

Join us at the movies!  Spend some of the warm summer afternoon with us at the library and enjoy a family-friendly film.  Bring your own snacks and get comfy in cinema-land. 

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.

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! Meets weekly. Adults. Registration is not required.

Join us for a barnyard party with miniature farm animals! All ages.

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.

What do animals do all day? What do they do at night? Live a day in the wild lives of Virginia's native animals, and meet some of them along the way. Presented by the Virginia Living Museum. All ages.

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.

Join us in watching "Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again" followed by a group discussion. The lights will stay on, the volume will be low, and talking is allowed. Adults. Registration required.  

Let’s have fun and build a pneumatic magic box! We’ll use the directions from one of Lance Akiyama’s books. After we build the magic box, we’ll decorate it! Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Meet KIBO, one of the library's robotic toys. Construct "The Child" then teach the robot the way of the universe! Grades K-2.

Join us for a barnyard party with miniature farm animals! All ages.

De-stress with various outdoor activities. We'll start off inside the meeting room. Weather permitting, most of this program will be presented outside on the lawn. Grades 4-7. Registration required.

Try out the library’s newest coding toy! Cubetto is a cube-shaped robot. Your child will learn to guide Cubetto over a fun map to help tell a story. Learn computer coding basics and STEAM skills. Grades K-2.

Meet KIBO, one of the library's robotic toys. Build a festive July 4th float from stackable bricks to mount on a KIBO base, then animate it for a KIBO holiday parade! Discover how fun coding can be! Grades K-2. Registration is required.

Let's learn about fireflies and make a firefly craft.  Join us for stories, songs, and a craft all about these amazing bugs that light up at night.  Registration is required.

Come chill out and calm down with mindfulness and meditation for kids.

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

Perform, create, and have fun!  Join us at the library to explore various art forms. Each class features a new skill, artist, artistic movement or technique. This month we will be exploring the art of Claude Monet!

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:

Come in for an hour of board games and video games.

Grades 6-12.

No registration required.  Just drop in!

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 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.  

It’s a paint party with a Pride theme!  Create a painting following step-by-step instructions or free-style your own masterpiece.  Grades 6-12.  Registration is required.

Wizards and dragons and hobbits, oh my! Test your knowledge of some of your favorite fantasy series. Can't join us in person? join us online! All participants will have the option to visit the library to compete or compete virtually. Adults.

Join Bayside Library’s monthly book club at the Virginia Commonwealth Brewery. Eat, drink, be merry, and talk about books all at the same time. This month, we will be discussing The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave.

Welcome adventurers! During this series we will be playing through a pre-made adventure using Roll20’s online virtual tabletop system and WebEx meetings.  

Requires internet access and free Roll20 account.