Week Calendar

Come get your hands dirty and go home with a beautiful succulent terrarium. Celebrate Earth Day with these delightfully delicate creations that will add new life to any space.  Adults 18+. Registration is required.

Use creative robotics to learn and play! Navigate Cubetto through an adventure at the zoo and discover fun facts along the way! Grades K-2. Registration required.

Have you heard of KIBO?  Come play with KIBO and design simple programs to the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It.”  Grades K-2. 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. Adults. Registration is not required.

Do your little ones make big noises? No problem! Bring them along for this judgment-free book club for adults. Talk about books while your kids play. Adults. Registration is not required.

The Kid's Marketplace is a hands-on educational event used to introduce students to financial choices while having fun.  Presented by the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Beach Municipal Federal Credit Union, children in Third to Fifth Grad

The Central Pretend Veterinary Office is open for business! Come celebrate international pet day and explore your creativity through imaginative play in our make believe veterinary office.  Supplies provided.

Bring your preschooler to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. 

Learn about solar energy while creating a solar-powered bug that moves in the sun!. Grades K-2. Registration required. 

Learn to enter data and use basic formulas using Microsoft Excel to create simple spreadsheets. Prerequisites: Ability to use Microsoft Word or have taken Microsoft Word for Beginners. We encourage you to bring a USB drive to save your work.

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

Bring science and fantasy together as we retell beloved fairy tales with a twist of science. Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts, and Math in this interactive program. Grades K-2. Registration is required. 

Interested in video game design? This program is for you! Come and learn the basics through Bloxels, and at the end of the week, show off a video game you created! Grades 6-12. Registration required. 

Interested in video game design? This program is for you! Come and learn the basics through Bloxels, and at the end of the week, show off a video game you created! Grades 6-12. 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.

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 3 to 24 months with caregiver.

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.

Join the LEGO Club! Use your imagination to build LEGO creations inspired by different themes each month. Come meet and work with fellow LEGO fans. Grades 3-5. No 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 is a social event for both caregiver and child, as opposed to a traditionally structured program.

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. Registration is not required.

It’s National Poetry Writing Month! For young writers (ages 8-11), come to this writing workshop and leave with 1-2 pieces of new poetry.

Interested in video game design? This program is for you! Come and learn the basics through Bloxels, and at the end of the week, show off a video game you created! Grades 6-12. Registration required. 

Bring your preschooler to explore different artistic styles. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required.

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. 

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. 

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. Adults.

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. 

Bring your child in to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in this interactive program. Age 3-5 with caregiver. Registration is required. 

Shadow Puppets have told stories from many lands for many generations. Now you can share a tale using with only a few materials and an easy-to-build shadow stage.

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.

The Teen Reality Store is a hands-on educational event used to support students to education and help make financial choices fun.  Presented by the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Beach Municipal Federal Credit Union, teens will be placed

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.

Learn about solar energy while creating a solar-powered bug that moves in the sun! Grades 3-5. Registration required. 

Transform a damaged library book into your own personalized reading journal! You can use it to keep track of books in this year's annual reading program or other personal reading pursuits.

Teens in grade 6-12. Registration is required.

In this workshop, Nathan Richardson introduces participants to “ekphrastic” poetry, using visual art, written and spoken word, and physicality to fully engage them in the creative process.

In this anti-bullying program, the Rainbow Puppets start by using balloons as puppets that offer a generic look and identity.

Come create your own memory box. Bring small photos, concert tickets, or other memorabilia. We supply everything else!  Registration is required. Adults 18+.

Shadow Puppets have told stories from many lands for many generations. In this program we will make articulated dragon puppets and create stories about them, looking out for an active volcano.

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.

Are you thinking about college and looking for a crash course in how to prepare? Look no further!

Learn about 3-D printers and the basics of computer-aided design (CAD) as you customize an object using Tinkercad.com. Adults and Teens (Grades 9-12). Registration required.

Drop in for a fun weekly craft in our Children’s Room! 

Families/All Ages.  No registration required.

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

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!

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Come in for an hour of board games and video games. Grades 9-12. Registration is not required; just drop in!

Express your creativity while working on your green thumb! Grades K-2. Registration is required.

Come join us as we learn and play some games with us!

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:  Bananya. No registration is required.  Just drop in!

Come celebrate National Poetry Month! Blackout Poetry is when you take a written piece of text from a book, newspaper, or magazine and redact words, and come up with your very own poetry.

Feeling Artsy? Come in and paint a flowerpot, and bring home something to grow in it! Grades 6-12. Registration required.  

Express yourself by painting a magical mushroom house! Follow along to the directions or create your own unique masterpiece!

Grades 6-12. Registration is required. 

Hang out at the library and explore STEAM with monthly projects and activities! Grades 6-12. Registration is not required. Drop in’s welcome!

Join us Wednesdays 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!

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Want to be involved in the library through volunteering? Or maybe you just need hours for school, but can't commit to a year long program. Either way, Pop Up volunteering is for you! Come just one month or every month; it's up to you!

April is National Poetry Month, so head on down to the Oceanfront Area Library to write and share poetry with fellow teens! Enjoy snacks, poetry readings, and check out YA novels in verse! 

Join the LEGO Club! Use your imagination to build LEGO creations inspired by different themes each month. Come meet and work with fellow LEGO fans.  Grades 3-5. Registration is not required.

Come celebrate Earth Day at the Library and help get The Butterfly Garden ready for another season!

Grades 6 – 12

Registration is required

Hang out at the library and play games! Different types of games will be featured on the second Thursday of the month. Challenge your friends and show off your skills. Grades 6-12. Registration is not required, drop in anytime!

Meet us at Tapped Crafthouse in Red Mill Commons to discuss this month’s selected title: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Book club copies are available for check-out at the Princess Anne information desk.