Upcoming Events

Find the bookmobile this Friday at Parks After Dark. Come explore the collection, sit and read, or check out your next favorite book! 

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not 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.

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not 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.

Join us for a new two-part Silhouette Cameo program for adults. When you sign up for the first class, you are automatically enrolled in the second class.

Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring I Promise by LeBron James. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore the library! 

Drop-in for a fun craft for your family to enjoy! All supplies are provided. Family. Registration is not 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.

Offered in partnership with Tidewater Area Gaming Society.

Enjoy a storytime with a ballet teacher and student ballerina from Ballet Virginia, try out some poses pictured in the book, and then participate in a “mini" ballet class. Ages 4-10 years old. Registration is required. 

Teens and tweens are challenged to solve the mystery of this Virginia Native Species Escape Room. Grades 6-12. Registration is required.  

This program is a part of our Summer Learning Adventure (SLA).

Think you know your primary colors? Think again! In this special LiveArt for Grades 3-5, participants will explore color theory with painting. Please wear clothes that are okay to get messy. Registration required. 

Come join us for coffee, cookies and conversation as we discuss the pros and cons of having a universal basic Income system.

Adults.  Registration is required.

Bring your toddler to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math in this interactive program. This month we will be exploring the forest. Age 2 with caregiver. Registration is required.

Do you want to use a 3D Printer at a Virginia Beach Public Library branch? Register for a required 3D printer orientation with a VBPL staff member to learn how to use the 3D Printer.  

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 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.

Build early language and large motor skills through rhyme, songs, book sharing and hands-on activities with your child. Ages 6-24 months with caregiver. Registration is required.

Help prepare your child to enter school ready to read!  This Storytime includes books, rhymes, and literacy activities that emphasize alphabet and letter recognition plus activities that support independence and confidence building.

Boost independence and develop social skills using writing activities, basic concepts (i.e., colors, shapes, letters, etc.), large muscle movement, and social-emotional learning opportunities focusing on the whole child.

Bayside Library and Westminster Canterbury are providing a brain-fitness program for older adults designed to maximize physical, mental, and social well-being through fun, stimulating activities. 

Teens and tweens are challenged to solve the mystery of this Virginia Native Species Escape Room. Grades 6-12. Registration is required.  

This program is a part of our Summer Learning Adventure (SLA).

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.