Upcoming Events

Learn to use our Silhouette cameo 4 desktop cutting machine! This orientation session, guided by library staff, covers everything you need to know to begin reserving time to work independently on our Silhouette Cameo 4 including:

Join us for an engaging orientation program focused on the Silhouette Cameo 4 machine!

Explore Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Math in this interactive program. Ages 5-7.  Registration is required.

Learn to use logic and problem-solving skills while having fun with the Osmo Wonder Kit.  Ages 5-7. 
Registration is required. *Note this event is not an official Osmo event but uses the Osmo learning system

Join us Tuesday nights for teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week.

Ages 12-18. Registration is not required, drop in any time!

Weekly Themes:

Nostalgic and fun for all ages, come play some games and challenges involving LEGO building bricks.

Teens, ages 12-18. Registration is required.

Join us to practice your puzzle-solving skills! A variety of brain teasers and hands-on puzzles will provide fun and friendly challenges for you and your friends. Ages 9-13. 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.

Come join us for coffee, cookies and conversation as we discuss what gratitude means, how we show it and how we receive it.

Adults 18  Adults 60+  Registration is required.

A evening of creativity meets elegance! We will be making Dictionary Stamped Art. These turn out so pretty they are frameable. All supplies provided.  Adults 18-60+. Registration is required.

A new Dungeons & Dragons campaign with other interested teens led by a Library Game Master. No prior experience required; supplies and character sheets will be provided. 

Ages 12-18.  Registration is required.

You're never to small make something great. We'll be using our engineering skills to create different items. Come and discover what you're capable of. The project this month is -- Race Cars. Ages 8-11.

Nostalgic and fun for all ages, come play some games and challenges involving LEGO building bricks.

Teens, ages 12-18. Registration is required.

Join us Tuesday nights for teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week.

Ages 12-18. Registration is not required, drop in any time!

Weekly Themes:

Meet at Commonwealth Brewery to discuss this month’s selected title, "The Bandit Queens" by Parini Shroff.

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.

Bond with your infant and build early language skills through rhymes, repetition, and music. Your child will enjoy quality board books and one-on-one book sharing. Ages 3-12 months with caregiver.  No registration required.

Enjoy a small-group storytime designed to allow children to explore a variety of sensory experiences.

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 confidence and independence with an increased focus on more complex books, emphasizing alphabet and letter recognition, shapes, and hands-on activities. Age 3 with caregiver. Registration is required.

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. Age 2 with a caregiver.

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.

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 not required.