This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 22 2025 Fri StoryWalk®: What If... 10:00am–5:00pm Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Kempsville Area Library This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 22 2025 Fri StoryWalk®: What If... 10:00am–5:00pm Kempsville Area Library Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library Room: Kempsville Outside Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors Details: Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring What If... by Samantha Berger. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors! While supplies last, take home a craft that goes along with the story.
This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group Aug 22 2025 Fri Art a la Cart 12:00pm–4:30pm Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 Princess Anne Area Library This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group Aug 22 2025 Fri Art a la Cart 12:00pm–4:30pm Princess Anne Area Library Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library Room: Princess Anne Commons Area Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM Details: Drop-in for a fun craft for your family to enjoy! All supplies are provided. Family. Registration is not required.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 22 2025 Fri Crafternoons 2:00pm–4:00pm Adults 18+ Princess Anne Area Library This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 22 2025 Fri Crafternoons 2:00pm–4:00pm Princess Anne Area Library Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room Age Group: Adults 18+ Program Type: Arts & Crafts Details: 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.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group Aug 22 2025 Fri Bricks and a Movie 2:15pm–3:45pm Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 Windsor Woods Area Library This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group Aug 22 2025 Fri Bricks and a Movie 2:15pm–3:45pm Windsor Woods Area Library Library Branch: Windsor Woods Area Library Room: Windsor Woods Programming Room Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 Program Type: Movies & Entertainment, STEAM Details: What a combo! We're watching The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and building with bricks! Come and build something fun. Grade K-5.
This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group Aug 22 2025 Fri Crafty Book Fridays: Love Monster by Rachel Bright 3:30pm–4:15pm Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 Oceanfront Area Library Sign-up Open Registration Required This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group Aug 22 2025 Fri Crafty Book Fridays: Love Monster by Rachel Bright 3:30pm–4:15pm Oceanfront Area Library Sign-up Open Library Branch: Oceanfront Area Library Room: Oceanfront Children's Area Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes & Early Learning Registration Required Details: Come and join our Crafty Book Fridays where we will have a Storytime based on a popular book, book series, or author followed by a themed craft. Ages 2-12 with caregiver. Registration is required.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Sensory Storytime 9:45am–10:30am Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Bayside Area Library Sign-up Open Registration Required This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Sensory Storytime 9:45am–10:30am Bayside Area Library Sign-up Open Library Branch: Bayside Area Library Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning Registration Required Details: Enjoy a small group storytime designed to allow children to explore a variety of sensory experiences.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Beginner Book Tasting 10:00am–11:00am Grades K-2 Kempsville Area Library Sign-up Open Registration Required This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Beginner Book Tasting 10:00am–11:00am Kempsville Area Library Sign-up Open Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library Room: Kempsville Meeting Room Age Group: Grades K-2 Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning Registration Required Details: Wondering what the "just right" books are for your early reader? Trying to practice sight words? Just trying to find some great books to motivate a reluctant reader? Join us for this book talk that will highlight the best from ou Disclaimer(s) Group Registration Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Finger Gym 10:00am–11:00am Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 TCC/City Joint-Use Library Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Finger Gym 10:00am–11:00am TCC/City Joint-Use Library Waitlist Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library Room: Joint-Use Storytime Room Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning Registration Required Details: Get those fingers working! Build hand/eye coordination and muscles in your child's hand. Practice skills like cutting with scissors, writing, and drawing with fun learning activities. Ages 3-7 with caregiver.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat StoryWalk®: What If... 10:00am–11:00am Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Kempsville Area Library This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat StoryWalk®: What If... 10:00am–11:00am Kempsville Area Library Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library Room: Kempsville Outside Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors Details: Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring What If... by Samantha Berger. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors! While supplies last, take home a craft that goes along with the story.
This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Baby Open Play 10:00am–11:30am Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months) Great Neck Area Library This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Baby Open Play 10:00am–11:30am Great Neck Area Library Library Branch: Great Neck Area Library Room: Great Neck Storytime Room Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months) Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning Details: 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.
This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Baby Open Play 10:00am–11:30am Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months) Kempsville Area Library This event is in the "Babies (3-12 months)" group This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Baby Open Play 10:00am–11:30am Kempsville Area Library Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library Room: Kempsville Storytime Room Age Group: Babies (3-12 months), Onesies (12-24 months) Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning Details: 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.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Bricks at the Beach 10:00am–11:30am Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 TCC/City Joint-Use Library This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Bricks at the Beach 10:00am–11:30am TCC/City Joint-Use Library Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library Room: Joint-Use Living Room Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 Program Type: Hobbies Details: Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat StoryWalk®: Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones 10:00am–5:00pm Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Bayside Area Library This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat StoryWalk®: Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones 10:00am–5:00pm Bayside Area Library Library Branch: Bayside Area Library Room: Bayside Lawn Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Program Type: Books & Authors Details: Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones by Susan Lendroth. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore the library!
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Back to School Send-Off 11:00am–1:00pm Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 Kempsville Area Library This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Back to School Send-Off 11:00am–1:00pm Kempsville Area Library Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library Room: Kempsville Outside Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning Details: Celebrate the end of summer at our Back to School Send-Off! Join us at our outdoor event featuring a Storywalk of What If, fun family activities, community resources, and VBPL's Bookmobile.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Kempsville Library Back to School Send-Off 11:00am–10:00pm Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 Bookmobile Offsite Event This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Kempsville Library Back to School Send-Off 11:00am–10:00pm Bookmobile Library Branch: Bookmobile Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 Program Type: Books & Authors Details: The bookmobile will be celebrating the end of summer at Kempsville Area Library's Back to School Send-Off!
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Movie and a Craft 12:00pm–2:30pm Adults 18+ Princess Anne Area Library Sign-up Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Movie and a Craft 12:00pm–2:30pm Princess Anne Area Library Sign-up Open Library Branch: Princess Anne Area Library Room: Princess Anne Meeting Room Age Group: Adults 18+ Program Type: Hobbies, Movies & Entertainment Registration Required Details: Join us for an afternoon movie and craft. We will be watching the 2024 film It Ends With Us, based on the novel by Collen Hoover while making fun DIY book tote bags. Total play time is 2 hours and 15 minutes, this film is rated PG-13.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat StoryWalk®: What If... 1:00pm–5:00pm Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Kempsville Area Library This event is in the "Preschool (3-5 years)" group This event is in the "Grades K-2" group Aug 23 2025 Sat StoryWalk®: What If... 1:00pm–5:00pm Kempsville Area Library Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library Room: Kempsville Outside Age Group: Preschool (3-5 years), Grades K-2 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors Details: Join us for a StoryWalk® featuring What If... by Samantha Berger. Engage in fun activities while you read the story and explore outdoors! While supplies last, take home a craft that goes along with the story.
This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Chinese Mahjong 2:00pm–4:00pm Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+ TCC/City Joint-Use Library Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Chinese Mahjong 2:00pm–4:00pm TCC/City Joint-Use Library Waitlist Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library Room: Joint-Use Marketplace North Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+ Program Type: Hobbies Registration Required Details: Learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play some Mahjong. No experience necessary. Grades 6-12 and Adults. Registration is required.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Bayside Talks: Fall Prevention 2:00pm–4:30pm Adults 18+ Bayside Area Library Sign-up Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Bayside Talks: Fall Prevention 2:00pm–4:30pm Bayside Area Library Sign-up Open Library Branch: Bayside Area Library Room: Bayside Library Meeting Room Age Group: Adults 18+ Program Type: Workshops & Lectures Registration Required Details: Join us for Bayside Talks, a quarterly speaker series at the Bayside Library! The Department of Health joins us for a talk entitled: Taking the Fear Out of Falling: What You Can Do to Stay Safe and Independent Disclaimer(s) Group Registration Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.
This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Teen Mini Bottle Charm 2:30pm–3:30pm Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Teen Mini Bottle Charm 2:30pm–3:30pm Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library Waitlist Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library Room: Central Folio Meeting Room Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies Registration Required Details: Make a mini bottle charm! You could write a secret message, and make your own unique message in a bottle, or make sand art, or have your own mini beach in a bottle.Teens, grades 6-12. Registration required.
This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Teen Art: Woodburning 2:30pm–4:00pm Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 Kempsville Area Library Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Teen Art: Woodburning 2:30pm–4:00pm Kempsville Area Library Waitlist Library Branch: Kempsville Area Library Room: Kempsville Meeting Room Age Group: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 Program Type: STEAM Registration Required Details: Join us for an engaging workshop where you'll learn the basics of woodburning, using heat to create intricate designs on wood. Create personalized art, explore different techniques, and leave with your own woodburned masterpiece! Disclaimer(s) Group Registration Groups of 5 or greater must call the library offering the program to register.
This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Mini Bottle Charm 3:30pm–4:30pm Adults 18+ Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 23 2025 Sat Mini Bottle Charm 3:30pm–4:30pm Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library Waitlist Library Branch: Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library Room: Central Folio Meeting Room Age Group: Adults 18+ Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies Registration Required Details: Make a mini bottle charm! You could write a secret message, and make your own unique message in a bottle, or make sand art, or have your own mini beach in a bottle.Adults. Registration required.
This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 25 2025 Mon 3D Printer Orientation 10:00am–11:30am Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+ TCC/City Joint-Use Library Sign-up Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Grades K-2" group This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group This event is in the "Grades 6-8" group This event is in the "Grades 9-12" group This event is in the "Adults 18+" group Aug 25 2025 Mon 3D Printer Orientation 10:00am–11:30am TCC/City Joint-Use Library Sign-up Closed Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library Room: Joint-Use Library 3D Printer 1 Age Group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+ Program Type: Computers & Technology Registration Required Details: 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.
This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group Aug 25 2025 Mon Toddler Open Play 10:00am–11:30am Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years) TCC/City Joint-Use Library This event is in the "Onesies (12-24 months)" group This event is in the "Toddlers (2-3 years)" group Aug 25 2025 Mon Toddler Open Play 10:00am–11:30am TCC/City Joint-Use Library Library Branch: TCC/City Joint-Use Library Room: Joint-Use Storytime Room Age Group: Onesies (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years) Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning Details: 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.
