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Toddler Storytime
2025-01-22 10:30:002025-01-22 11:00:00America/New_YorkToddler StorytimeParticipate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes designed for toddlers and their caregivers.Indian River Library - Main Area
Wednesday, January 22 10:30am - 11:00am
Add to Calendar2025-01-22 10:30:002025-01-22 11:00:00America/New_YorkToddler StorytimeParticipate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes designed for toddlers and their caregivers.Indian River Library - Main Area
Help renovate Russell Memorial Library, through a community LEGO build, at the Cares Center! Show your Western Branch pride by sharing your ideas for the library space. One LEGO piece per checkout.
Dance on over to the Cares Center to get festive crafts to help ring in the New Year! Pick up supplies, at your convenience, to bring home, for your celebration. Available while supplies last.
Help renovate Russell Memorial Library, through a community LEGO build, at the Cares Center! Show your Western Branch pride by sharing your ideas for the library space. One LEGO piece per checkout.
Dance on over to the Cares Center to get festive crafts to help ring in the New Year! Pick up supplies, at your convenience, to bring home, for your celebration. Available while supplies last.
Help renovate Russell Memorial Library, through a community LEGO build, at the Cares Center! Show your Western Branch pride by sharing your ideas for the library space. One LEGO piece per checkout.
Dance on over to the Cares Center to get festive crafts to help ring in the New Year! Pick up supplies, at your convenience, to bring home, for your celebration. Available while supplies last.
Take a break from shopping! Come to the library, get comfy, and watch familiar holiday movies. Each movie starts at 1:30 PM. See below for movie dates and details.
Sign up for a one-on-one session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Looking for a fun craft? Stop by the Youth & Family Services Department anytime on Mondays to participate in our weekly craft. All day, while supplies last.
Help renovate Russell Memorial Library, through a community LEGO build, at the Cares Center! Show your Western Branch pride by sharing your ideas for the library space. One LEGO piece per checkout.
Dance on over to the Cares Center to get festive crafts to help ring in the New Year! Pick up supplies, at your convenience, to bring home, for your celebration. Available while supplies last.
Learn the basics of using a smartphone. Topics include: powering on and off, texting, apps, taking photos, shooting video, and wireless printing in the library from your phone.
Sign up for a one-on-one session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Sign up for a one-on-one session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Help renovate Russell Memorial Library, through a community LEGO build, at the Cares Center! Show your Western Branch pride by sharing your ideas for the library space. One LEGO piece per checkout.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Begin your little one's lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing and play along. Featuring: stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun! Ages 6-24 months with caregiver.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Second Floor
Embark on a Pokémon Adventure! Bring your own deck or choose from one of our pre-built options, and learn to battle and strategize at any skill level. No trading or selling cards at this program.
Lively discussion first Thursday of every month of works by African or African-American authors. This month's discussion is All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby.
Adventurers wanted. Critical thinking and a love of challenges are required to assist mage. Escape room sessions start on the hour. Appropriate for grades 2-6.
Calling all mystery fans! Join us for our monthly first Fridays afternoon book club! Pick up titles in advance. This month's novel is "Bayou Book Thief" by Ellen Byron.
Adventurers wanted. Critical thinking and a love of challenges are required to assist mage. Escape room sessions start on the hour. Appropriate for grades 2-6.
Sign up for a session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library
Calling all adults of all abilities! While the weather outside is frightful, join us inside for movies, games, and activities designed to entertain and delight everyone.
Begin your little one’s lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing, and play along. Featuring: stories, songs, and fun! Ages 6-24 months with caregiver
Begin your little one’s lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing, and play along. Please register each child. Ages: 0-1 year old.
Registration opens Monday, December 30 2024 at 9:00am
Partake in a monthly creative and fun art class. Journey into anything and everything art – painting, stamping, printmaking, and more. Registration Required. Ages: 5-11
Registration opens Monday, December 30 2024 at 9:00am
Sign up for a session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun working on math skills. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce the calendar, counting, money, comparing & ordering numbers, and more.
Grades 2-3.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Need help with homework or work on math skills? We can help with homework or follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce math skills, multiplication facts, & more. Grades 4-5.
Sign up for a session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in your children with music, dancing, singing, stories and exploration of simple musical concepts. Ages 0-6.
Begin your little one’s lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing, and play along. Featuring stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun! Ages 6 - 24 months with caregiver.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on math and reading. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce Kindergarten and first grade math and reading skills. Grades K-1.
Major Hillard Library is partnering with Grassfield High School students to offer weekly tutoring sessions in Science, Math, & Reading for students in grades 3-8.
Please bring your own materials.
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 1 2025 at 9:00am
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 1 2025 at 9:00am
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 1 2025 at 9:00am
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on reading comprehension. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce phonetic skills, vocabulary, and communicate ideas through pictures and writing. Grades: 2-3.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on reading comprehension. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension of fiction and nonfiction texts. Grades: 4-5.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Begin your little one's lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing and play along. Featuring: stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun! Ages 6-24 months with caregiver.
Bring your imaginations for Lego building fun! We provide the materials; you provide the creativity! Please register each child individually. Grade: Elementary School
Registration opens Thursday, January 2 2025 at 9:00am
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - The Gallery
Help clarify your goals for 2025 by making vision boards with us! Vision boards are a way to visually represent your goals, dreams, and aspirations. All materials will be provided.
Our annual mini con celebrating anime, manga and East Asian culture is back! Con-goers will enjoy a colorful and action-packed schedule of events, including panels, cosplay, vendors and more
Seeking inspiration for your next journaling project? Join Susan Owens to learn ways to turn memories into treasure with art, whimsy, and words. Registration required. Materials furnished.
Raise your hands and get ready to dance. DJ Chris will be spinning all your favorite K-pop, J-pop and Anime OSTs (Original Soundtracks) and taking requests. Registration required.
Teens, need a break from school and studying? Join us at the Central Library on Sunday for a crafter-noon that includes watching Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and putting your craft skills to the test.
Join our dance “fiesta” with a mix of Latin and island-themed music from bachata, salsa, merengue, and reggaetón. No partner or experience is needed. All abilities are welcome.
The Virginia Math Club in partnership with the Chesapeake Youth Foundation and the Chesapeake Public Library will provide free personal tutoring in any mathematics up to and including Calculus.
Sign up for a session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Join our dance “fiesta” with a mix of Latin and island themed music from bachata, salsa, merengue, and reggaetón. No partner or experience needed. All abilities welcome. FREE
Begin your little one’s lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing, and play along. Featuring: stories, songs, and fun! Ages 6-24 months with caregiver
Begin your little one’s lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing, and play along. Please register each child. Ages: 0-1 year old.
Registration opens Monday, January 6 2025 at 9:00am
Low-income residents can drop in for consultations with a Legal Aid of Eastern Virginia lawyer. Get guidance on legal issues like eviction, debt, domestic violence, and more for free.
Sign up for a session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun working on math skills. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce the calendar, counting, money, comparing & ordering numbers, and more.
Grades 2-3.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Need help with homework or work on math skills? We can help with homework or follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce math skills, multiplication facts, & more. Grades 4-5.
Sign up for a session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in your children with music, dancing, singing, stories and exploration of simple musical concepts. Ages 0-6.
Begin your little one’s lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing, and play along. Featuring stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun! Ages 6 - 24 months with caregiver.
Need advice for tricky garden dilemmas? Bring your plant questions to agriculture experts dedicated to beautifying our community, educating the public, and maintaining the environment for the future.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on math and reading. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce Kindergarten and first grade math and reading skills. Grades K-1.
Major Hillard Library is partnering with Grassfield High School students to offer weekly tutoring sessions in Science, Math, & Reading for students in grades 3-8.
Please bring your own materials.
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 8 2025 at 9:00am
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 8 2025 at 9:00am
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 8 2025 at 9:00am
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on reading comprehension. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce phonetic skills, vocabulary, and communicate ideas through pictures and writing. Grades: 2-3.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on reading comprehension. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension of fiction and nonfiction texts. Grades: 4-5.
Book lovers, do you want to discover friends you haven't met yet? Gather as we talk about books and the plots, characters, and themes that make each novel a unique work of art!
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Begin your little one's lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing and play along. Featuring: stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun! Ages 6-24 months with caregiver.
Stop by to browse from a great selection of books for all ages at this monthly sale. FOL members enjoy early entry at 9:30 a.m. Proceeds benefit library special events and early childhood initiatives.
Sign up for a session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Meet your neighbors, make some friends (or bring them with you), while you learn to play Bunco with library staff. Light refreshments will be provided.
Sign up for a session to learn how to digitize materials using our Memory Lab equipment. Please only sign up for one session. All other appointments for the lab will be made with staff.
Enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in your children with music, dancing, singing, stories and exploration of simple musical concepts. Ages 0-6.
Begin your little one’s lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing, and play along. Featuring stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun! Ages 6 - 24 months with caregiver.
Love to share book recommendations with others? Do you enjoy reading a variety of different genre? This book club is for you. Join us the third Tuesday of the month for our afternoon book club.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on math and reading. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce Kindergarten and first grade math and reading skills. Grades K-1.
Major Hillard Library is partnering with Grassfield High School students to offer weekly tutoring sessions in Science, Math, & Reading for students in grades 3-8.
Please bring your own materials.
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 15 2025 at 9:00am
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 15 2025 at 9:00am
Participate in this interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers. Please register each child. Ages: 1-2
Registration opens Wednesday, January 15 2025 at 9:00am
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on reading comprehension. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce phonetic skills, vocabulary, and communicate ideas through pictures and writing. Grades: 2-3.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Have fun while working on reading comprehension. We will follow Virginia Pacing Guides to reinforce fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension of fiction and nonfiction texts. Grades: 4-5.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - Student Success Center
Begin your little one's lifelong love of reading! Caregivers are encouraged to bounce, sing and play along. Featuring: stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun! Ages 6-24 months with caregiver.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Outreach and Innovation Library - The Gallery
Transform old t-shirts into yarn—"Tarn"—and start a fun project at the library! Bring a size M or N crochet hook if you have one or borrow one of ours. All other materials will be provided!