All Together Now

NEW! Celebrate summer with friends and loved ones by checking out a yard game from our new Library of Things! Borrow these outdoor games for up to seven days with your library card!

Pickleball paddles & balls
Kan Jam Disc Toss Game
Giant Jenga
Boules/Bocci Ball Set
Croquet Set

Reading Challenges

Stretch your mind this summer! Join one of our summer reading challenges, available for readers of all ages.

Kids

Read for at least 30 days between June 1 and July 31. Win prizes for every 10 days you read! Complete all 30 days of reading to be entered into a grand prize drawing for a $500 Virginia 529 plan contribution.

Participate online through our Beanstack page or on the Beanstack app. Prefer paper? Use the printable kids' reading log (also available at the library).

Teens & Adults

Read to score a BINGO and return your bingo card to the library to get a prize! Bingo cards are available at the library or you can print them from the links below.

Summer Reading Bingo for Teens (PDF)

Summer Reading Bingo for Adults (PDF)

Kids' Events

Register online through the online event calendar.

Storytime for Families
Thursdays at 10:30
Books, music, and more with Ms. Beth and special community guests! For ages 8 & under with caregivers.

Saturday Stories & More
First Saturday every month at 10:30AM
Start your weekend off with lively stories, merry melodies and joyful movement. For ages 8 and under with caregivers.

Make New Friends Toddler Time
Mondays, June 5 & July 3
Tuesdays, June 27 & July 25
10:30AM
Little ones can make friends and enjoy stories and activities just for them. For ages 18-36 months with caregivers.

Riley Raccoon's Reading Buddies
Thursdays starting June 8
3:00 - 4:00PM
Emerging readers join together to read, play and participate in fun activities based on an early reader book they get to take home. Registration required. For beginning readers ages 5 - 8.

Community Helpers Day
Saturday, June 10
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Face painting, firetrucks, fun and more! Meet our community helpers and their very special vehicles. All ages.

Jigsaw Fun for Families & Friends
Wednesday, June 14
6:00 - 7:45PM
Work together for 90 minutes to see which team is the first to put together a 500-piece jigsaw. Registration required. For ages 6 and older.

Vibing Voices Workshop
Friday, June 16
2:00 - 4:00PM
Write lyrics, select a prerecorded beat or melody, put it all together, and record it! Get your rhythm on with L.I.F.E. School of Art and let your talent shine. Registration required. For 6th - 12th graders

Tampa Taiko Japanese Drumming
Wednesday, June 21
2:00 PM
We've got the beat and so will you in this interactive program for all ages.

Play-doh Party
Monday, June 26
10:30AM - 12:00PM
What can you make with Play-doh using an assortment of tools? A cupcake? A monster? Come show us! For ages 8 and younger.

Create a Mural with Hamilton Glass
Wednesday, June 28 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Spend a few hours with Richmond artist Hamilton Glass working collaboratively with a group to create a piece of public art that will enrich our library space. Registration required. Lunch included. For ages 9-18.

Welcome to the School Bus
Wednesday, July 19 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Enjoy a fun bus story and song before touring a real school bus and learning about bus safety. For rising pre-K, kindergartners and 1st graders.

Rube Goldberg Workshop
Saturday, July 5 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Work with a team to build a "Rube Goldberg" machine to make connections between objects that shouldn't work together but somehow do. Registration required. For 6th - 12th graders.

Friendship Rocks!
Monday, July 10 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Paint rocks or make bracelets to share with your friends. All ages.

Parrot Palooza
Wednesday, July 12
2:00 PM
Meet a variety of parrots from all over the world at this special event with Earthquest, a rescue bird non-profit. All ages.

Board Game Fun for Families & Friends Wednesday, July 12 6:00 - 7:45 PM Get your game on! Bring your favorite board game to share or try a new one Registration required. For ages 6 and older.

The StoryWalk at Hutchinson
Ongoing through July 31
Enjoy Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi & Brendan Wenzel while strolling through the shady woods at the Hutchinson Unit of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. All ages.

Bee Positive Wildlife Program
Saturday, July 22 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Learn about bees from the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge staff and hear what "unity in the community" can look like in nature! Ages 6 and older.

LEGO Mania
Monday, July 24 2:30 - 4:30 PM
What's your perfect house and town look like? Come put it together with LEGOs. For ages 6 and older.

That's a Wrap! Candy Bar Bingo
Monday, July 31 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Bring your favorite candy bar and play Bingo. Winners choose their prize from the collected candy and the overall winner gets all the rest! All ages.

Teen Events

Register online through the online event calendar.

Vibing Voices Workshop
Friday, June 16 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Write lyrics. Select a prerecorded beat or melody. Put it all together and record it! Get your rhythm on with L.I.F.E. School of Art and let your talent shine. Registration required. For 6th - 12th graders.

That's a Wrap! Candy Bar Bingo
Monday, July 31 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Bring your favorite candy bar and play Bingo. Winners choose their prize from the collected candy and the coverall winner gets all the rest! All ages.

Adult & Teen Events

Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
Monday, June 12
10:30AM - 12:30PM
90 minutes, identical 500-piece puzzles and teams of four. Sign up as a team or we can place you in one. Registration required. For adults and teens.

Board Game Café
Monday, July 10
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Make new friends and bring your true blue ones along to play fun board games. Bring your own game or try one of ours! Coffee and tea will also be available. Registration required. For adults and teens.

Dot Mandalas on Vinyl Records
Wednesday, June 21
6:00 - 7:45PM
Paint a geometric dot mandala on a vinyl record. All supplies will be provided. Registration required. For adults and teens.