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Programs Coming Up

2025
May
3
Sat
  • 3D Design for Families

    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    Calling our youngest designers and their caregivers. Come learn how to use Tinkercad to design an object for our 3D printers to print. Grades 1-4 + an adult. Register on Eventbrite.
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  • Cricut Merch Maker

    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Create your own custom Cricut merch using our Cricut and heat press! For teens grades 9+. Register on Eventbrite!
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  • D&D Club

    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Game on! Join in on the action and adventure as we campaign our way through the world of Dungeons and Dragons. No previous gaming experience required. For grades 6-12. Register on Eventbrite.
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Ongoing Programs

  • Baby Adventures Storytime

    May 1, 2025 to June 26, 2025,
    Thursdays 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM
    Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
  • May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
 
  • Chess Club

    May 3, 2025 to June 14, 2025,
    Saturdays 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
    Drop in and test your strategies, learn some new skills, or battle it out with our talented volunteers. Beginners and pros are welcome!
  • May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    Thursdays 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
    Drop in and test your strategies, learn some new skills, or battle it out with our talented volunteers. Beginners and pros are welcome!
 
  • Let’s Play Puzzles

    May 3, 2025 to May 24, 2025,
    Saturdays 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    People playing puzzles not only enjoy fun, but also enjoy benefits such as reducing stress, increasing IQ, improving speed, enhancing mood, improving visual, spatial, and logic reasoning, and delaying dementia.
 
  • Little Explorers Storytime

    May 3, 2025 to June 28, 2025,
    Saturdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
  • May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
  • May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    Fridays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
  • May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
  • May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
  • May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
 
  • Little Kitchen Time

    May 1, 2025 to June 26, 2025,
    Thursdays 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
    Enjoy food- and cooking-themed stories and songs in our play kitchen! Test your culinary skills - counting, measuring, recognizing ingredients - at food-inspired activity stations. For preschoolers - SK.
 
  • Plaisir de lire / Fun with French

    May 1, 2025 to June 26, 2025,
    Thursdays 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Rejoignez-nous pour des activités et de la lecture, animées par des bénévoles francophones de notre communauté. Pour les enfants de la 2e à la 6e année.

    Parlez-vous français? Join us for activities and reading practice, led by French-speaking volunteers from our community. For grades 2-6.

 
 
 


Programs Coming Up

2025
May
22
Thu
  • Let’s Play Puzzles

    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    People playing puzzles not only enjoy fun, but also enjoy benefits such as reducing stress, increasing IQ, improving speed, enhancing mood, improving visual, spatial, and logic reasoning, and delaying dementia.
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  • AmaZINE Tweens!

    6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
    Do you have something important that you want to share, show, or express? Come to our program and create a ZINE! For grades 6-8. Register on Eventbrite.
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2025
May
23
Fri
  • Keyboarding Basics for Today

    4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
    Learn proper keyboarding techniques in this 4-part workshop. For grades 3-7. Registration is $40 on Eventbrite.
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2025
May
24
Sat
  • Local Author Showcase

    10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Come meet our local authors at one of VPL's monthly local author showcases. It may ignite unexpected but unforgettable literary sparks!
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  • Rainbow Reads for Teens

    1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
    Interested in checking out some YA reads with LGBTQ2+ characters and themes? Get a copy, read it, and then come tell us what you think! For grades 9-12. Drop in or register on Eventbrite to join us on Zoom!
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  • EDM Crash Course

    2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
    Discover the world of electronic dance music and learn to make your own track from scratch. No experience required. Register on Eventbrite.
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  • Stuffed Animal Sleepover

    3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Bring your stuffed animal for some storytime fun, then your stuffed friends will stay at the library for a special overnight adventure! For preschool-grade 3. Register on Eventbrite.
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2025
May
25
Sun
  • Bullet Journaling for Tweens

    1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
    A bullet journaling introduction where tweens will learn tools to stay organized while expressing creativity. Layouts emphasizing reading will be shared, such as creating a reading log or book tracker.
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  • Visit the Therapy Dogs

    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    Take a break and visit with the therapy dogs, in partnership with St. John Ambulance.
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2025
May
26
Mon
  • Russian Storytime / Рассказы на русском языке

    10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    Join us for fun stories, songs and rhymes in Russian that you can enjoy with your whole family. Fluency in Russian is not required; all are welcome.

    Для вас и ваших детей. Сказки, рассказы, песни на русском языке. Читаем вместе. Учим вместе. Говорим вместе. Свободное знание языка не требуется.

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