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Square 3d pixar style illustration of a 10 year old African American boy and a 11 year old blonde girl both wearing dinosaur t-shirts, shorts, and sandals. The boy is holding a magnifying glass, and the girl is holding a parchment style paper with a dinosaur on it and the word clue. They are standing in a room that looks like the one in the picture. There is a brontosaurus peeking its head through the door that is behind the children's backs.

Dinosaur Escape Room

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Games, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids

“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!”

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!”

Stitchin' Chicks with a crochet chicken

Stitchin' Chicks

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Montvale Community Room at Montvale Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us every Tuesday at 2:00 PM (except holidays), bring your projects, and knit or crochet with us!

New members are always welcome, and no experience is necessary. Come learn with us!

Library Branch: Montvale Library
Room: Montvale Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday at 2:00 PM (except holidays), bring your projects, and knit or crochet with us!

New members are always welcome, and no experience is necessary. Come learn with us!

Square 3d pixar style illustration of a 10 year old African American boy and a 11 year old blonde girl both wearing dinosaur t-shirts, shorts, and sandals. The boy is holding a magnifying glass, and the girl is holding a parchment style paper with a dinosaur on it and the word clue. They are standing in a room that looks like the one in the picture. There is a brontosaurus peeking its head through the door that is behind the children's backs.

Dinosaur Escape Room

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 2:15pm - 3:15pm
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Games, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids

“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!”

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!”

Square 3d pixar style illustration of a 10 year old African American boy and a 11 year old blonde girl both wearing dinosaur t-shirts, shorts, and sandals. The boy is holding a magnifying glass, and the girl is holding a parchment style paper with a dinosaur on it and the word clue. They are standing in a room that looks like the one in the picture. There is a brontosaurus peeking its head through the door that is behind the children's backs.

Dinosaur Escape Room

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Games, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids

“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!”

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!”

AI illustration of two dinosaurs in a library holding graphic novels under the banner that says Graphic Novel Book Club for Kids.

Graphic Novel Book Club for Kids

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids

Come join our new Graphic Novel Book Club for Kids! In this session, we'll discuss the meeting's theme: Dinosaurs! Tell us all about a graphic novel of your choice that you've read recently, about or featuring dinosaurs.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join our new Graphic Novel Book Club for Kids! In this session, we'll discuss the meeting's theme: Dinosaurs! Tell us all about a graphic novel of your choice that you've read recently, about or featuring dinosaurs.

Photograph of a hand sketching with colored pencils in a sketchbook. The words Stewartsville Sketch Club should be in caligraphy in the center surrounded by sketches of books and flowers and birds.

Stewartsville Sketch Club

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for a relaxing hour of creativity.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Stewartsville Library
Room: Stewartsville Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for a relaxing hour of creativity.

Ai illustration of two dinosaurs reading books.

Books 4 Fun

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Story Times, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 6.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 6.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

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Invent the Summer STEM Challenge

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids

Invent the Summer is a non-profit organization that helps to inspire the next generation of engineers.  It is a STEM and engineering program for kids 12 and under with weekly challenges to participate in throughout the summer.  At the li

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Invent the Summer is a non-profit organization that helps to inspire the next generation of engineers.  It is a STEM and engineering program for kids 12 and under with weekly challenges to participate in throughout the summer.  At the li

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ESL for Everyone

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Family - All Ages

Would you like to learn, improve, or practice your English? ESL teacher Barbara Stevenson can help you. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced level. Come and meet other people and make new friends.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Would you like to learn, improve, or practice your English? ESL teacher Barbara Stevenson can help you. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced level. Come and meet other people and make new friends.

AI illustration of a girl meditating in the Forest.

Mindful Me with the 4H

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Health and Wellness, Story Times, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids

Building calm, confidence, and healthy habits.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Health and Wellness, Story Times, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Building calm, confidence, and healthy habits.

AI illustration of a girl meditating in the Forest.

Mindful Me with the 4H

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Health and Wellness, Story Times, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids

Building calm, confidence, and healthy habits.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Health and Wellness, Story Times, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Building calm, confidence, and healthy habits.

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Repurpose, Reuse, Recycle Club: CD Mobile Edition

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids, Teens

Kids and teens ages 8 to 16 are invited to join the Repurpose, Reuse, and Recycle Club at the Moneta/SML Library!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids and teens ages 8 to 16 are invited to join the Repurpose, Reuse, and Recycle Club at the Moneta/SML Library!

Ai illustration of two dinosaurs reading books.

Books 4 Fun

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Big Island Movie Area at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Story Times, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 6.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Movie Area
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 6.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Ai illustration of two dinosaurs reading books.

Books 4 Fun

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library
Program Type:
Story Times, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 6.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Stewartsville Library
Room: Stewartsville Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 6.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

A group of senior women doing chair yoga in a yellow room.

Chair Yoga

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join holistic health practitioner and licensed yoga instructor Rachel Milne for Chair Yoga. 

Teens and adults are welcome to come get moving at your library! Registration is requested.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join holistic health practitioner and licensed yoga instructor Rachel Milne for Chair Yoga. 

Teens and adults are welcome to come get moving at your library! Registration is requested.

Cute illustration of two babies holding books with the words Rock-A-Bye Reader above them.

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Montvale Community Room at Montvale Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool
Rock-A-Bye Reader:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months.  Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources. ...

Registration Required
Library Branch: Montvale Library
Room: Montvale Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months.  Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Rock and Mineral Samples

Unearth Your Natural World

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Moneta Main Library Area at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids

Learn about rocks and minerals and get some hands-on experience with recognizing rocks in your backyard. Free rock specimens for anyone under age 12 who attends! Presented by members of the Roanoke Valley Mineral and Gem Society. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Main Library Area
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about rocks and minerals and get some hands-on experience with recognizing rocks in your backyard. Free rock specimens for anyone under age 12 who attends! Presented by members of the Roanoke Valley Mineral and Gem Society. 

3D pixar style illustration of a 10-year-old African American boy and a 12-year-old Asian Girl wearing summer clothing, using simple tools to find small fossils and bones in a clear plastic bin. The background should be blurred bookshelves filled with colorful books.

Digging up the Past: Fossil Expedition!

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids, Teens

Join us today for a STEM event to uncover the fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures!  All participants will be able to keep whatever they find.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us today for a STEM event to uncover the fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures!  All participants will be able to keep whatever they find.

3D pixar style illustration of a 10-year-old African American boy and a 12-year-old Asian Girl wearing summer clothing, using simple tools to find small fossils and bones in a clear plastic bin. The background should be blurred bookshelves filled with colorful books.

Digging up the Past: Fossil Expedition!

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids, Teens

Join us today for a STEM event to uncover the fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures. 

All participants will be able to keep whatever they find.

Children under 12 MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us today for a STEM event to uncover the fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures. 

All participants will be able to keep whatever they find.

Children under 12 MUST be accompanied by an adult.

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Confessions of a Colorholic

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Montvale Community Room at Montvale Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Confessions of a Colorholic:

Open to anyone who enjoys coloring for relaxation or creative expression!  Join us every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 PM at the Montvale Library.  The library provides ...

Library Branch: Montvale Library
Room: Montvale Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Confessions of a Colorholic

Open to anyone who enjoys coloring for relaxation or creative expression!  Join us every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 PM at the Montvale Library.  The library provides coloring sheets as well as markers, coloring pencils and pens but you are welcome to bring your own.

Bold watercolor painting of a basket of yarn, a set of knitting and a set of crotchet needles with the words Fiber Club Friends written out in yarn above it.

Fiber Club Friends

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

The Moneta Fiber Club Friends group meets the second Thursday of every month (except on holidays) from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Moneta Fiber Club Friends group meets the second Thursday of every month (except on holidays) from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. 

Fantasy painting. Square bright teal and purple swirling background with sparkles. An open book with a dragon laying across the pages. Dungeons and dragons dice with clearly legible numbers on them. Glowing gold words at the top that read Adventures with Dungeons & Dragons in a fantasy style script.

Adventures with Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:45pm
Bedford STEM Lab at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Kids, Teens

Children and teens ages 10 and up are invited to join us every Thursday evening (except on holidays) as we go on an epic Dungeons and Dragons Adventure!  Both new and experienced players are welcome.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford STEM Lab
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children and teens ages 10 and up are invited to join us every Thursday evening (except on holidays) as we go on an epic Dungeons and Dragons Adventure!  Both new and experienced players are welcome.

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Chess Club

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Bedford Peaks Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Kids, Teens

If you are a chess enthusiast or interested in learning more about the game, please join us every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (except holidays)! 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Peaks Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you are a chess enthusiast or interested in learning more about the game, please join us every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (except holidays)! 

Line drawing of a person standing in a tai chi pose in front of a ying yang symbol.

Tai Chi at the Library

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Tai Chi:

Join certified instructor Scott Larsen every week for a free class in the gentle, meditative martial art known as Tai Chi.  Practiced throughout the world for its numerous hea...

Registration is not required unless you wish to receive an email event reminder.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tai Chi

Join certified instructor Scott Larsen every week for a free class in the gentle, meditative martial art known as Tai Chi.  Practiced throughout the world for its numerous health benefits, many of Tai Chi's slow movements and deep breathing techniques are easy to learn and suitable for people of all ages and abilities.*

*No equipment is necessary, but please wear lightweight, comfortable shoes and loose-fitting clothing that doesn't restrict your range of motion.  Though Tai Chi is a safe, low-impact form of exercise, it is always recommended that you consult your doctor before beginning any new fitness program-especially if you have any limiting physical or medical conditions (such as joint problems, back pain, diabetes, heart disease, circulation issues, etc.) or are taking any medications that can make you dizzy or lightheaded. 
First-time attendees may be asked to sign a waiver.  

Note: This class may be held in different spaces in the library (or outdoors) depending on the week and what space is available.  Please check in with a librarian at the desk if you are unsure of where to go. 

Registration is not required unless you wish to receive an email event reminder.