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

Rock-A-Bye Reader (0-21 Months)

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for babies with rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.  This session is for children from birth up to 21 months old.

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

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for babies with rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.  This session is for children from birth up to 21 months old.

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

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML 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: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta 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.

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

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Story Times, Summer Reading
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: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times, Summer Reading
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.

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

Rock-A-Bye Reader (21 Months - 3 Years Old)

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 11:15am - 12:15pm
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for toddlers ages 21 months to 3 years old.  Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

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

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for toddlers ages 21 months to 3 years old.  Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Bold watercolor painting of an open book with evergreen trees growing out of the pages and a black bear on the right and a deer on the left and an afternoon sun in the blue sky above.

Forest Friends Book Club

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

The Forest Friends Book Club meets every 2nd Monday of the month at 1:00 PM. Join us to read and discuss our Book of the Month!  Open to anyone.

Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

The Forest Friends Book Club meets every 2nd Monday of the month at 1:00 PM. Join us to read and discuss our Book of the Month!  Open to anyone.

Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Monday Movie Presents Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Big Island Movie Area at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Movies, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Family - All Ages

Stomp into Summer: Dino Movies for the Whole Family!

This month's movie is Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Queen Latifah, and MORE!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Movie Area
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Movies, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Stomp into Summer: Dino Movies for the Whole Family!

This month's movie is Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Queen Latifah, and MORE!

A beautiful lake in the middle of the pages of a book with a canoe in the middle of the lake. The words Literary Lakers Book Club are written in script in the sky above the book.

Literary Lakers Book Club

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Come join us today for the meeting of the Literary Lakers Book Club at the Moneta/SML Library!

We will meet in the community room each month on the Second Monday.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us today for the meeting of the Literary Lakers Book Club at the Moneta/SML Library!

We will meet in the community room each month on the Second Monday.

Two AI dinosaurs holding books.

Books 4 Fun

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Montvale Community Room at Montvale 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: Montvale Library
Room: Montvale 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. 

Ai illustration of two dinosaurs reading books.

Books 4 Fun

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Bedford Room at Bedford Central 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: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford 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. 

Ai illustration of two dinosaurs reading books.

Books 4 Fun

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML 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: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta 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. 

Ai illustration of two dinosaurs reading books.

Books 4 Fun

Tuesday, July 14, 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. 

Cute AI pixar style illustration of two young dinosaur characters playing chess in a library.

Stewartsville Chess Club

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library
Program Type:
Games, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Kids, Teens

Chess Adventures: Millions of Moves in the Making.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Stewartsville Library
Room: Stewartsville Community Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Games, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Chess Adventures: Millions of Moves in the Making.

Stitchin' Chicks with a crochet chicken

Stitchin' Chicks

Tuesday, July 14, 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!

Image of the Amazement Square STEAM Cart superimposed on top of a polka dot background

Tinkering Tuesdays

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Preschool

Children ages 3 to 10 are invited to jump into the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) with us on the 1st Tuesday* of every month!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children ages 3 to 10 are invited to jump into the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) with us on the 1st Tuesday* of every month!

Van Gogh style painting of a vase of sunflowers next to a stack of books painted on a canvas set on an easel popping out of the pages of an open book. Square image. With the words I'm No Van Gogh painted in script above and the words Paint Nights at the bottom.

I'm No Van Gogh Paint Night

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
I'm No Van Gogh Paint Night:

Open to anyone regardless of your skill level.  Everyone from experienced painters to someone who has never even picked up a paintbrush is welcome. This is a time of self-e...

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required

I'm No Van Gogh Paint Night

Open to anyone regardless of your skill level.  Everyone from experienced painters to someone who has never even picked up a paintbrush is welcome.

This is a time of self-expression, not a teaching class. Come and paint whatever the canvas inspires in you!  

All supplies will be provided. Please dress in clothing you won’t mind getting messy.

Everyone who participates will be able to take their paintings home at the end of the evening.

Registration is required and space is limited.

Watercolor AI image of a book with the words "Stewartsville Library Book Club" written on the pages and pretty flowers.

Adult Book Club

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Join other readers on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss a different book and meet other members of your community!

This month's book selection will be...TBA.

Drinks will be provided.

Library Branch: Stewartsville Library
Room: Stewartsville Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join other readers on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss a different book and meet other members of your community!

This month's book selection will be...TBA.

Drinks will be provided.

2025 Best in Show Quilt

29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Show

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 9:00am - 6:00pm
Bedford Mezzanine at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events
Age Group:
Family - All Ages

The Peaks & Pieces Annual Quilt Show is back!

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Mezzanine
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events
Event Details:

The Peaks & Pieces Annual Quilt Show is back!

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

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a Lap Sit program focusing on action songs and movements that develop fine motor skills for newborns and children up to age 23 months.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a Lap Sit program focusing on action songs and movements that develop fine motor skills for newborns and children up to age 23 months.

Ai illustration of two dinosaurs reading books.

Books 4 Fun

Wednesday, July 15, 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. 

High resolution 3D pixar style illustration of an open book with fossils popping out of the pages and an elementary aged African American boy and an elementary aged girl starring at them in awe. AI

The Fossil Files presented by The Science Museum of Western Virginia

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Moneta Main Library Area at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Family - All Ages

Fossils Tell a Story—Dig In and Listen!

What are fossils, where do they come from, and what can we learn from them? 

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

Fossils Tell a Story—Dig In and Listen!

What are fossils, where do they come from, and what can we learn from them? 

Collage of watercolor portraits of toddlers doing activities with the words Toddler Time in the middle.

Toddler Time

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Come join us for our interactive story time for children ages 2 to 3 years old - Toddler Time!  This story time will feature books, movement songs, scarves, parachutes, crafts, and musical instruments.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us for our interactive story time for children ages 2 to 3 years old - Toddler Time!  This story time will feature books, movement songs, scarves, parachutes, crafts, and musical instruments.

Invent the Summer logo

Invent the Summer STEM Challenge

Wednesday, July 15, 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

High resolution 3D pixar style illustration of an open book with fossils popping out of the pages and an elementary aged African American boy and an elementary aged white girl starring at them in awe.  AI

The Fossil Files presented by The Science Museum of Western Virginia

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bedford Main Library Area at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Family - All Ages

Fossils Tell a Story—Dig In and Listen!

What are fossils, where do they come from, and what can we learn from them? 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Main Library Area
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fossils Tell a Story—Dig In and Listen!

What are fossils, where do they come from, and what can we learn from them? 

2025 Best in Show Quilt

29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Show

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 9:00am - 8:00pm
Bedford Mezzanine at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events
Age Group:
Family - All Ages

The Peaks & Pieces Annual Quilt Show is back!

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Mezzanine
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events
Event Details:

The Peaks & Pieces Annual Quilt Show is back!