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Pictorial Quilts Exhibit by Denise Lockwood

All Day 2/17–3/31
Moneta/SML Library
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: MOARTS Exhibit
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Denise Lockwood Pictorial Quilting Exhibit in the MOarts Gallery

Quilted pictorial artworks created by Denise Lockwood will be on display in the MOarts Gallery from February 3, 2026 – March 31, 2026.

From Pond to Peak: Artistic Visions of the Claytor Nature Center

All Day 3/23–3/28
Bedford Central Library
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Mezzanine Art Gallery
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

From Pond to Peak:

Artistic Visions of the Claytor Nature Center 

 

Leah Weiss Book Launch!

6:00pm–7:00pm
Forest Library
Book Sales, Community Events, Lectures
Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Main Library Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Sales, Community Events, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Local author Leah Weiss will be visiting us tonight to talk about her new book, The Creek, the Crone, and the Crow, followed by a book signing.

AARP Tax Preperations

9:00am–1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Tharp Room
Purpose of Meeting

Yearly Tax Preparation Services

Books 4 Fun

10:30am–11:30am
Bedford Central Library
Story Times
Cancelled
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Books 4 Fun

10:30am–11:30am
Forest Library
Story Times
Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Books 4 Fun

10:30am–11:30am
Moneta/SML Library
Story Times
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

National Agriculture Day Program, Ages 3-5

10:30am–11:30am
Moneta/SML Library
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Main Library Area
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our Books 4 Fun! Preschool Story Time and a special National Agriculture Day story and activity!

Opera on the James presents The Magic Flute

11:30am–12:30pm
Big Island Library
Music, Performances
Registration Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Music, Performances
Registration Required
Event Details:

A fun time for families and kids of all ages, Mozart’s The Magic Flute is his most popular opera.

National Agriculture Day Program, Ages 5-12

12:00pm–1:00pm
Moneta/SML Library
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special National Agriculture Day story and activity! Come hear about living on a farm, then do a special themed craft sponsored by the Bedford County Farm Bureau Women's Committee.

Registration is requested.

National Agriculture Day Program, Family Event

2:00pm–3:00pm
Moneta/SML Library
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages, Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Families can join us for a special National Agriculture Day story and activity! Come hear about living on a farm, then do a special themed craft sponsored by the Bedford County Farm Bureau Women's Committee.

Stitchin' Chicks

2:00pm–4:00pm
Montvale Library
Arts & Crafts
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!

Stewartsville Support System: A Support Group for Family and Friends of Individuals with Mental Health Diagnoses

5:30pm–6:30pm
Stewartsville Library
Health and Wellness
Library Branch: Stewartsville Library
Room: Stewartsville Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Do you have a loved one, friend, or family member struggling with a mental health diagnosis?  You are not alone. 

Rock-A-Bye Reader

10:30am–11:00am
Bedford Central Library
Story Times
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.

Books 4 Fun

10:30am–11:30am
Forest Library
Story Times
Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Rock-A-Bye Reader

10:30am–11:30am
Moneta/SML Library
Story Times
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.

Toddler Time

11:15am–11:45am
Bedford Central Library
Story Times
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.

ESL for Everyone

1:00pm–2:00pm
Moneta/SML Library
Workshop
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.

Library Board Community Book Project discussion

4:30pm–6:00pm
Forest Library
Book Clubs
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Thank you for participating in our Bedford County Library Community Book Project!    

We will be displaying these books for 2 weeks in each of our library branches, starting with Bedford, Forest and Moneta.  

AARP Tax Preperations

9:00am–1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Tharp Room
Purpose of Meeting

Yearly Tax Preparation Services

Books 4 Fun

10:30am–11:30am
Big Island Library
Story Times
Registration Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Movie Area
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Books 4 Fun

10:30am–11:30am
Stewartsville Library
Story Times
Registration Required
Library Branch: Stewartsville Library
Room: Stewartsville Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Easter Story Time and Egg Hunt

10:30am–11:30am
Forest Library
Animals/Wildlife, Community Events, Story Times
Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Outside
Age Group: Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Animals/Wildlife, Community Events, Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us for our annual Easter Story Time!  There will be stories, songs, a craft, and an Easter Egg Hunt.

Rock-A-Bye Reader

10:30am–11:30am
Montvale Library
Story Times
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.