Local library events
Storytimes and kids' library events near BIG ISLAND LIBRARY from the public library calendar.
1111 SCHOOLDAYS ROAD, BIG ISLAND, VA 24526
Upcoming events
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
1111 Schooldays Drive, Big Island, VA, 24526, US
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. Our overall theme for this session is Unearth a Story®! Weekly themes will include different kinds of Dinosaurs, Construction & Digging, Animals That Live Underground, Rocks, Plants & Gardening, and Buried Treasure!
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
45 Cascade Drive, Vinton, VA, 24179, US
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. Our overall theme for this session is Unearth a Story®! Weekly themes will include different kinds of Dinosaurs, Construction & Digging, Animals That Live Underground, Rocks, Plants & Gardening, and Buried Treasure!
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA, 24121, US
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.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
11575 West Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike, Montvale, VA, 24122, US
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA, 24121, US
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. Best for ages 7 to 12. Registration is required.
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
1111 Schooldays Drive, Big Island, VA, 24526, US
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.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
11575 West Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike, Montvale, VA, 24122, US
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24551, US
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 IS REQUIRED (only register the children/teens that will be participating). NOTE: We will offer this program on several dates this summer. Please be courteous and sign up for only one session so more people have the opportunity to participate.
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA, 24121, US
The Moneta Fiber Club Friends group meets the second Thursday of every month (except on holidays) from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. This group is for experienced knitters and crocheters only. Please bring your own projects and enjoy the company of other fiber arts enthusiasts. Open to adults and teens.
5:00 PM to 7:45 PM
321 N Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, US
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.
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
321 N Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, US
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)! Open to all ages and skill levels, program presenter Lee Fields will be available for instruction. If you have your own chessboard/clock, please bring it with you.
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
321 N Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, US
Registration is not required unless you wish to receive an email event reminder.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
45 Cascade Drive, Vinton, VA, 24179, US
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA, 24121, US
Unearth your creativity and make stunning geode coasters from felt! All supplies will be provided for this workshop for teens and adults. We'll be using hot glue guns and working with thin strips of felt. Registration is required.
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
45 Cascade Drive, Vinton, VA, 24179, US
Join other seniors at the Stewartsville library every other month for coffee, conversations, and other fun activities such as games, and crafts! Share stories, make connections, and get to know your neighbors. Registration is not required and feel free to come as you are.
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
321 N Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, US
FUN & GAMES!! The Friends of the Bedford Public Library invite you to join us on the 2nd Saturday of each month for a fun afternoon playing board and tabletop games. Play our games or bring your own. Play old standards or learn some new ones, play a little or a lot! Bring a friend. Make new friends. For children (ages 8+), teens, and adults. Snacks will be provided. Please bring your own refillable water bottle. Registration is not required unless you wish to receive an event reminder.
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24551, US
Join us for an epic adventure in the realm of Dungeons & Dragons on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Players will face dangerous foes, use their wits to solve perilous challenges and work together to defeat evil to save the realm. Each session will be a separate adventure and everything you’ll need will be provided by the library. Separate registration is required for each session. Please sign up for only 1 session per month.
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
321 N Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, US
“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!” Scientists at the Bedford Central Library have done the impossible—they’ve successfully cloned a real dinosaur! But there’s a problem… the dinosaur has gone missing! Now it’s up to you and your team to follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and track down the runaway dino before it’s too late. Join our Dinosaur Escape Room as part of the Unearth a Story™ Summer Reading Program. Work together, think fast, and see if you have what it takes to save the day—and the dinosaur!
2:15 PM to 3:15 PM
321 N Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, US
“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!” Scientists at the Bedford Central Library have done the impossible—they’ve successfully cloned a real dinosaur! But there’s a problem… the dinosaur has gone missing! Now it’s up to you and your team to follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and track down the runaway dino before it’s too late. Join our Dinosaur Escape Room as part of the Unearth a Story™ Summer Reading Program. Work together, think fast, and see if you have what it takes to save the day—and the dinosaur!
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24551, US
Join us for an epic adventure in the realm of Dungeons & Dragons on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Players will face dangerous foes, use their wits to solve perilous challenges and work together to defeat evil to save the realm. Each session will be a separate adventure and everything you’ll need will be provided by the library. Separate registration is required for each session. Please sign up for only 1 session per month.
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
321 N Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, US
“Dino Detectives: Crack the Case Before Time Runs Out!” Scientists at the Bedford Central Library have done the impossible—they’ve successfully cloned a real dinosaur! But there’s a problem… the dinosaur has gone missing! Now it’s up to you and your team to follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and track down the runaway dino before it’s too late. Join our Dinosaur Escape Room as part of the Unearth a Story™ Summer Reading Program. Work together, think fast, and see if you have what it takes to save the day—and the dinosaur!
10:15 AM to 11:15 AM
15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24551, US
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.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
1111 Schooldays Drive, Big Island, VA, 24526, US
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA, 24121, US
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM
15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24551, US
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.
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24551, US
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. This month's selection is The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb.
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA, 24121, US
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. All ages are welcome; kids under 12 must come with an adult.
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
1111 Schooldays Drive, Big Island, VA, 24526, US
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! Plot: Manny the woolly mammoth and his prehistoric friends discover an underground world populated by dinosaurs so large that Manny is no longer the most-feared creature in their realm. Rated: PG Run Time: 94 Minutes
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA, 24121, US
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. We will read either the same genre and/or the same author and share our thoughts. This month's theme: Happy Birthday to you! (Read a book published the year you were born).
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
11575 West Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike, Montvale, VA, 24122, US
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. Our overall theme for this session is Unearth a Story®! Weekly themes will include different kinds of Dinosaurs, Construction & Digging, Animals That Live Underground, Rocks, Plants & Gardening, and Buried Treasure!