Upcoming Events

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Book Cover of My Forest is Green with a young boy travelling down a forest path

The Storywalk at Hutchinson

08/21/2025 @ 6:00pm to 09/01/2025 @ 7:15pm
Off Site

Age Group:

Family, Everyone
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Enjoy My Forest is Green by Darren LeBeouf & Ashley Barron while strolling through the shady woods at the Hutchinson Unit of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge.  All Ages

Riley Raccoon standing by a stack of books and guitar with colorful stars rising and the word storytime

Storytime

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Preschool, Babies, Family
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime
dice and chess pieces overlay playing cards with the words board game cafe

Board Game Café

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Come play board games of all types on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Bring a game or play one of ours. Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided. For teens and adults. 

Gray stone ramparts with wooden slatted bridge and neon green die of various shapes and sizes with the text D & D Club

D & D Club

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step into the fantastic world of Dungeons & Dragons! Pizza lunch provided and beginners welcomed. For ages 11 - 15. Registration for EACH club meeting is required.

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Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

Library Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting

4:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Other
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Library Board meets quarterly on the third Wednesday in July, October, January, and April at 4:00 p.m. The meetings are open to the public. 

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

D & D Club

11:00am–2:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Gaming
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step into the fantastic world of Dungeons & Dragons! Pizza lunch provided and beginners welcomed. For ages 11 - 15. Registration for EACH club meeting is required.

Board of Equalization

10:00am–6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting with residents

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

Board of Equalization

12:00pm–5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting with residents

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

Board of Equalization

2:00pm–8:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting with residents

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

Author Talk - Courtly Intrigue and Whispers as Weapons with Historical Fiction Queen Philippa Gregory

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Author Talk, Virtual Event
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event
Event Details:

Coined as the “queen of British historical fiction,” Philippa Gregory returns to the infamous Tudor Court with a tale that is both timely and timeless.

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

Board of Equalization

10:00am–6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting with residents

Veterans Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Essex Public Library

Board of Equalization

12:00pm–8:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting with residents

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

Board Game Café

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Gaming
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Come play board games of all types on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Bring a game or play one of ours. Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided. For teens and adults. 

D & D Club

11:00am–2:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Gaming
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step into the fantastic world of Dungeons & Dragons! Pizza lunch provided and beginners welcomed. For ages 11 - 15. Registration for EACH club meeting is required.

Board of Equalization

10:00am–6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting with residents

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.