Essex Public Library

10:00am-8:00pm

Essex Public Library
117 N Church Ln
Tappahannock, VA 22560
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Tue: 10:00am-6:00pm

Wed-Thu: 10:00am-8:00pm

Fri: 1:00pm-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-4:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Get Going With STEM Engineering Text with constructed CD, cardboard and rubber band vehicle

Get Going With STEM: Vehicles

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

Open

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Engineer vehicles powered by balloons and rubber bands and race them. For ages 7-12. Registration required.

DJ equipment on a purple background with the real world of media and music episode 3: DJing

The Real World of Media & Music: How to DJ

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

Teens

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Workshop

Event Details:

Work with Travis Harris and DJ Turtle of Hot Mix VA radio in this interactive series introducing young people to the Media & Music industry.

In episode 3, crank up the volume and learn about DJing.

For ages 12- 17.

Man and small child with a yellow ball python draped over their shoulders and the snake flickering its tongue close to the child's outstretched thumb's up.

Jack's Jungle

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Children, Preschool, Tweens, Teens, Family

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Preschool, Tweens, Teens, Family

Program Type: Special Event

Event Details:

Get nose to snoot with an American alligator and other furry & scaly creatures in this program with Jackson Baugus and his live animal friends! All ages.

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (6/22)	Mon (6/23)	Tue (6/24)	Wed (6/25)	Thu (6/26)	Fri (6/27)	Sat (6/28)
10 am			This event is in the "Adults" group Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club 10:30am–12:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Family" group Storytime 10:30am–11:30am Children, Preschool, Family Storytime This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Family" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Community Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Preschool, Family Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Brighten up your week and celebrate summer by joining Ms. Beth for colorful stories, fun songs, rhymes and activities that support school readiness. For ages 8 and under with an adult caregiver.
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm				This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Color Your World: Giant Gemstones 2:00pm–3:30pm Children, Tweens Arts & Crafts Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Community Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Strike it RICH! Use the color wheel & oil pastels to create large, colorful gemstones. For ages 7-12. Registration required.		This event is in the "Everyone" group Colors of Culture: Indigenous Storytelling, Food & Art 2:00pm–3:00pm Everyone Special Event Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Everyone" group Closed Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Community Meeting Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Jay Richardson Grebe, Executive Director of Just Harvest and descendent of the Rappahannock Tribe shares stories from Indigenous cultures around the globe of how colors of Sky and Earth came to be before leading participants in a story inspi
3 pm			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group World Builders Book Club Watch Party with Katherine Applegate 3:45pm–5:00pm Children, Tweens Book Club, Special Event This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Community Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Book Club, Special Event Event Details: Join us for a watch party at the Library as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder.
4 pm			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Author Talk - Living the Otter Life with Katherine Applegate (3rd-6th Grade) 4:00pm–5:00pm Children, Tweens Author Talk, Virtual Event Virtual Event This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Online Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event Event Details: Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder.
5 pm
6 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group Cancelled The Real World of Media & Music: How to Interview & Make a Podcast 6:30pm–7:30pm Teens Workshop This event is in the "Teens" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Community Meeting Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Workshop Event Details: Work with Travis Harris and DJ Turtle of Hot Mix VA radio in this interactive series introducing young people to the Media & Music industry. In episode 2, learn about the craft of interviewing and podcasts.