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Kids' Curiosity Club

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

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Other

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

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Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Event Details:

Explore the world through fun STEM activities and experiments in this program for school-aged youth.

Exploring the Past: Virginia and the Civil Rights Movement

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Special Event

Event Details:

Learn about some of the figures who challenged and helped dismantle the Jim Crow system of segregation in Virginia and the rest of the United States.

Book Club

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

Book Club

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

Book Club

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

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AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

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.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

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.

Author Talk - Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

7:00pm–8:00pm

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:

You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live ins

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.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

Kids' Curiosity Club

3:30pm–4:30pm

Children, Tweens

Other

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Event Details:

Explore the world through fun STEM activities and experiments in this program for school-aged youth.

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.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

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:

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

Author Talk - America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter

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:

Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

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.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

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:

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

Book Club

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

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.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

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:

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

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.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

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