Upcoming Events

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Book cover of Wishtree: silhouette of a large oak tree with a few colorful ribbons tied to its branches against a star-studded blue night sky. A crow stands looking up at the tree and an owl and a pair of skunks are in its branches. The words wishtree from the Newbery medal-winning author of the One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate

World Builders Book Club: Wishtree

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

Open

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Read, craft and play games centered around Newbery Medal-winning author, Katherine Applegate's, Wishtree.

Nickolas Muray's photograph of Frida Kahlo on a Bench in New York in 1939

Color Our World with Frida Kahlo and Mexican Modernism

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Special Event

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other, Special Event

Event Details:

Delve deeper into the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Frida Kahlo exhibit, "Frida: Beyond the Myth," in this talk with art historian Dr. Jeanette Nicewinter, Ph.D.

cartoonish red and white striped tub of popcorn wearing sunglasses walking munching popcorn and holding a paintbrush in its hand and leaving a red paint trail behind it

Paint, Punch and Popcorn

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Preschool, Tweens, Family

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Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Preschool, Tweens, Family

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Drop by the library to make some art and have a snack. All ages.

grand piano sitting on a cloud with its lid open and a rainbow with colorful musical notes and shapes on a sky blue background

There's a Song for That!

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Performance, Workshop

Age Group:

Children, Preschool, Family

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Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Preschool, Family

Program Type: Performance, Workshop

Event Details:

Whatever you’re thinking or feeling, there's probably a song for that! Music is a great way for children to express emotions, cultivate creativity, and build empathy.

Blue graphic of a drone flying over a geometric pattern and the words make it work with STEM robotics written in gold

Make it Work With STEM: Drones

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Class, Workshop

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens

Waitlist

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Technology Class, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Work together in teams to build and fly a drone - explore how it works, test your flying skills and see just how high you can soar. Ages 9 to 15. Registration required.

Light it Up With STEM Engineering text and red mini LED light saber and colorful LED stickies

Light It Up With STEM: Lightsabers & More

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

Open

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Event Details:

Brighten things up by creating mini-LED lightsabers and stickies. For ages 7-12. Registration required.

Hot Mix VA Radio in red lettering with black headphone graphic surrounding the words with the text the real world of media & music, episode 1: how it works

The Real World of Media & Music: How it Works

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

Teens

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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 1, learn about the skill set and equipment used in the business.

Stone rampart and slatted wooden bridge with 3 neon green dungeons and dragons die of various shapes

D & D Club

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens

Open

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

Registration Required

Event Details:

Step into the multi-colored world of Dungeons & Dragons. Pizza provided and beginners welcomed! For ages 11 - 15. Registration required.

Author Katherine Applegate in a jean jacket with colorful necklace standing next to the picture book cover of Odder with a sea otter leaning its face against a paw while floating on its back in the Pacific Ocean. World Builders Book club Watch Party written underneath

World Builders Book Club Watch Party with Katherine Applegate

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club, Special Event

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

View Details

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.

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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.

Capture Our World: Smartphone Photography 101

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Adults

Workshop

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Workshop

Event Details:

Discover how to make the most of your camera phone!

Author Talk - On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand

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:

You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book The Electric Mind: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains (forthcoming June

Creative Planning through Bullet Journaling

11:00am - 12:30pm

Teens, Adults

Arts & Crafts, Other, Workshop

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Have a goal to stay organized? In need of a scheduling system you'll keep? Then plan in style with a Bullet Journal! It's a unique way to keep events, notes, goals, general life, and creative fun in order.

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:

After School Crochet Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Tweens, Teens

Arts & Crafts

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

The library meeting room is open for young people to gather and crochet on the first and third Tuesday of each month. If you are just a beginner, we have two volunteers from Knot Naughty Kids, a local yarn business, to help you get the hang

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:

D & D Club

11:00am - 2:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Gaming

Upcoming

Registration Required

Upcoming

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

Registration Required

Event Details:

Step into the multi-colored world of Dungeons & Dragons. Pizza provided and beginners welcomed! For ages 11 - 15. Registration required.

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:

After School Crochet Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Tweens, Teens

Arts & Crafts

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Author Talk - Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction with Casey McQuiston

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:

Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, The Pairing.

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:

Author Talk - How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos with Organizational Psychologist Dr. Tasha Eurich

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Adults

Author Talk, Virtual Event

Virtual Event

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Adults

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