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

Seed & Plant Exchange

Annual Seed & Plant Exchange

All Day 5/5 - 5/10

Foyer at Essex Public Library

Age Group:

Everyone

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Foyer

Age Group: Everyone

Event Details:

Do you have more plants or seeds than you can use this year? Need to thin out some of your plantings? Bring in extra seeds and plants for other gardeners to enjoy, and pick out something for your own garden–for free!

Red, green blue and purple paint splotches with the word Messtival written in large orange letters and Color Our World below it.

Messtival Summer Learning Kickoff

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Children, Preschool, Tweens, Teens, Family, Everyone

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

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

Program Type: Special Event

Event Details:

Celebrate the creative spirit at this messy art festival to kick off a summer of fun!

Groovy Nate in a hat and sunglasses outside next to a colorful mural holding an assortment of percussive instruments.

Get Your Groove on with Groovy Nate

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Children, Preschool, Family

Library Branch: Essex Public Library

Room: Community Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Preschool, Family

Program Type: Performance

Event Details:

Move, sing and play with Grammy nominated Groovy Nate® and his funky grooves, exotic musical instruments and comedy. For ages 4 -10.

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 (7/13)	Mon (7/14)	Tue (7/15)	Wed (7/16)	Thu (7/17)	Fri (7/18)	Sat (7/19)
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. 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. 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				This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Family" group. It's Unbelievable! Magic Show 1:00pm - 2:00pm Children, Preschool, Tweens, Family Performance This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Community Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Preschool, Tweens, Family Program Type: Performance Event Details: Be astounded by the marvelous magic of Joe Romano! All ages.
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm			This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. After School Crochet Club 4:00pm - 5:30pm Tweens, Teens Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. 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	This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting 4:00pm - 6:00pm Adults Other This event is in the "Adults" group. 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.	This event is in the "Teens" group. Author Talk - Discerning the Truth with Marie Lu (9th-12th Grade) 4:00pm - 5:00pm Teens Author Talk, Virtual Event Virtual Event This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Online Age Group: Teens Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event Event Details: Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Color Your World: Bottle Galaxy Watercolor 4:00pm - 5:30pm Tweens, Teens Arts & Crafts, Workshop Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Upcoming Library Branch: Essex Public Library Room: Community Meeting Room Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Use out of this world watercolor techniques and design a stunning galaxy in this workshop with local artist and art educator, Emily Crews!