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Thursday, June 13, 2013 · 10:00 am
Virginia Beach Public Library (VBPL) kicks off its 2013 Summer Reading Challenge for all ages on Monday, June 17. Children and teens are encouraged to read for fun during summer, receiving incentives for every 10 hours they complete. Adults can participate, too, tracking tit...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 · 11:15 am
As you visit Virginia Beach’s public libraries this summer you’ll find the usual: books, e-books, CDs and plenty of free events as part of the Summer Reading Challenge. But at two locations, Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library and Kempsville Area Library, you’ll also be able...
Thursday, May 02, 2013 · 11:15 am
The Friends of Virginia Beach Public Library approved $130,000 in library grants for its new fiscal year, April 2013 to March 2014. Among the grants is $30,000 for the Summer Reading Challenge for children, teens and adults; $20,000 for staff training and development; $18,00...
Wednesday, March 06, 2013 · 05:00 pm
The Bayside Recreation Center at 4500 First Court Road closed today, Wednesday, at 6 p.m. because of a power outage. It is scheduled to re-open at 6 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, if the power if restored by then.
Power was out for a time at the Bayside Library, but now it i...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 · 10:45 am
AARP Tax Aide volunteers are at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library and the Princess Anne Area Library now through April 15, providing citizens with free help filing their state and federal tax returns. To receive tax assistance, citizens must bring a Social Security car...
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Thursday, January 31, 2013 · 11:25 am
The Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile, an interactive "museum on wheels," visits Virginia Beach’s Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, Thursday, Feb. 28 through Saturday, March 2. On Feb. 28, the exhibit will be open to school groups from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and op...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2012 · 03:00 pm
As part of its “Decision 2012: Engage Yourself at Your Library” campaign to promote civic engagement, voter registration and informed decision-making in advance of elections, Virginia Beach Public Library held a fun - and very un-scientific - “Presidential Penny Poll.” Lib...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 · 10:30 am
Virginia Beach Public Library is helping citizens prepare for November’s elections, providing free access to information, voter registration and more. Each library has a “Decision 2012” display, with books and materials about voting, candidates, issues, citizen engagement...
Monday, September 17, 2012 · 12:00 pm
If you’ve been inspired to research your roots after watching the hit NBC show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” head to Virginia Beach’s Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library on Saturday, Sept. 22. From 7 p.m. to midnight, the library will host its 21st Midnight Madness genealogy ...
Thursday, September 13, 2012 · 10:30 am
The nationally touring Digital Bookmobile from Overdrive, Virginia Beach Public Library’s e-book and audiobook service provider, will stop at the Central Library on Friday, Sept. 28, and Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The 74-foot, 18-wheel tractor-trailer...
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