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Cybersecurity Skills Series: Accounts and Passwords

Cybersecurity Skills: Accounts and Passwords

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:15pm
Tabb Technology Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Ever get frustrated keeping track of accounts and passwords? Learn techniques to keep your information safe and secure on different devices. This is a library staff-led program. Re...

Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 4:15pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Technology Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ever get frustrated keeping track of accounts and passwords? Learn techniques to keep your information safe and secure on different devices. This is a library staff-led program. Registration is recommended; this program is for adults 18+.

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Bad Poetry Evening

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults & Teens, Adults

Event Details:

It's National Poetry Month! Celebrate by writing some bad poetry--on purpose.  After a brief overview of basic poetic forms, attendees will be given a prompt and a time limit ...

Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 6:15pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's National Poetry Month! Celebrate by writing some bad poetry--on purpose.  After a brief overview of basic poetic forms, attendees will be given a prompt and a time limit to write their best (worst) poem.

Collage of crochet projects with a yellow duck, a freehand circle, colorful chains, a rainbow, derpy monsters, blue whale, octopuses and a bee.

Crochet Club

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Yorktown Youth Programs Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Middle & High School

Event Details:

Join us in the library to learn and grow with crochet skills. Yarn and crochet supplies will be provided as Ms. Elyssa leads teens in making a beginner project. This will be a casu...

Registration will close on April 24, 2026 @ 3:45pm.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the library to learn and grow with crochet skills. Yarn and crochet supplies will be provided as Ms. Elyssa leads teens in making a beginner project. This will be a casual atmosphere, so no experience necessary to participate.

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Kids Run Trains

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School

Event Details:

Come see the Kids Run Trains interactive modular layout and try your hand at operating the trains! Registration is not required. Due to limited parking, carpooling is encouraged.

Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Come see the Kids Run Trains interactive modular layout and try your hand at operating the trains! Registration is not required. Due to limited parking, carpooling is encouraged.

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Kids Run Trains

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School

Event Details:

Come see the Kids Run Trains interactive modular layout and try your hand at operating the trains! Registration is not required. Due to limited parking, carpooling is encouraged.

Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Come see the Kids Run Trains interactive modular layout and try your hand at operating the trains! Registration is not required. Due to limited parking, carpooling is encouraged.

Identity Theft and Scams

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Tabb Program Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults

Identity Theft and Scams:

Join Deputy Kevin Taylor Crime Prevention Specialist for The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office for an informative presentation on protecting yourself from Identity Theft and Scams. &n...

Registration will close on April 28, 2026 @ 11:30am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
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Poetry Open Mic

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Celebrate National Poetry Month with us by attending this special Poetry Open Mic. Sign up for a 3-5 minute time slot to guarantee your chance to read. There will be a very limited...

Registration will close on April 29, 2026 @ 4:30pm.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate National Poetry Month with us by attending this special Poetry Open Mic. Sign up for a 3-5 minute time slot to guarantee your chance to read. There will be a very limited amount of drop-in sign up slots.

YCPL Trivia Night

Trivia Night

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:15pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

It's time again for another entertaining and illuminating YCPL Trivia Night at Tabb Library! This session's categories include Famous Slogans, Geography, National Food Month, ...

Registration will close on April 29, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:
It's time again for another entertaining and illuminating YCPL Trivia Night at Tabb Library! 

This session's categories include Famous Slogans, Geography, National Food Month, WWII, and more.

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Mosquito Abatement

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Adults

Mosquito Abatement: Techniques That Work...and Those That Don't:

Mosquitoes are part of life in the Tidewater area, but that doesn’t mean that you have to avoid using your yard because of them.  There are many companies out there promising ...

Registration will open on April 27, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Registration Required
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Deputy Story Time

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Infants - Preschool

Event Details:

Come enjoy a special story time with Crime Prevention Specialist Kevin Taylor from the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office as he shares some of his favorite stories with preschoolers an...

Registration will open on April 27, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come enjoy a special story time with Crime Prevention Specialist Kevin Taylor from the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office as he shares some of his favorite stories with preschoolers and their families.

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Open Play

1:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Join us for creative and imaginative play at the Yorktown Library. This is an open program for children to drop in with their caregivers and play and socialize with other families in the community.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Pre-Coders

1:15pm–2:00pm
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Closed
Registration Required
Registration is no longer available for this event.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Fun & Games, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

During this screen-free program, we will read stories, play games, explore Code-a-pillars and Hexbugs, and create crafts, all to build our coding skills. We will define coding and what it takes to be a good coder.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Tabb Library Writers' Meetup

6:30pm–7:45pm
Adults
Tabb Program Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Writing

Are you interested in writing, but don’t know how to start? Or maybe you’re a seasoned writer, looking for a place to get feedback on your work? Join the Tabb Writers Group! Our monthly meetup on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month (except on holidays) provides writers a space to work on their projects, offer and receive critiques, and even to meet other local writers. No registration required.

Questions? Call 757-890-5120 or email reference@yorkcounty.gov.
 

Baby Bookworms

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 21, 2026 @ 10:05am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baby Bookworms is a story time program for the very young. We explore literacy tips, read a story, sing songs, participate in finger play and conclude with a parenting topic and free play each week. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Baby Bookworms

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 21, 2026 @ 10:05am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baby Bookworms is a story time program for the very young. We explore literacy tips, read a story, sing songs, participate in finger play and conclude with a parenting topic and free play each week. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Cybersecurity Skills: Scams & Misinformation

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Technology Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Technology Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have doubts about the information you see online? Learn how to spot scams and misinformation so you can surf the web with confidence. Registration is recommended as space is limited.

'Bad' Art Night: Acrylic & Watercolor

6:15pm–7:30pm
Adults & Teens, Adults
Tabb Program Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art
Registration Required
Event Details:

Blow off some steam and get creative at our "Bad" Art Night. If you work better with constraints, an art prompt will be provided. No pressure to finish--take this time to relax and unwind. Talent and skill will not be judged--but works may show up on library social media.

Materials provided. For Adults and Teens accompanied by an Adult--registration required as space and supplies are limited. Questions? Call 757-890-5120.

This month's artistic mediums are acrylic paint and watercolor paint.

Disclaimer(s)

Teens Accompanied by an Adult

Teens who register for this program must be accompanied by an adult who is also registered and plans to participate in the program.

Preschool Story Time

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Tales

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Tales is an introduction to story time for toddlers and their parent/caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 11:00am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Tales

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 11:00am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Tales is an introduction to story time for toddlers and their parent/caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Cybersecurity Skills: Accounts and Passwords

6:15pm–7:15pm
Adults
Tabb Technology Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 4:15pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Technology Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ever get frustrated keeping track of accounts and passwords? Learn techniques to keep your information safe and secure on different devices. This is a library staff-led program. Registration is recommended; this program is for adults 18+.

Bad Poetry Evening

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults & Teens, Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 6:15pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's National Poetry Month! Celebrate by writing some bad poetry--on purpose.  After a brief overview of basic poetic forms, attendees will be given a prompt and a time limit to write their best (worst) poem.

Disclaimer(s)

Teens Accompanied by an Adult

Teens who register for this program must be accompanied by an adult who is also registered and plans to participate in the program.

Toddler Tales

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 23, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Tales is an introduction to story time for toddlers and their parent/caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Tiny Tales

10:15am–11:00am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 23, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tiny Tales is a lapsit program for infants and their parents/caregivers. Parents/caregivers will be introduced to simple songs, action rhymes and finger plays that they can use to interact and bond with their baby at home.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Books & Banter

10:30am–11:30am
Adults
Tabb Conference Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Like talking about books? Interested in exploring different new-to-you fiction and nonfiction titles? Come out to Books & Banter, a monthly book group held in the Tabb Library Conference Room on the 4th Thursday of each month at 10:30 AM.

Toddler Tales

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 23, 2026 @ 11:00am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Tales is an introduction to story time for toddlers and their parent/caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Beginner Jewelry Making Techniques

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Tabb Program Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on class designed for beginners or those seeking a refresher. You will get an introduction to basic jewelry making tools and simple wire manipulation and shaping techniques to get attractive results.

Disclaimer(s)

Hand Mobility/Dexterity

This craft program requires a high level of finger dexterity/mobility and the ability to work independently.

Crochet Club

3:30pm–5:00pm
Middle & High School
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 24, 2026 @ 3:45pm.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the library to learn and grow with crochet skills. Yarn and crochet supplies will be provided as Ms. Elyssa leads teens in making a beginner project. This will be a casual atmosphere, so no experience necessary to participate.

Disclaimer(s)

Teen Permission Form

Teens and their parent or guardian must have a completed a Teen Program Permission Form on file to participate in this program. 

Kids Run Trains

10:00am–5:00pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Come see the Kids Run Trains interactive modular layout and try your hand at operating the trains! Registration is not required. Due to limited parking, carpooling is encouraged.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Revolutionary Escape Room: Session 1

10:15am–10:45am
Adults & Teens, Adults
Yorktown Conference Room
Full
Registration Required
Registration is closed because the event is full.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Conference Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

The British are coming! Help the patriot cause by finding clues and solving puzzles before time runs out. Register your team of 3-7 friends below.

Disclaimer(s)

Teens Accompanied by an Adult

Teens who register for this program must be accompanied by an adult who is also registered and plans to participate in the program.

Revolutionary Escape Room: Session 2

11:00am–11:30am
Adults & Teens, Adults
Yorktown Conference Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Conference Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

The British are coming! Help the patriot cause by finding clues and solving puzzles before time runs out. Register your team of 3-7 friends below.

Disclaimer(s)

Teens Accompanied by an Adult

Teens who register for this program must be accompanied by an adult who is also registered and plans to participate in the program.