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Teen Dungeons and Dragons with images of dice and scroll

Teen D & D

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:30pm
Tabb Program Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Middle & High School

Event Details:

Dungeons and Dragons for teens is at Tabb Library! If you're in grades 6-12, sign up for one of the two sessions and get ready to dive into epic quests. No need to worry about char...

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Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dungeons and Dragons for teens is at Tabb Library! If you're in grades 6-12, sign up for one of the two sessions and get ready to dive into epic quests.

Picture of Gary "Ju Ju" Garlic raising his steel drum mallets above the drums

Caribbean Dreaming

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School, Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Sail the Caribbean Sea on the sound waves of steel drums with Arts for Learning's Gary "Ju Ju Drum" Garlic.Support for this program is secured by Arts for Learning and is provided ...

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Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Concerts & Performances
Event Details:

Sail the Caribbean Sea on the sound waves of steel drums with Arts for Learning's Gary "Ju Ju Drum" Garlic.

Photo of Lawrence Sawyer with an array of traditional drums.

Drumming FUNdamentals

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Children, Elementary

Event Details:

Thanks go to the York County Arts Commission, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts for funding this workshop.  Presenting Artists Lawrenc...

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Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Art, Concerts & Performances, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Thanks go to the York County Arts Commission, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts for funding this workshop. 
 

Presenting Artists Lawrence Sawyer, Gary "Ju Ju Drum" Garlic

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Theater Games

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Children, Middle & High School

Event Details:

Thanks go to the York County Arts Commission, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts for funding this workshop. Artists lead Janae Thompson, Mor...

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Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Middle & High School
Program Type: Art, Fun & Games, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Thanks go to the York County Arts Commission, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts for funding this workshop. 

Artists lead Janae Thompson, Moriah Joy

Four cookbook covers featuring baking and/or cakes

Cookbook Club

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Time for a tasty read! Explore a different theme or cuisine each month by cooking recipes from a cookbook on our suggestions list or one of your personal favorites. June's theme is...

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Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Time for a tasty read! Explore a different theme or cuisine each month by cooking recipes from a cookbook on our suggestions list or one of your personal favorites. June's theme is Cake.

Kid-Friendly Crafts

SRP Kick Off: Kid-Friendly Crafts

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tabb Youth Services at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families

Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! On Thursday, June 26, from 5:30–7:30 PM, there will be kid-friendly c...

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Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Youth Services
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! 

Virginia Shellphish Coalition band photo with Summer Reading graphics

Virginia Shellphish Coalition Concert

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Families, Middle & High School, Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! There will be live music from the Virginia Shellphish Coalition, an a...

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Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Families, Middle & High School, Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Concerts & Performances
Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! 

Ben & Jerrys Logo, Spud Brothers 757 French Fries Logo, child in a patio chair, and the words Food Trucks in Parking Lot, Seating on Patio

SRP Kick Off: Patio

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tabb Patio at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School, Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! On Thursday, June 26, from 5:30–7:30 PM, seating will be available fo...

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Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Patio
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School, Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! 

Photo of Balloon Creatures by Susan

Balloon Creatures by Susan

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tabb Program Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

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

Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! On Thursday, June 26, from 5:30–7:30 PM, Balloon Creatures by Susan w...

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Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, Middle & High School
Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! 

Crafts, Games, Community Groups, and More

SRP Kick Off: Outdoor Fun

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tabb Outside at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, All Ages

Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! On Thursday, June 26, from 5:30–7:30 PM, there will be kid-friendly c...

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Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Outside
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program! 

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Once Upon a Hue: Family Story Time

10:30am–11:15am
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color Our World through stories, songs, and crafts at this story time. Let us brighten your day with vibrant imagination, new friends, and lively learning.

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.

Once Upon a Hue: Family Story Time

1:30pm–2:15pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color Our World through stories, songs, and crafts at this story time. Let us brighten your day with vibrant imagination, new friends, and lively learning.

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.

Magician Rob Westcott

2:30pm–3:45pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Tabb Meeting Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment, Other

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.

Shopping and Travel Safety

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Join Deputy Kevin Taylor from the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office for an educational program on shopping safety and travel safety.  The class will go into great detail identifying the hiding risk around shopping and travel at different time of

Green Thumbs

11:30am–12:30pm
Children, Elementary
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all budding (elementary) gardeners! In this program, we will learn how to grow and care for a variety of flowers and plants.

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.

Messy

Note: This activity may get you a little messy, so wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Summer Birthday Celebration

10:15am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Tabb Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

This will be a fun celebration for those forgotten summer birthdays. We will party at the library with a story, décor, music, and crafts. It will be a library birthday to remember! 

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.

Messy

Note: This activity may get you a little messy, so wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Masterpieces & Mayhem

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Masterpieces & Mayhem: a library mystery event

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

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

Coloring & Conversation

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art

Monday afternoons just got a bit better! Join us on the second Monday of each month for coloring, conversation, and light snacks. Drop-in any time; registration is not required. Coloring & Conversation is for adults and teens accompanied by an adult. Questions? Call 757-890-5207.

Book Character Play and Draw!

2:30pm–3:30pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Tabb Meeting Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Art, Fun & Games
Event Details:

Drop in for a fun-filled library adventure where preschoolers through elementary-aged kids and their families can play games inspired by beloved book characters and get creative drawing their favorites!

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.

Glowforge for Beginners

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Technology Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Technology Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology, Makerspace
Registration Required
Event Details:
Have you ever wanted to learn how to use a laser cutter? 

Join us for a Glowforge for Beginners session at the Yorktown library to learn laser cutting basics, including how laser cutters work, safety basics, and how to design files us

Disclaimer(s)

Content Disclaimer

This program focuses on design software and MakerSpace equipment. This is not a craft program.

Lil Picassos

2:30pm–3:30pm
Children, Elementary
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Art, Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a fun-filled children’s art and craft hour at the library, where creativity and imagination come to life!

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.

Messy

Note: This activity may get you a little messy, so wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Teen Gaming

5:00pm–7:00pm
Middle & High School
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Event Details:

Summer heat got you down? Come chill out with some Nintendo Switch, PS5, Wii, and a variety of other games! You are welcome to drop by anytime between 5-7 P.M.

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. 

'Bad' Art Night

6:30pm–7:45pm
Adults & Teens
Tabb Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens
Registration Required

Blow off some steam and get creative at our "Bad" Art Night. Make a painting, draw a picture, or scribble uncontrollably (on paper). 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 all works will 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.

Once Upon a Hue: Family Story Time

10:30am–11:15am
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Tabb Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color Our World through stories, songs, and crafts at this story time. Let us brighten your day with vibrant imagination, new friends, and lively learning.

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.

Once Upon a Hue: Family Story Time

1:30pm–2:15pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Tabb Program Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color Our World through stories, songs, and crafts at this story time. Let us brighten your day with vibrant imagination, new friends, and lively learning.

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.

Memory Cafe

1:30pm–3:00pm
Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness

Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1:30pm - 3:00 pm for Memory Café at the Tabb Library!

This social gathering is for anyone personally affected by memory loss and their care partners. Each café will offer its guests the chance for unstructured conversation, refreshments and getting to know others with similar memory changes. Care Partners and/or spouses must attend as well. The café is organized and hosted by trained facilitators.

RSVP is not required and there is no cost to attend. For more information, call 757-246-1919 or 757-220-4751 or call Marjorie Hilkert, Regional Coordinator at 757-345-6977.

This project is supported in part by grant # 90ADPI0009-01-00 from the U.S.  Administration for Community Living Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201.
 

Teen Book Club: Your Space, Your Book

6:30pm–7:30pm
Tabb Program Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Event Details:

Looking for a low-pressure space to relax and do some summer reading? Join us for a book club for teens who love to read… and teens who don’t. 

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. 

Once Upon a Hue: Family Story Time

10:30am–11:15am
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color Our World through stories, songs, and crafts at this story time. Let us brighten your day with vibrant imagination, new friends, and lively learning.

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.

Once Upon a Hue: Family Story Time

1:30pm–2:15pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color Our World through stories, songs, and crafts at this story time. Let us brighten your day with vibrant imagination, new friends, and lively learning.

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.

Evening Yoga (Tabb)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required

Join us at Tabb Library for evening yoga and breathing exercises with a certified yoga instructor. Classes are held the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month. For ages 18+ and all skill levels.

**Please bring your own yoga mat**

Open Play

10:00am–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.

Mad Science

10:15am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Tabb Meeting Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Concerts & Performances, STEM
Event Details:

This spectacular show thrills audiences as they discover the difference between magic and science.

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.

Open Play

10:00am–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.

Tabb Book Readers

1:15pm–2:30pm
Adults
Tabb Conference Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required

The Tabb Book Readers (TBR) is an adult book discussion group that meets from 1:15-2:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at the Tabb Library. Please register by the Friday before the meeting. Contact the Tabb Reference Department at 757-890-5120 for more information. New members are always welcome. Interested persons should email reference@yorkcounty.gov for more information and to register.

Learn more about book clubs by visiting https://www.yorkcounty.gov/749/Book-Clubs.