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People gathered around a table full of puzzles

Winter Jigsaw Puzzle Swap

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:15am
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Jigsaw Puzzle Swap:

You asked for it and we delivered--puzzle swap time! CriteriaAll puzzles must be in the original box and contain all their pieces.Puzzles should be from the last 10-25 years.P...

Event Details:

Donations will be accepted at Tabb Library Reference desk starting December 30, 2025 through January 23, 2026.

Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Event Details:
Donations will be accepted at Tabb Library Reference desk starting December 30, 2025 through January 23, 2026.
Science Saturday on a green background with a beaker and test tube pouring into a flask.

Science Saturday

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Yorktown Youth Programs Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Children, Elementary

Event Details:

Let's learn about balance. Being in balance is so important for you and for the world around you. We will practice some yoga moves and participate in some balancing activities to s...

Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's learn about balance. Being in balance is so important for you and for the world around you. We will practice some yoga moves and participate in some balancing activities to see how good our balance is.

Two people bent over a table putting together a jigsaw puzzle

Jigsaw Puzzle Competition

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults & Teens, Adults

Jigsaw Puzzle Competition:

Can you be the fastest team? Let's puzzle it out together!Teams of four compete to put together a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in two hours or less. The team captain should registe...

Event Details:

ICYMI: The team captain should register for the event below--make sure to indicate your teammates in the Special Notes field. Please do not sign up if you have not put together a t...

Registration is no longer available for this event.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

ICYMI: The team captain should register for the event below--make sure to indicate your teammates in the Special Notes field. Please do not sign up if you have not put together a team.

Two chickens outside in a yard, one chicken is brownish-orange and the other is white, gray, and black spotted

Backyard Chicken Keeping

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Adults

Backyard Chicken Keeping:

Join Carol Bartram of Peninsula Chicken Keepers (PeCK) to learn about the basics of keeping a small flock of pet chickens in your backyard. Registration is optional. 

Registration will close on January 24, 2026 @ 12:00pm.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Purple background with the words "Teen Anime Movie Night" written at the top, the movie poster below, and various film equipment surrounding it

Teen Anime Movie Night

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Middle & High School

Event Details:

Come join the teen anime club for a screening of the critically acclaimed anime movie Suzume! Anyone in grades 6-12 is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided, and we will...

Registration will close on January 26, 2026 @ 5:05pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join the teen anime club for a screening of the critically acclaimed anime movie Suzume! Anyone in grades 6-12 is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided, and we will make a movie related craft. 

YCPL Trivia Night

YCPL Trivia Night

Wednesday, January 28, 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 General Knowledge, Animals, Superhero Movies, 80...

Registration will close on January 28, 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 General Knowledge, Animals, Superhero Movies, 80s & 90s Nostalgia, and more.

Four photos arranged in a non-parallel grid. Each photo is of a doodle.

De-Stress with Drawing & Doodling

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tabb Program Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Let the outside world melt away as you relax while drawing or doodling. This is a drop-in program for adults 18 and up; registration is not required. Whether you're a trained artis...

Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Let the outside world melt away as you relax while drawing or doodling. This is a drop-in program for adults 18 and up; registration is not required.

Crimson and gold shapes against a pink background. On the background are two heart shaped tea sachets and a tea cup surrounded by a swirl of tea leaves

DIY Tea Blends

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Craft your own tea blend and heart shaped tea bags. Enjoy mixing your 2-3 oz (approx.) tea blend from a variety of ingredients. Plus, learn how to make easy handsewn tea bags. This...

Registration is closed because the event is full.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Craft your own tea blend and heart shaped tea bags. Enjoy mixing your 2-3 oz (approx.) tea blend from a variety of ingredients. Plus, learn how to make easy handsewn tea bags. This makes a perfect Valentine’s gift or personal treat.

Arts for Learning logo in blue letters with a yellow sun

History in Your Hands: Block Printing the Revolution

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Elementary

Event Details:

Make history through art with Arts for Learning Virginia’s Nfon Asuquo! In History in Your Hands, participants explore block printing, design their own symbols, and discover how cr...

Registration will close on January 31, 2026 @ 10:35am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Art, History
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make history through art with Arts for Learning Virginia’s Nfon Asuquo!

Join us at the Yorktown Library at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for an evening of creativity and relaxation at the Friends of the York County Library Paint Night!

Friends of the Library Paint Night Fundraiser

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us at the Yorktown Library at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for an evening of creativity and relaxation at the Friends of the York County Library Paint Night! This adu...

Registration will close on January 30, 2026 @ 5:00pm.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the Yorktown Library at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for an evening of creativity and relaxation at the Friends of the York County Library Paint Night! This adults-only event is perfect for painters of all skill levels.

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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

10:15am–11:00am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 27, 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.

Baby Bookworms

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 27, 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.

Preschool Story Time

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
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
Full
Registration Required
Registration is closed because the event is full.
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 January 28, 2026 @ 10:20am.
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
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:

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.

Toddler Tales

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 29, 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.

Toddler Tales

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 29, 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.

Take Your Child to the Library Day Story Time

10:30am–11:00am
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: Story Time
Event Details:

Bring your children to the library for a literacy event filled with books, activities, and crafts. May this event be a moment where we can connect as a community, enjoy stories and songs, and make friends.

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.

Take Your Child to the Library Day Story Time

10:30am–11:00am
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: Story Time
Event Details:

Bring your children to the library for a literacy event filled with books, activities, and crafts. May this event be a moment where we can connect as a community, enjoy stories and songs, and make friends.

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.

Take Your Child to the Library Day Crafts

11:00am–12:30pm
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: Story Time
Event Details:

Bring your children to the library for a literacy event filled with books, activities, and crafts. May this event be a moment where we can connect as a community, enjoy stories and songs, and make friends.

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.

ABC Explorers

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children, Elementary
Tabb Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 2, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children will participate in a story time about Library and Literary skills.  There will be a craft following the story time. 

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.

Baby Bookworms

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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.

Preschool Story Time

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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.

Preschool Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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.

Toddler Tales

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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.

Tiny Tales

10:15am–11:00am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on February 9, 2026 @ 10:00am.
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.