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A list of our November events. Be sure to check out our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HamptonPubli...) and Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/o/hampton-...) as well for more information about any of these happenings and more.

Crafty Corner: Crafts every Tuesday at the Main Library. Most Tuesdays, crafts can be found both upstairs in Reference and downstairs in the Children's Department. Crafts on Thursdays. Nov. 4th and Nov. 18th from 3:30 to 6:30 at Willow Oaks.

Legal Aid: Every second Wednesday, upstairs at the Main Library. Receive free legal help from the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (LASEV). Free & Open to the Public - Eligibility requirements apply.

NaNoWriMo: For the month of November, Hampton Public Library is celebrating National Novel Writing Month. Use the Virginiana Room at Main and the comfortable spaces at our branches to get cozy and start writing. See our Eventbrite and Facebook for additional details.

Adele'as Live Zoom Writer's Cafe: Nov 3rd and 17th. Noon to 1pm. Join Author & Writer Adele Gardner in a virtual Micro Poetry workshop where you will craft verses from 1-20 lines.

Willow Oaks Book Club: Little Fires Everywhere. Join us every first Saturday at 2pm for our online book club. On November 6th we will discuss Little Fire's Everywhere by Celeste Ng.

Adele'as Live Zoom Writer's Cafe: Nov 10th and 24th. Noon to 1pm. Join Author & Writer Adele Gardner in a virtual Micro Fiction Workshop where you will create stories under 500 words.

Northampton Book Club:The Poisoner's Handbook. Join us every second Saturday at 2pm for our online book club. On November 13th we will discuss The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum.

Adult Trivia Night at Willow Oaks: Nov. 18th, 5:30-7pm. This night will be a nostalgia night with the theme, "Harry Potter and the Wizarding World!" There will be a prize for the top place. Teams of 1 to 4 are allowed.

With A Song In Your Heart with Charlie O’Dowd: Nov. 20th, 2-3pm. Join us for a wonderful program presented by Tidewater Arts Outreach! With A Song In Your Heart is an invitation to EVERYONE to enjoy songs that brighten their spirits, that glow with their joy and uplift them when they’re down! Charlie O’Dowd will serenade old and young with classic kid songs, show tunes, and jazz standards. “I sing Acapella to encourage YOU to sing whenever - without the need of a piano or a guitar to back you up - in the car, in the grocery store - just sing!!!”

A list of our September events. Be sure to check out our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HamptonPubli...) and Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/o/hampton-...) as well for more information about any of these happenings and more.

Crafty Corner: Crafts every Tuesday at the Main Library. Most Tuesdays, crafts can be found both upstairs in Reference and downstairs in the Children's Department.

Legal Aid: Every second Wednesday, upstairs at the Main library. Receive free legal help from the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (LASEV). Free & Open to the Public - Eligibility requirements apply.

Short Story Horror Contest: From Oct 1st to 24th, with the winner posted on October 31st. Submit your short horror story to the Hampton Public Library! Throw in some suspense, a dash of dark humor, or a fistful of fear.

Willow Oaks Book Club: The Poisoner's Handbook Join us every first Saturday at 2pm for our online book club. On October 2nd we will discuss The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum.

Willow Oaks Preschool Skills Workshop: Every Tuesday at Willow Oaks branch library. Let us help your toddlers learn the development of Numbers, Letters, Colors, and Shapes. Preregistration is required.

FRIGHT FEST Monstrum Poetica: a Horror Poetry Panel Discussion: October 2, a virtual event. Join the Hampton Public Library as we explore Horror Poetry with a panel discussion.

FRIGHT FEST Horror Highlight: Nightlight, a Black Horror Fiction Podcast:October 7th, a virtual event. Join the Hampton Public Library as we talk with the Creator & Executive Producer of Nightlight, Tonia Ransom!

FRIGHT FEST "Paperbacks from Hell" featuring Grady Hendrix: October 8th, a virtual event. Join New York Times Best Selling Author, Grady Hendrix as he explores the history of the horror paperback boom of the 70s and 80s.

FRIGHT FEST Adele’s Live Zoom Writers Café: Micro Horror
October 13th, a virtual event. Join Author & Writer Adele Gardner in a virtual Horror Fiction & Poetry workshop!

FRIGHT FEST The Art of Suspense with Tim Waggoner a Horror Writing Workshop October 13th, a virtual event. Join the Hampton Public Library as we explore writing techniques for keeping readers on the edge of their seats!

FRIGHT FEST Horror Highlight with Nnaus A.O. Feratu October 23th, a virtual event. Join the Hampton Public Library as we talk with Nnaus A.O. Feratu, CEO & Founder of Goth In The Raw!

Know Your Coffee October 25th, at the Willow Oaks branch library. Discover coffee techniques and sciences to brew a flavorful cup!

Family Farm Day at the Library October 28th, at the Main Library. Visit with the animals from Bluebird Gap Farm and The Teeny Tiny Farm! Listen to music and farm stories and make a craft!

A list of our September events. Be sure to check out our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HamptonPubli...) and Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/o/hampton-...) as well for more information about any of these happenings and more.

Crafty Corner: Crafts every Tuesday at the Main Library. Most Tuesdays, crafts can be found both upstairs in Reference and downstairs in the Children's Department.

Legal Aid: Every second Wednesday, upstairs at the Main library. Receive free legal help from the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (LASEV). Free & Open to the Public - Eligibility requirements apply.

Friends of the Library Book Sale: Various dates this month at the Main library's gift store. Come by the Friends of the Hampton Public Library book sale and pick up great books for all ages!

Explore, Express, Create with Kerri Caldwell: September 18th, a virtual event. Join us for an event with Tidewater Arts Outreach! Kerri Caldwell encourages you to explore and express through various mediums of art.

Willow Oaks Preschool Skills Workshop: Every Tuesday at Willow Oaks branch library. Let us help your toddlers learn the development of Numbers, Letters, Colors, and Shapes. Preregistration is required.

Lunch & Learn: Job Interview Skills with Maria Duke from Dominion Energy: September 23rd, a virtual event. Join the Hampton Public Library and Dominion Energy as we share job interviewing skills!

Future Traveling on a Budget: September 23rd at the Willow Oaks branch library. Planning a future traveling vacation? Join us live for tips on how to travel and not stretch your wallet or purse too wide.

NASA Flight Module & Simulation wit Jessica S. Friz: September 288th, a virtual event. Learn about how Astronauts and Aeronautic Engineers test and simulate flights into space with NASA!

This event is coming up! If you finished The Giver and enjoyed it, check out these other titles you can find at your local library!



And more titles from The Giver Quartet.

Learn about how Astronauts and Aeronautic Engineers test and simulate flights into space with NASA!

About this event:

NASA Flight Modulation & Simulation with Jessica S. Friz
Jessica Friz is an aerospace engineer in the Simulation Development and Analysis Branch at NASA Langley Research Center. She develops low- to high-fidelity aircraft and spacecraft simulations, with an emphasis on modeling dynamic on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (OSAM) systems. Her latest achievements include the development of models for metrology systems for OSAM operations, the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System (LSMS) for payload off-loading on planetary surfaces, and conserving angular momentum for multi-body systems on-orbit. While earning her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University and her M.E. in Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University, Jessica gained diverse engineering experience interning with several organizations at Langley. Her previous duties included analyzing mission architectures for conceptual human and robotic missions to Mars and Venus, managing facility construction and maintenance on center, and promoting sustainable engineering practices by restoring a 9400 square foot green roof. In her free time, she works with fellow employees to promote diversity and inclusion at NASA for minority groups and volunteers regularly for educational outreach opportunities in her local community.

Join us on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT for a virtual event. Follow the Zoom link here to reserve a FREE ticket.

Join us every second Saturday at 11am for our online book club. On July 10th we will discuss The Library Book by Susan Orlean

This is an online event. For FREE tickets, visit our Eventbrite here

Learn about career & internship opportunities for STEM with NASA!
About this event:

NASA Careers & Internships with Jessica S. Friz, Aerospace Engineer

Jessica Friz is an aerospace engineer in the Simulation Development and Analysis Branch at NASA Langley Research Center. She develops low- to high-fidelity aircraft and spacecraft simulations, with an emphasis on modeling dynamic on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (OSAM) systems. Her latest achievements include the development of models for metrology systems for OSAM operations, the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System (LSMS) for payload off-loading on planetary surfaces, and conserving angular momentum for multi-body systems on-orbit. While earning her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University and her M.E. in Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University, Jessica gained diverse engineering experience interning with several organizations at Langley. Her previous duties included analyzing mission architectures for conceptual human and robotic missions to Mars and Venus, managing facility construction and maintenance on center, and promoting sustainable engineering practices by restoring a 9400 square foot green roof. In her free time, she works with fellow employees to promote diversity and inclusion at NASA for minority groups and volunteers regularly for educational outreach opportunities in her local community.

Join us on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT for a virtual event. Follow the Zoom link here to reserve a FREE ticket.

This Tender Land discussion tomorrow at 11am! Don't forget to get your FREE TICKETS at our Eventbrite page. If you enjoyed this title, come to our main and branch libraries for more like it.



Or if you're interested in other books by William Kent Krueger, you may enjoy these titles.

Join us for a virtual summer teen book club discussion during our Hampton Library Summer Reading program! A virtual event led by Willow Oaks Library, they will be discussing The Giver by Lois Lowry on Fri, July 30, 2021 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

This event is recommended for ages 10 to 18, so register yourself or your child for a FREE ticket at our Eventbrite linked here.

For additional information about Horatio Nelson or the Battle of Trafalgar, you can find the following books at our main or branch locations.

The Hampton Public Library and the Mariners' Museum and Park present the life and legacy of Admiral Horatio Nelson.

About this event:

Join us on Zoom as we host a presentation by The Mariners’ Museum and Park on Admiral Horatio Nelson. A name as well-known around the world as Christopher Columbus, Napoleon, or even the President of the United States. How did this fame come to pass? Every leader must have a mixture of both arrogance and humility. Nelson certainly did. But these characteristics must be in balance. Nelson tended to show his humble, almost spiritual side in private or in close company for all his heroism. In public, he often became the quintessential “Master Thespian,” playing the hero’s role to the hilt! We’ll explore the enigma that was Nelson -- his life and the legends that surrounded him, the ships he sailed in, the conflicts and the battles lost and gained, the men in his life, and the women! And we’ll analyze and critique the final battle that won him global acclaim, Trafalgar.

Presented by Ron Lewis, a Docent at The Mariner's Museum and Park

Presenter Bio:

Ron is a Tidewater native. Born in Portsmouth, he was educated first at Old Dominion College (yes it was just a college back then) where he met his wife, Chris, then finished his education at an out-of-state institution. He is retired as a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) for New York Life Investment Management and NYLIFE Securities. Ron is a highly active member of The Museum’s Speakers’ Bureau, the Bronze Door Society, and the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society. While visiting museum, one can find Ron inside of the Ship Modelmaker’s Shop building and restoring models for the museum and other organizations.

This is an online event for July 13th from 1pm to 2pm for Zoom. For tickets, please visit the Eventbrite link here.

Join us every second Saturday at 11am for our online book club. On July 10th we will discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger.

This is an online event. For tickets, visit our Eventbrite at this link

Next month's book will be The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas. See that event's Eventbrite listing for more information.

Visit Nicole's Writing Workshop at https://woolastonwritingworkshop.word...

Writers need to support other writers!
One of the greatest challenges I have faced as a writer, is getting other people to read my work. Sometimes, it’s difficult to put yourself out there. This blog will be a safe environment for writers to connect and share their work.

Inspired by the Hampton Public Library in Hampton, Virginia

https://hampton.gov/100/Libraries

2021 Workshop will run from May 31 through November 30. Please check out the Blog!

Bring a towel, some chairs, or simply lounge on the lawn for a kickoff event with Tidewater Arts Outreach! Enjoy music & arts performances from local artists in the Hampton Roads area. Drums will be provided by TAO (Tidewater Arts Outreach)

This event will also be livestreamed on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HamptonPubli...

Register for FREE on our Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-c...

Bring a towel, some chairs, or simply lounge on the lawn for a kickoff event with Tidewater Arts Outreach! Enjoy music & arts performances from local artists in the Hampton Roads area. This event will also be livestreamed on our Facebook page linked here.

Register for FREE on our Eventbrite linked here.

Come to the library to make and take a fun crafty project for you and the whole family!
About this event
A passive crafting program for all ages! Rediscover your creative spark by joining the Hampton Public Library located at 4207 Victoria Blvd, Hampton, VA for an easy craft that you can make at the library or take home! Come to the library to make and take a fun crafty project for you and the whole family.

Tickets are NOT needed to attend but are great for setting up reminders!

For tickets visit our Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crafty-c...