JULY 7th 4:30-6:00PM Join us for our First Thursdays Quad Cities music event featuring Steve Solkela as he sings and performs using a variety of instruments. Visit other downtown businesses for more music, arts and crafts. This event is supported by the Friends of the Virginia Public Library. Call 218-748-7525 for more information.
JULY 12th 10:30-11:30AM See the big trucks in your community and have fun at a truck storytime! Vehicles at the event will include trucks from Virginia Public Works, Parks & Recreation, the Virginia Post Office, Rock Ridge Transportation, and Virginia's Fire and Police Departments. 5th Ave and the library parking lot will be closed for [...]
Meet and learn from local Bois Forte dancers and drummers about our region's Powwow etiquette. Learn a basic dance step you can use at upcoming Powwows! Dani Pieratos is a Jingle Dress dancer with over 90 years of documented Jingle Dress dancing in her family. She believes dancing of any style is healing and liberating [...]
Join the Friends of the Virginia Public Library for their Spring Book Sale! This sale is so big, it had to be moved to the arena of the new Iron Trail Motors Event Center! Books will be plentiful, along with movies, CDs, audiobooks, and more! You can get the most for your visit with the [...]
Looking for a short challenge? Try the Look Up! Step Back in Time with the James Webb Space Telescope challenge. This challenge is designed to help you explore the science behind NASA's newest space telescope mission, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), now in orbit around a point in deep space known as the second [...]
Hello and Welcome to our FAQ page for Winter Reading! Below you will find frequently asked questions about Winter Reading at Virginia Public Library, along with some answers! We hope you find this page helpful and easy to follow, but if you still have questions after reading it, give us a call at 218-748-7525. [...]
Book & Media Sale: Need to Know That's right! The Friends of the Virginia Public Library are having a huge book and media sale this April! Because this book sale is not at the library there are some changes to sale procedure, and library hours. Here's what you need to know: Where and when is [...]
Kids Events March - April 2020 Here's our updated events for March through April 2020! We will have Wednesday 2:00pm events once a month, and Wii Games and Building Blocks on the first Tuesday of every month! See below for events, or click the pictures to see our library events calendar for all the [...]
Winter Festival December 4th Join us for a holiday fun event for adults and kids of all ages! The Virginia Public Library and the Friends of the Virginia Public Library are teaming up to celebrate the winter holiday season with an all day event for everyone! This event features free food and drink, a music [...]
That's right! The Friends of the Virginia Public Library Book Sale is back! Here's what you need to know about this event: When is the Fall Book & Media Sale? September 25 - September 27; from when the library opens until an hour before the library closes. Friends of the Library members get early access [...]