Llama Storytime with Cook's Country Connection
2024-07-30 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Join us for a special llama and alpaca storytime with the animals from Cook’s Country Connection! After the storytime you can meet and greet the animals in the library’s parking lot.

Mystery Mansion Escape Room
2024-07-25 10:00 - 16:00
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! SIGN UP STARTING JULY 2ND. Sign up with your group to solve our mystery mansion-inspired escape room! Your team will have 45 minutes to work together to escape. Library staff assistance will be available, if needed. Photos are encouraged!

Read & Share Bookclub
2024-07-13 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-06-29 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-06-15 10:30 - 11:30
Come enjoy a cup of coffee, share what you have been reading, and get ideas for what to read next!

Peregrine Falcons w/ Jackie Fallon
2024-07-12 10:30 - 11:30
Join peregrine falcon researcher, Jackie Fallon, and her live birds for an up-close look at several types of raptors. This educational program is perfect for families with children ages 8 and up. Be sure to bring a camera!

Will Hale and the Tadpole Parade
2024-07-11 14:00 - 15:00
Join children’s musician Will Hale for a dynamic, exciting, and educational performance where your children are the stars! This interactive event is perfect for families with children ages 2-10 years old.

Kids for Kids Concert
2024-07-09 10:30 - 11:30
Visit the library to hear young musicians from the Northern Lights Music Festival perform classical music!

LIBRARY CLOSED
2024-07-04 10:00 - 18:00
The library will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4th in observance of the 4th of July holiday.

Outdoor Active Play Event
2024-07-02 10:30 - 12:00
Join us for an outdoor Active Play involving water! Out play-based stations will include sensory bins, fine motor control toys, a magnetic fishing set, a bubble machine, and more! All our stations will involve water of some kind, so be prepared to get wet!

BOOK CLUB/Virtual Author Visit w/ Angeline Boulley
2024-06-27 13:00 - 14:30
Come join us for a Virtual Author Visit by author Angeline Boulley, write of the book “Fire Keeper’s Daughter” You can request the book “The Fire Keeper’s Daughter” by Angeline Boulley via phone 218-748-7525 or on the library website (https://www.virginiapubliclibrary.info/)and pick it up at any Arrowhead Library System location. Join us for the Virginia Public Library Book Club! All are welcome, whether you read all of the book, part of the book, or none of the book! Join us for a lively discussion and light refreshments.

YARN PAINTING
2024-06-26 14:30 - 16:00
Create your own mini canvas yarn painting! All ages welcome!

Block Builders
2024-06-22 10:30 - 12:00
Join us to build with the library’s building blocks! All ages of builders are welcome, and creations will be displayed by the information desk!

Active Play Event
2024-06-21 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-05-17 10:30 - 12:00
Join us for our Active Play in the library’s event room! Our play-based stations will include sensory bins, an activity course, a baby play area, block building, and more. Stations are designed for children developmental ages 0-5, but all are welcome!

LIBRARY CLOSED
2024-06-19 10:00 - 18:00
The library will be CLOSED Wednesday, June 19th in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

New Iron Range Gatherings "Juneteenth"
2024-06-18 16:30 - 18:00
Please RSVP at 218-749-8161. Our newest federal holiday commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Visit with VEMA, Voices for Ethnic and Multicultural Awareness.

Comic Stunt Juggling with Tuey
2024-06-14 10:00 - 11:00
Join comic stunt juggler Tuey, known for his performances at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival! His performance will include juggling all sorts of items in an interactive and humorous family friendly show.

Big Truck Day
2024-06-13 10:30 - 12:00
Join us on the street in front of the library to meet Big Trucks from the City, and to meet guests Scheuring Speed Sports and other brand new vehicles! Prizes will be drawn at the event, and a food truck will be present.

Bear Safety w/ Vince Shute Bear Sanctuary
2024-06-06 10:30 - 11:30
Join the President of the American Bear Association Steph Horner as she shares information about bear safety, bear behavior, and bear vocalizations!

Summer Reading Kick-Off w/ Lake Superior Zoomobile
2024-06-01 10:30 - 12:00
Visit the library to get a free book from our Friends of the Library group, and to chat with the Lake Superior Zoomobile and meet their traveling creatures.

CRAFTERNOON: Paper Flower Making
2024-05-29 14:30 - 16:00
Held in the library event room. All ages welcome!

LIBRARY CLOSED
2024-05-25 10:00 - 2024-05-27 18:00
The library will be CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day.

BOOK CLUB "The Guest List" by Lucy Foley
2024-05-23 13:00 - 14:30
You can request the book “The Guest List by Lucy Foley via phone 218-748-7525 or on the library website (https://www.virginiapubliclibrary.info/) and pick it up at any Arrowhead Library System location. Join us for the Virginia Public Library Book Club! All are welcome, whether you read all of the book, part of the book, or none of the book! Join us for a lively discussion and light refreshments.

Friends of the Virginia Public Library Annual Meeting
2024-05-21 17:30 - 19:30 | Iron Trail Motors Event Center, 919 6th St S, Virginia, Minnesota, 55792, United States
Tickets for the 2024 Friends of the Virginia Public Library Annual Meeting can be purchased at the libraries front desk.

Late Night Author Visit
2024-05-20 18:00 - 19:00
Come join us for a fun evening at the Virginia Public Library while we host three fabulous authors; Jess Lourey, Kristi Belcamino, and Sarah Stonich. The night will feature talks and a Q & A session by the authors as well a selection of salty snacks and mocktails to enjoy during the presentation! This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Author Visit: Linda LeGarde Grover
2024-05-16 13:00 - 14:00
Linda LeGarde Grover is a member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and a professor emeritus of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Her works reflect her scholarly research on federal policy and American Indian families. Her fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction have received the Flannery O’Connor Award, the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the Wordcraft Circle Award for Fiction, and the Minnesota Book Award.

New Iron Range Gatherings "Planting Season"
2024-05-14 16:30 - 18:00
Please RSVP at 218-749-8161. On the Iron Range we have a short but productive growing season. Plant seeds and discover tips for local gardening.

Friends of the Virginia Public Library Meeting
2024-05-14 16:00 - 17:00

A Road Trip Around Minnesota: Barn Quilt Trails Legacy Tour
2024-05-14 13:00 - 15:00
Minnesota is fortunate to have several Barn Quilt Trails across the state – pieces of art that adornthe side of barns and buildings that are created to not only pay homage to heritage or interests,but to bring people into an area. Instructor Jay Grammond will lead attendees around the state togive folks a sampling of what is out there in hope that they will create their own road trips. Thisfree program is 60 minutes long and is geared towards ages 12 and up.

This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in wholewith money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACFH).
