Research & Learning
Walk-in Tech Help
Tues & Thurs
1:30-2:30 PM
Do you have questions about technology or your electronic device? Let the library staff help you! Come in anytime between 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays to get assistance.
Tech Talk : Beyond Libby
Tuesday, February 7 6:30 - 7:30 PM
View a demonstration and learn about some of the additional resources available through your library as we take a look at ValueLine, Magzter, and Transparent Language Online. Bring your device and any questions. Register online or at the Circulation Desk.
Souper Bowl Soup Drive
January 30 - February 24
Food insecurity is no game and is especially hard this year for many local families. You can help the library’s Teen Advisory Board
tackle hunger by donating boxed crackers and hearty canned soups, stews, or chili to the Souper Bowl Soup Drive. Donations can be placed in the marked bin at the library during business hours January 30 through February 24. With your help, we can score a touchdown for our local food bank.
All the Feels Winter Reading Challenge
January 1st through February 28th
Experience all the feels this winter and read something that evokes your emotions! All ages are invited to participate in our All the Feels Winter Reading Challenge. Sign up online or use the Beanstack app to track your reading progress between Jan 1st and Feb 28th. Help the library win a prize in the national reading competition. Those who complete the challenge will earn a prize and kids will be invited to our Seussabration event.
Mini-Masterpieces : Paint a Feeling
It’s a Tiny Art Show! Pick up your canvas and information sheet
at the library (while supplies last) and create your own unique art on canvas, using materials of all kinds from paint to collage. Bring your art back to the library to be displayed in our Mini Art Gallery to be voted on. Winners will receive sweet prizes in Kids (11 and under), Teen (12-18), and Adult (19 and up) categories. Mark your calendars with the following dates:
- Canvases Available All canvases have been claimed
- Entries Due By February 9
- Voting Takes Place February 11 - 18
We're relaunching 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten in our Beanstack platform with new incentives and a new look. Register online or download the Beanstack app and begin logging books. After the first 100 books, visit the library to receive a lanyard, brag tag, and a book tote. Continue logging books to earn a brag tag and digital badges for every 100 books. Readers who log 1,000 books will receive a free book and certificate of completion. Reading out loud with your child helps to develop early literacy skills important for school readiness.
PHS Yearbook Archive
It is a blast from the past! The Poquoson High School yearbooks from 1935 through 2002 have been digitized and are now available. Have fun searching for pictures of your family and friends. If you have good condition copies of editions we are missing and would be willing to let us borrow to digitize, contact the library at 868-3060.
New Additions
Instant Genre & Subject links,
& Award winners
Digital collection
Picturing the Past
Teaming up with the Poquoson Museum and the Poquoson Historical Commission, the library is creating a digital archive of historic photos of Poquoson for the public to enjoy. If you have old photographs, negatives, or slides and would consider loaning them to the library for scanning, please call the library at 757-868-3060.
Location & Hours
Poquoson, VA 23662
Phone: 757-868-3060
Fax: 757-868-3106
library@poquoson-va.gov
Mon-Thu: 10-9, Fri-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 1-5
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