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Introducing the library’s NEW Trading Card Game! Each event features special cards and a different starter deck. We will learn 2 ways to play and have tournaments with chances to win more chards. Collect them all by reading throughout the Summer Reading Program! Recommended for ages 8-13.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Calling all sitters! It’s been 40 years since Kristy had her “Great Idea,” and we’re celebrating with a Super Special Baby-Sitters Club event you won’t want to miss! Whether you’re a total Mary Anne, a creative Claudia, or a fashion-forward Stacey, join us for a nostalgic afternoon of crafts and activities that celebrate the best friends you'll ever have!
Introducing the library’s NEW Trading Card Game! Each event features special cards and a different starter deck. We will learn 2 ways to play and have tournaments with chances to win more chards. Collect them all by reading throughout the Summer Reading Program! Recommended for ages 8-13.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Are you a master of the "why" game? Can you hum the same three notes for an hour? It’s time to take your skills to the professional level! Join us for a hilarious, hands-on workshop where we explore the fine art of being a nuisance (without being a bully). While you practice your craft, the grown-ups will get to vote on the Most Annoying Habits. Will your signature move take the top prize?
Professional goofballs and aspiring pranksters (Best for Grades 1-5)
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com
Do you believe in Bigfoot? Have you ever wondered what’s lurking in the depths of Loch Ness? Join us as we turn the library into a Build-a-Beast laboratory for legendary creatures and create your own Cryptid!
Recommended for Grades 1-5.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com
Discover the giants that once called the Cretaceous oceans home. This event dives deep into the world of fossils, bringing the skeletons of ancient predators into the light. From massive mosasaurs to the serrated teeth of ancestral sharks, come explore the evidence of a world ruled by monsters.
Get up close with real fossils and learn how these predators lived, hunted, and vanished. For All Ages.
Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Introducing the library’s NEW Trading Card Game! Each event features special cards and a different starter deck. We will learn 2 ways to play and have tournaments with chances to win more chards. Collect them all by reading throughout the Summer Reading Program! Recommended for ages 8-13.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
🚀 Mission: Take Your Kid to Work Day!
Looking for an activity-packed pit stop during Take Your Kid to Work Day? Join us at Bateman Library for a morning of hands-on creativity and innovation. We’ve got the perfect lineup to keep young minds (and hands) busy!
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com
Calling all sitters! It’s been 40 years since Kristy had her “Great Idea,” and we’re celebrating with a Super Special Baby-sitters Club event you won’t want to miss! Join us for crafts and activities that celebrate each character, learn the basics to becoming a baby-sitter, and enter to win a copy of the latest BSC graphic novel!
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com
Drop off your stuffed animal for a fantastic sleepover! Pick up will be available on Saturday from our complementary numbered “sleeping pods” in the back lobby.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Spawn into this IRL Minecraft event at your library! Enjoy a variety of crafting games, meet fellow enthusiasts, and more in this special after hours event. Open to all ages.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Want to play D&D, but not quite old enough for our Teen Group? No problem! Join us for a game perfect for young adventurers. Can you and your new friends work together to save the old theme park? Open to grades 3-5.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Join us for a fun craft perfect for Valentine’s Day! Open to all ages, recommended for preschool to elementary school age students.
Join us for an evening of kid-friendly coding and robotics fun at the library to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month with the Bateman Library and the American Library Association! We're inviting everyone to discover the incredible resources and opportunities available at your local library by signing up for a library card.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Spawn into this IRL event! Make a mask of your favorite mob or character, enjoy a variety of crafting games, meet fellow enthusiasts, and more!
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Make some noise! Join our guest scientists from Mad Science to learn how sound is made and how we hear it.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Drop off your stuffed animal for a fantastic sleepover! Pick up will be available from our complementary numbered “sleeping pods” in the back lobby.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Chalk the Walk takes over the Bateman Library! Young artists are invited to turn the sidewalk into an impromptu canvas of color!
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or email langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Kids and adults are invited to drop in and design their own bookmark! Supplies included.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or email langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Attention Swifties! Join us in our Library Era on Thursday, June 13 to celebrate all things Taylor Swift!
- dress in your fav Era-inspired outfit
- shake it off to epic music
- make friendship bracelets
- play Taylor Trivia
- and More!
Are you ready for it?!
Sensory-friendly Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience and provide a welcoming and understanding environment. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Sensory-friendly Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience and provide a welcoming and understanding environment. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Sensory-friendly Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience and provide a welcoming and understanding environment. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Get ready for blast-off this April at Bateman Library! We're celebrating Month of the Military Child with the launch of our very own Innovation Lab Jr!
This engaging and tactile space is like a mini-museum where kids can dive into STEAM through hands-on fun! Get ready to explore the wonders of gravity on our magnetic wall with gears & ramps, light up your creativity with pixel peg light tables, and so much more!
Teens, gear up! We've got epic new game zones featuring a touch-screen table, VR headsets, and PS5 open play.
Mark your calendars! This April, Bateman Library is the place to be for unforgettable fun and learning! Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Design your own READ poster and enter for a chance for your design to be printed and displayed in the Bateman Library!
We will choose one winner from each of the four age groups: K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-12th, Adults / Squadrons. To submit your poster, include with the artist’s name, grade, and contact phone number and either drop off at the front desk during opening hours or email you submission to langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Posters must 22”x28” (the size of an average poster board) and portrait layout. Participants will photograph their work and e-mail to langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Get creative! Create your photos with digital art, mixed media, drawings, you name it! Need help with your design? Visit the American Library Association’s Design Studio: https://alastore.ala.org/read-design-studio.
Submissions must not contain obscenity, explicit sexual material, nudity, profanity, graphic violence, calls or incitement to violence, commercial solicitation or commercial promotion. Submissions must conform to local law and must not contain content or images that could be considered abusive, inflammatory, denigrating, or disrespectful to any groups, individuals or institutions.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Sensory-friendly Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience and provide a welcoming and understanding environment. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Sensory-friendly Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience and provide a welcoming and understanding environment. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Sensory-friendly Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience and provide a welcoming and understanding environment. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Santa Claus is coming to Bateman Library! Join us for a very special after hours event on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 6-8 PM. Enjoy:
*Pictures with Santa from a professional photographer
*Hot cocoa bar
*Winter Carnival Games & Prizes
*Ornament Creation Station
*Holiday Bingo & Much More!
Questions? Contact the library at 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Designed for children that may need extra sensory support, Sensory Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Designed for children that may need extra sensory support, Sensory Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Kids are invited to drop in between 5 PM - 7 PM to design your own trick-or-treat bag! Available while supplies last.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Meet USAF Aircrew and see firsthand how pilots use their gear in day-to-day and emergency situations.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Designed for children that may need extra sensory support, Sensory Story Time combines traditional story time components with sensory elements to enhance the experience. This event in is partnership with EFMP.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Drop in between 9 AM - 1 PM to design your own shrinky dink! Create a keychain, bookmark, or anything your imagination dreams up!
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Drop in every Monday for a family-friendly movie and self led themed activities in the Bateman Library’s Children’s Room.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or email langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Bring in a white cotton t-shirt or small white cotton item to create your own groovy design! For all ages. Drop in 1-3 PM.
Questions? Call 757-764-2906 or e-mail langleyafblibrary@gmail.com.
Mon - Tues 9 AM - 7 PM | Wed - Thurs 9 AM - 5 PM | Fri 9 AM - 1 PM
42 Ash Ave. Langley AFB, VA 23665
757-764-2906
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