Summer Reading 2025
This summer, Color Our World!
Calendar of Events
S Sun
M Mon
T Tue
W Wed
T Thu
F Fri
S Sat
1 event,
Community Ties @ all CCPLS locations (June & July)
Create a work of art by answering questions…with string! Everyone starts by tying a piece of string to the same starting point, but your answers take you to different points across the board. After a while, you’ll have a wonderful work of art that lets you peek into the mind of your community. This activity is for all ages and will be set up at each of our four locations. ... Read More
0 events,
2 events,
Book Chat @ CCPL
Book Chat @ CCPL
Read any book or books of your choice to share. Meet with others to share your thoughts. Get great recommendations from others. Repeat each month!
1 event,
Reference Desk Hours @ TBL
Reference Desk Hours @ TBL
Need help with technology, researching, or applying for jobs? Drop by and meet with your librarian!
2 events,
Reference Desk Hours @ CCPL
Reference Desk Hours @ CCPL
Need help with technology, researching, or applying for jobs? Drop by and meet with your librarian!
1 event,
Kick-Off Party @ TBL
Kick-Off Party @ TBL
Summer Reading 2025: Color Our World! You are invited to an outdoor party to encourage you to "Color Our World" this summer! Bring your sunscreen and beach balls as the library patio will be transformed into a beach filled with games, decorations, activities, the N'Action Mobile Arcade, the Kona Ice truck, and more. Build a make-your-own Summer Reading kit and have lots of fun with your family, friends, and neighbors!
1 event,
Summer Reading Kit Pickup @ SRML
Summer Reading Kit Pickup @ SRML
Can't make it to the Kick-Off Party? Visit SRML to make your own "Color Our World" kit and celebrate! Available while supplies last. Please note that you do not need to have a Summer Reading kit to participate in the program; it's just a fun bonus! This will be part of our First Saturdays series at SRML.
0 events,
5 events,
Tot Time* @ SRML
Tot Time* @ SRML
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Altavista: 10 – 10:45 a.m. ... Read More
Babygarten* @ CCPL
Babygarten* @ CCPL
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
Storytime @ CCPL
Storytime @ CCPL
Swing by for free storytimes this summer! Story readings will happen at the beginning and may include books, songs, rhymes, scarves, and more. Craft and play stations will be available after the reading. For children 3 – 5 years old, and the whole family is welcome, too. Our event page is at campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Storytimes: June 9 – July 10 (except for the week of July 4) Rustburg: Mondays, 11:30 ... Read More
4 events,
Babygarten* @ TBL
Babygarten* @ TBL
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
Storytime @ TBL
Storytime @ TBL
Swing by for free storytimes this summer! Story readings will happen at the beginning and may include books, songs, rhymes, scarves, and more. Craft and play stations will be available after the reading. For children 3 – 5 years old, and the whole family is welcome, too. Our event page is at campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Storytimes: June 9 – July 10 (except for the week of July 4)
4 events,
book+art @ TBL
book+art @ TBL
Stop by and "Color Our world" with us! We'll read the same story periodically throughout the event. Craft one of two art projects inspired by the book. Pick the dates and time that works best for your family! Ages 3-17 and their families
Reference Desk Hours @ TBL
Reference Desk Hours @ TBL
Need help with technology, researching, or applying for jobs? Drop by and meet with your librarian!
Babygarten* @ SRML
Babygarten* @ SRML
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
6 events,
Reference Desk Hours @ CCPL
Reference Desk Hours @ CCPL
Need help with technology, researching, or applying for jobs? Drop by and meet with your librarian!
Tot Time* @ CCPL
Tot Time* @ CCPL
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Session 1: Mondays, June ... Read More
Tot Time* @ PHML
Tot Time* @ PHML
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Session 1: Mondays, June ... Read More
3 events,
Adult Bad Art Night* @ SRML
Adult Bad Art Night* @ SRML
Leave your talent at the door! Spend an hour making bad art, then browse the gallery of everyone's pieces. If you make something terrible enough, you might even win the Best Bad Art Award! All supplies and light snacks will be provided. Register online through CivicRec to save your spot.
Tot Time* @ TBL
Tot Time* @ TBL
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Session 1: Mondays, June ... Read More
Enchanted Trail @ TBL
Enchanted Trail @ TBL
Enchanted Trail is an immersive, outdoor story experience for families to enjoy on the Timbrook Park trails! A small trail in the woods behind Timbrook Library is transformed with decorations and a story one day each month. Families are given a scavenger hunt to enjoy as they walk the trail and read the story together. There is a new theme every month! For PreK-Elementary ages and their families
2 events,
Storytime @ TBL
Storytime @ TBL
Swing by for free storytimes this summer! Story readings will happen at the beginning and may include books, songs, rhymes, scarves, and more. Craft and play stations will be available after the reading. For children 3 – 5 years old, and the whole family is welcome, too. Our event page is at campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Storytimes: June 9 – July 10 (except for the week of July 4)
Meet Us in Concord @ Calvary Baptist Church
Meet Us in Concord @ Calvary Baptist Church
Concord, we are coming to see you! Drop by the outdoor pavilion at Calvary Baptist Church in Concord on Saturday, June 14, anytime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the fun. Library and Parks & Recreation staff will be on site to bring you a taste of library and recreation programs. Activities will include: *Mini-Storywalk *Giant Connect Four *Yard games *Children’s book checkout *Summer Events Preview *Fall Youth Soccer ... Read More
0 events,
5 events,
Babygarten* @ CCPL
Babygarten* @ CCPL
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
Tot Time* @ SRML
Tot Time* @ SRML
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Altavista: 10 – 10:45 a.m. ... Read More
Storytime @ CCPL
Storytime @ CCPL
Swing by for free storytimes this summer! Story readings will happen at the beginning and may include books, songs, rhymes, scarves, and more. Craft and play stations will be available after the reading. For children 3 – 5 years old, and the whole family is welcome, too. Our event page is at campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Storytimes: June 9 – July 10 (except for the week of July 4) Rustburg: Mondays, 11:30 ... Read More
4 events,
Art Escape Room* @ CCPL
Art Escape Room* @ CCPL
You are at your local library when you find an old letter in one of the library books. It mentions a valuable lost sculpture from the 1700s! The pieces of the sculpture are hidden in jars and boxes throughout the room, and you'll need to find them all to put the sculpture back together. However, someone else saw the note too, so you only have 30 minutes before your competition ... Read More
Lynchburg Diabetes Support Group @ TBL
Lynchburg Diabetes Support Group @ TBL
A caring, volunteer-led community to help you manage the challenges of living with diabetes through education, discussion, and mutual support.
5 events,
Babygarten* @ SRML
Babygarten* @ SRML
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
Reference Desk Hours @ TBL
Reference Desk Hours @ TBL
Need help with technology, researching, or applying for jobs? Drop by and meet with your librarian!
DIY Flower Pot Design @ PHML
DIY Flower Pot Design @ PHML
Come make a unique flower pot and grow a plant! Using clay and paint, you can transform an ordinary flower pot into something amazing. We’ll also supply soil, and you can bring your own seeds or use some of ours. For ages 4 – 17. This free program will be at our Brookneal location on Wednesday, June 18, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. No registration is required.
8 events,
Tot Time* @ CCPL
Tot Time* @ CCPL
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Session 1: Mondays, June ... Read More
Reference Desk Hours @ CCPL
Reference Desk Hours @ CCPL
Need help with technology, researching, or applying for jobs? Drop by and meet with your librarian!
Tot Time* @ PHML
Tot Time* @ PHML
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Session 1: Mondays, June ... Read More
4 events,
Summer Solstice Lantern Sail @ TBL
Summer Solstice Lantern Sail @ TBL
Come to the Timbrook Library's outdoor patio with your family and play outside with us until it gets dark! We will be celebrating the Summer Solstice on June 20, the longest day of the year and the official first day of summer, by sailing paper lanterns on the Timbrook Park pond. Make crafts, take pictures, and create classic summer evening memories together! The lanterns will set sail at dusk (around ... Read More
Johnson Health Center Mobile Unit @ SRML
Johnson Health Center Mobile Unit @ SRML
The Johnson Health Center Mobile Unit will be at Staunton River Memorial Library in Altavista for drop-in appointments on the following dates: Friday, April 18, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 20, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. They accept Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, Private, and sliding scale fees based on income. For more details, go to jhcvirginia.org/our-mobile-units.
Tot Time* @ TBL
Tot Time* @ TBL
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Session 1: Mondays, June ... Read More
0 events,
0 events,
4 events,
Tot Time* @ SRML
Tot Time* @ SRML
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Altavista: 10 – 10:45 a.m. ... Read More
Babygarten* @ CCPL
Babygarten* @ CCPL
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
Storytime @ CCPL
Storytime @ CCPL
Swing by for free storytimes this summer! Story readings will happen at the beginning and may include books, songs, rhymes, scarves, and more. Craft and play stations will be available after the reading. For children 3 – 5 years old, and the whole family is welcome, too. Our event page is at campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Storytimes: June 9 – July 10 (except for the week of July 4) Rustburg: Mondays, 11:30 ... Read More
6 events,
Iris Folding Card Workshop* @ CCPL
Iris Folding Card Workshop* @ CCPL
Learn the art of Iris Folding in this fun and creative paper crafting workshop to construct a beautifully designed greeting card!
Babygarten* @ TBL
Babygarten* @ TBL
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
Time Travel Escape Room* @ PHML
Time Travel Escape Room* @ PHML
Welcome, explorers! Find items and solve puzzles in each era to fix the T.I.M.E. Machine and return home! Groups can have up to 10 people, and only one person needs to register for the whole group. Each group must have at least one member who is 18+. Register online via CivicRec. Ages: 7+
3 events,
Babygarten* @ SRML
Babygarten* @ SRML
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
Reference Desk Hours @ TBL
Reference Desk Hours @ TBL
Need help with technology, researching, or applying for jobs? Drop by and meet with your librarian!
Babygarten* @ TBL
Babygarten* @ TBL
These storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration through CivicRec for each session will open about a month before the start date.
6 events,
Around the World Night @ TBL
Around the World Night @ TBL
Join us for our annual Around the World event. This year we will be at the Timbrook Library (Lower Level). Join us to learn about other cultures with our Literacy students, read a bilingual children's book, create crafts, play games, and have family fun meeting your neighbors! We will have water and light snacks. Feel free to bring your own picnic dinner with you. Everyone is welcome!
Reference Desk Hours @ CCPL
Reference Desk Hours @ CCPL
Need help with technology, researching, or applying for jobs? Drop by and meet with your librarian!
Tot Time* @ PHML
Tot Time* @ PHML
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Session 1: Mondays, June ... Read More
3 events,
Tot Time* @ TBL
Tot Time* @ TBL
These free storytimes involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. This is a great opportunity to read, play, and have fun together! Registration is required through CivicRec for each session and will open about a month before the start date. For children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers. For the registration link, go to campbellcountylibraries.org/storytimes. Summer Session 1: Mondays, June ... Read More
Something Unexpected @ TBL
Something Unexpected @ TBL
Something unexpected is coming to Timbrook Library on Friday, June 27, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Be prepared for anything! Follow CCPLS on social media for possible hints. Everyone is welcome! Geared toward children, teen, and families.
Hanging Yarn Art* @ SRML
Hanging Yarn Art* @ SRML
Create unique, colorful décor by tying a series of simple knots! This is a simple project in which the possibilities for color, pattern, and shape are endless. For ages 8 – 17. Hanging Yarn Art will be held at our Altavista location on Friday, June 27, 1 – 2 p.m. It will also be held at Rustburg Library on Tuesday, July 15, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. The class is ... Read More
1 event,
Last Saturdays @ CCPL
Last Saturdays @ CCPL
Swing by the Rustburg Library on the last Saturday of June for family fun, stories, and activities! The whole family is invited, and the project can be tailored to any age. Saturday, June 28, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. CCPLS does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equitable access to its programs, services, and activities. To request an accommodation ... Read More