Happening at Bowling Green!
- Thursday Story Times
- Toddlers ages 0-2 at 10 - 10:15 am
- Preschool ages 2-5 at 10:30 - 11 am
- Petroglyph Painting (Ages 13+)
- Tuesday, June 23rd, 11am - 12pm
Create a miniature cave painting using acrylic paints on smooth rocks.
- Tuesday, June 23rd, 11am - 12pm
- Dinolympics (Ages 8+)
- Monday, June 29th, 2- 3pm
Compete in the 2026 Dinolympics! Various activities and fun for all.
- Monday, June 29th, 2- 3pm
- Stratigraphy Sand Art (Ages 13+)
- Monday, July 6th, 2 - 3pm
Create layered sand art and learn about the geological study of rock layers (strata) and their relationship to the Earth's time scale.
- Monday, July 6th, 2 - 3pm
- Paint Night (Ages 18+)
- June 17th, July 1st, and July 15th from 5 - 7 pm
Create an acrylic painting! Stencils and example printouts available. Painting materials provided. Smocks not provided. Sign-up required
- June 17th, July 1st, and July 15th from 5 - 7 pm
- Hatch-A Saurus (Ages 8+)
- Tuesday, July 14th, 1 - 2pm
Hatch your own baby dinosaur from a fizzy egg! Supplies limited. Sign-up required
- Tuesday, July 14th, 1 - 2pm
- Food and Fun with Beth Jimenez
- June 25th at 11 am
Happening at Ladysmith!
- Tuesday Story Times
- Toddlers ages 0-2 at 10 - 10:20am
- Youth ages 6-8 at 11:30am
- Thursday
- Preschool ages 3-5 at 10 - 10:30am
- Tweens ages 9-12 at 11:30am
- Friday
- Teens ages 13-17 10am
- Watercolor Pencil Workshops
- Adults, June 16th from 5 - 7 pm and Saturday, June 21st from 10am - 12:30pm
- Teens, June 30th from 5 - 7 pm
Learn watercolor pencil basics and techniques. Space is limited, sign-up is required.
- Food and Fun with Beth Jimenez
- July 10th at 10am
Happening at Dawn!
- Wednesday Story Time
- Children of all ages at 10am
- Walk-in Crafts
- Crafts will be available for tween and teenage patrons to do at the library.
- Dinosaur Adoption
- Come by the library and adopt your very own dinosaur.
- Food and Fun with Beth Jimenez
- June 11th at 10 am
- Dinosaur Themed Scavenger Hunt
- Find all the dinosaur themed pictures and receive a small prize. The scavenger hunt changes each week, so come back and find the pictures again.
- Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Architectural Model Making
- Wednesdays, June 10th - July 15th at 1:30 - 2pm
Space is limited and sign-up is required
Calling all middle school aged children. For an application please stop by the Dawn Library. This course is provided by C. Hassan Abdel-Alim for more information please email him at hassanshut.usa@gmail.com
- Wednesdays, June 10th - July 15th at 1:30 - 2pm
Happening at Port Royal!
- Food and Fun with Beth Jimenez
- July 13th at 10am
Summer Reading Program activites and crafts will be available for children all summer long at the Port Royal branch.
Special Events
Whale Talk
Monday, June 8th
Kid Presentation: 2pm
Adult Presentation: 6:30pm
Caroline County Visitor's Center
23734 Rogers Clark Blvd
Ruther Glen, VA 22546
Kickoff Summer Reading with Caroline County Library by Joining us for a fun and informative session learning about Spouticus, the whale fossil discovered in Martin Marietta Carmel Church Quarry in 1990! Presented by the Virginia Museum of Natural HIstory. Special thank you to the Caroline County Departments of Tourism and Economic Deveopment.
Birds of Prey
Wednesday, July 8th at 11am
Caroline County Community Services Center Auditorium
17202 Richmond Tpke
Milford, VA 22514
This 35 minute program will feature 4-6 different birds of prey. The program usually consists of a Hawk, Owl, Falcon, Vulture, and an Eagle. Presented by Earthquest.