10/05/2026
Here is the October Events Calendar for the Virginia Public Library. Please share this information with your families and friends! If you have any questions, please call the Library at 218-748-7525. Please note the change in library hours (first picture).
Technology Assistance - Monday, October 5 - 12:00pm-1:00pm Library staff will be available in the Event Room to help with your technology needs.
Yards of Yarn Knitting and Crocheting Club - Monday, October 5- 3:30pm-4:30pm
All ages and abilities are welcome to come crochet and knit! The library will supply all materials and there will be knowledgeable knitters and crocheters on hand to help you.
Superior: A 50-year Photographic Journey with Craig Blacklock - Tuesday, October 6 - 10:30am-12:00pm Photographer Craig Blacklock will take a retrospective look at the past 50 years he has spent photographing Lake Superior. The Library will open the event room at 10:15am for this event. Media and the Upper Level will open at 12:00pm.
Coffee and Cribbage - Tuesday, October 6 - 1:00pm-2:00pmJoin us every Tuesday for an afternoon cup of coffee and a game (or two) or cribbage. No play experience needed!
Creative Writing Circle - Tuesday, October 6- 3:00pm-4:00pm All ages of writers are invited to try our creative writing exercises, designed to help beat writer's block!
NCC Financial Stress Busters - Wednesday, October 7 - 11:30am-1:00pm
Learn steps you can take to lessen the stress of your finances.
Cricut Creates Crafternoon Part II - Wednesday, October 7 - 3:00pm-4:30pm
Sign up is required for this Cricut workshop.
Live Well Leave Well: Health Care Directives and Power of Attorney - Thursday, October 8 - 12:00pm-1:00pm Justice North will provide legal information on health care directives and power of attorney.
Technology Assistance - Monday, October 12- 12:00pm-1:00pm Library staff will be available in the Event Room to help with your technology needs.
Yards of Yarn Knitting and Crocheting Club - Monday, October 12 - 3:30pm-4:30pm
All ages and abilities are welcome to come crochet and knit! The library will supply all materials and there will be knowledgeable knitters and crocheters on hand to help you.
Coffee and Cribbage -Tuesday, October 13 - 1:00pm-2:00pm Join us every Tuesday for an afternoon cup of coffee and a game (or two) or cribbage. No play experience needed!
Friends of the Virginia Public Library Meeting - TTuesday, October 13- 4:00pm-5:00pm
Beach Ball Tennis - Wednesday, October 14 - 3:00pm-4:00pm All ages can enjoy a friendly game of beach ball tennis in our event room!
Spanish Conversation Club - Thursday, October 15- 4:45pm-5:45pm Practice your Spanish with other Hispanophones!
Technology Assistance - Monday, October 19- 12:00pm-1:00pm Library staff will be available in the Event Room to help with your technology needs.
Yards of Yarn Knitting and Crocheting Club - Monday, October 19 - 3:30pm-4:30pm
All ages and abilities are welcome to come crochet and knit! The library will supply all materials and there will be knowledgeable knitters and crocheters on hand to help you.
Coffee and Cribbage - Tuesday, October 20 - 1:00pm-2:00pm Join us every Tuesday for an afternoon cup of coffee and a game (or two) or cribbage. No play experience needed!
Cricut Creates Crafternoon Part III - Wednesday, October 21 - 3:00pm-4:30pm Sign up is required for this Cricut workshop.
Lavender Book Club - October 21- 4:45pm-5:45pm Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Read & share your favorite books by Sonido Reyes, formerly Sonora Reyes.
VPL Book Club - Thursday, October 22 - 1:00pm-2:30pm This month's book is Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. Read the book or watch the film adaptations.
Technology Assistance - Monday, October 26- 12:00pm-1:00pm Library staff will be available in the Event Room to help with your technology needs.
Yards of Yarn Knitting and Crocheting Club - Monday, October 26 - 3:30pm-4:30pm
All ages and abilities are welcome to come crochet and knit! The library will supply all materials and there will be knowledgeable knitters and crocheters on hand to help you.
Coffee and Cribbage - Tuesday, October 27 - 1:00pm-2:00pm Join us every Tuesday for an afternoon cup of coffee and a game (or two) or cribbage. No play experience needed!
Spy Week: Careers in Forensics - Tuesday, October 27 - 3:00pm-4:00pm All ages are invited to learn about career options in forensic fields from experts in these roles!
Genealogy in Minnesota - Wednesday, October 28 - 11:00am-12:00pm Local genealogist and history expert Renee will teach you how to get started with your Minnesota genealogical research.
Spy Week: Invisible Ink Crafternoon - Wednesday, October 28 - 3:00pm-4:00pm Come make your own invisible ink art with ingredients that can be found in most kitchens!
Jacqueline Werket Author Visit - Thursday, October 29 - 11:00am-12:00pm Grief writer Jacqueline Werket will discuss her book A Grief Postponed: A Nurse Practitioner’s Journey through Delayed Grief.
Spy Week: Spy Kids Armageddon Film Screening - Thursday, , October 29 - 3:00pm-4:30pm
Join us in the Library event room to watch Spy Kids Armageddon! Snacks will be provided.
Legacy: The Northland Beckons: Writing in Haiku - Friday, October 30 - 3:30pm-4:30pm
Grow your creativity and writing skills in this fun haiku workshop. Writers will learn the structure and form of haiku, its origins in Japanese literature, and how Sandra Hisakuni connects this writing practice to Minnesota’s Northwoods. Workshop attendees will explore this powerful tool for mindfulness, joyful reflection, and playful expression. Writers will use words and art to create their own haiku masterpiece to take home.
