jan. -may 2015 No. 1 www.vbgov.com/comic-books JANUARY - MAY PROGRAM GUIDE
AGES 18 & up ADULTS Movie Nights Thursdays, 5-9 p.m., CL, 385-0150 1/15: Iron Man 2/19: Superman 3/19: The Amazing Spider Man 4/16: The Avengers 5/21: Justice League: The New Frontier Creator Signings Join authors for book signings and a Q&A session.* Sa, 1/10, 2-4 p.m., CL, 385-0150 *Find more information about the authors and their work by visiting www.vbgov.com/comic-books Maus Discuss Art Spiegelman s iconic graphic novel tale of his parents survival of the Holocaust. Tu, 3/17, 7-8 p.m., JUL, 822-7800 Graphic Novels: What s Hot, What s Not Review upcoming releases, talk about latest trends in graphic novels. Tu, 4/14, 5:30-6:30 p.m., PA, 385-2610 Game of Thrones Live Museum Walk through an exhibit of live lookalike characters from the Game of Thrones graphic novel series. Participate in trivia, make a family crest and see a sword-fighting demonstration. Sa, 5/2, 6-9 p.m.,
families & all ages ALL AGES Yay! Costumed Super Hero Storytime Meet your favorite superheroes and join them for stories! M, 1/12, 10:30-11:30 a.m., JUL, 822-7800 M, 2/16, 2-3 p.m., OF, 385-2640 Sa, 3/7, 11 a.m. noon, WW, 385-2630 W, 5/6, 10:15-11:15 a.m., BA, 385-2680 Sa, 5/16, 11 a.m. - noon, GN, 385-2606 Free Comic Book Day Come in and check out the free comic books provided by different publishers such as Marvel, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Boom! Studios, Archie comics and more! Check out the different activities to celebrate this awesome day of art and literature! Sa, 5/2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sa, 5/2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., PA, 385-2610 Day of Villainy Celebrate awesomely awful villains. Create your own villain and play bean bag attack, obstacle courses and dress up relay. Su, 5/3, 2-4 p.m., CL, 385-0150
YOUTH GRADES K - 5 KRYPTONITE! Tiny Heroes Play & Craft This world needs a hero and that hero is you! Discover your inner champion through games, activities and awesome crafts. Grades K - 2 Su, 3/1, 2-4 p.m., CL, 385-0150 Super Man Crystals It s a bird, it s a plane, it s Superman unless there s Kryptonite around. Find out how this mysterious crystal can make the mightiest hero lose his steam. Grades K - 2 Tu, 1/13, 4:30-5:30 p.m., JUL, 822-7800 Tu, 2/10, 4-5 p.m., Sa, 2/21, 10:30-11:30 a.m., PA, 385-2610 Sa, 3/7, 11 a.m. - noon, GN, 385-2606 Super Hero Academy: Be a Hero Do you have what it takes to be a superhero? Test your memory & senses, practice your hero skills and learn to fight evil. Grades K - 2 W, 3/18, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Super Hero Academy: Create a Hero What kind of hero would you be? Create your own identity complete with sidekick and arch enemies. Make a comic strip featuring your heroes. Grades 3-5 W, 3/25, 4-5 p.m.,
GRADES 6-12 TEENS DON T MISS Teen Lock-in: Comic Book Edition Play games, make comic bookinspired crafts, learn some cosplay tips or just hang out and read graphic novels. Dress up for a chance to win big prizes! Dinner provided. F, 1/30, 6-10 p.m., CL, 385-1050 Fandom Screenprint In this two-part program you will learn to create a custom screenprint template and then use it to create a t-shirt. Th, 1/8, & 1/15, 5:30-6:30 p.m., WW, 385-2630 Sa, 2/14 & 3/14, 2:30-3:30 p.m., PB, 385-7790 W & Th, 8/26 & 8/27, 6-7 p.m., Cosplay Classes Learn from professional cosplayers and participate in workshops. Sa, 2/21, 2-4 p.m., Poison Ivy: Seedy Business Holy sprouts Batman! Learn how the eco-terrorist, Poison Ivy, sows her seeds of villainy and chaos. Grades 6-8 M, 5/11, 6-7:30 p.m., JUL, 822-7800 Discover Your Superhero Follow clues to discover which super hero you are. F, 1/23, 6-8 p.m., PA, 385-2610
AVAILABLE AT VBPL! Music, Movies & More: a whole lot of HOOPLA! for Playstation 3 & Xbox 360 now available at your library! We ve added new download/ streaming options for you via our new vendor, Hoopla Digital, including full music albums from top artists, movies & audiobooks. Check out up to 8 Hoopla items per month with your library card - no waiting, no holds! Visit www.vbgov.com/libraryvideo for more details! Coming this Winter: Digital Comic Books! Downloadable Magazines We have 200 titles to choose from and over 30 genres including entertainment, literary, science & tech, games and more. Access them all 24/7 via our website, download them and then read on your computer or tablet at your convenience. You can even bookmark favorite articles and stories to revisit later or print a page you re interested in keeping. Get started at www.vbgov.com/magazines
AVAILABLE AT VBPL! FREE MUSIC www.vbgov.com/music Be sure to visit every week to get your 5 free downloads, yours to keep, from Freegal. Or check out music albums from Hoopla for 7 days at a time. Get started at www.vbgov.com/music Borrow e-books from your library and read them on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Check out the details at www.vbgov.com/ebooks DID YOU KNOW? The Friends of Virginia Beach Public Library donated $122,000 to Virginia Beach Public Library for 2014-2015 library programs and services, including funds for printing this program guide. Visit www.vbgov.com/friends to find out more.