Everyone is welcome to join the Loosely Knit group, which meets every Thursday of the month, from 9:30 - 11:30 am. Anyone who enjoys knitting, crocheting or any craft is welcome. No registration is required.

A new job club for adults, the PB Jobseekers club offers members the ability to network with each other while obtaining some needed skills for entering the workforce. Membership is open to about 30 residents of the Southeast Community and surrounding areas. Weekly meetings are held on the last Monday of the month from 9:30 - 11:30 am. Registration is required and is ongoing by visiting or calling the Pearl Bailey Library.

Learn how to register for and use the Virginia Employment Commission’s career website. This is a powerful online job seeker system that provides fast access to a complete set of employment tools including job searching, resume/cover letter builder, career exploration, training/education programs, and unemployment services. This class will be held in the Business Information Center at the Main Street Library.

By appointment only. Please call 591-4858 at least 48 hours in advance to make an appointment for this program.

Dogs in the library?! The PAWS to READ program helps children ages 6 to 10 build their confidence by reading out loud to trained therapy dogs at Grissom Library on the first Saturday of each month. Parents need to sign a permission form and may accompany their children. No registration is required.

Youth ages 8-18 can play Yu Gi Oh and other games on the 1st Tuesday of every month, from January to June.

Teens in grades 9-12 can get extra help with their math. Teen Advisory Committee member Brandon Ashlock with share his personal math strategies for Algebra I, II, and Geometry with other high school students. Classes are held the second Thursday of each month.

Teens meet monthly to conduct their business meeting and to help advise library staff on ways to improve library  programs and services. Teen Advisory Committee application is required and visitors are welcome. For teens ages 12-18. The group meets the second Wednesday of every month.

Storytime for parents and children ages 2 1/2 to 3 1/2, which includes stories, sings, fingerplays, flannelboard stories, and a simple craft. Registration is required and begins Jan. 4, 2010.