Playdate Cafe (ages 0-6)

Fri · Nov 13·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Great Falls Library — Great Falls Meeting Room

Free-play and socializing with light refreshments in the Great Falls Library Meeting Room, co-sponsored by Friends of the Great Falls Library, for ages 0–6.

Fri · Nov 6·2:30 PM – 3:30 PM·Great Falls Library — Great Falls Meeting Room

Chair Yoga for Adults (Great Falls Library, Great Falls Meeting Room) — Sitting in chairs, learn stability, alignment and safe full-body movement from a certified instructor, ages 18+.

Fri · Nov 6·5:30 PM – 8 PM·Observatory Park at Turner Farm, 925 Springvale Road, Great Falls, VA 22066

Astronomy badge workshop at Observatory Park, Turner Farm provides crafts and stations for Daisies through Juniors, Dark Sky Patch and Sky Is the Limit adventure, for ages 5–12.

Fri · Nov 6·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Cascades Library · Sterling

Messy Art (Cascades Library) — exploring various art styles and crafts, encouraging creative, messy play for ages 18 months to 5 with a caregiver.

Fri · Nov 6·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Herndon Fortnightly Library — Herndon Fortnightly Meeting Room

Playtime with toys and new friends in the Herndon Fortnightly Meeting Room, caregivers socialize while children 0‑5 explore, caregiver required, for ages 5 and under.

Tue · Nov 10·10:15 AM – 10:45 AM·Great Falls Library — Great Falls Meeting Room

Songs, movement, and storytelling boost literacy as storytime, play time, and Late Worm Storytime unfold in Great Falls Library meeting room, registration required, for ages 3 and under.

Tue · Nov 10·10:45 AM – 11:45 AM·Great Falls Library — Great Falls Meeting Room

Late Worm Family Storytime (Great Falls Library Meeting Room) — Songs, movement, storytelling, and fingerplays help babies bond and build early literacy, for ages 0–18 months with adult.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM · 11 AM · 3:30 PM · 4:30 PM·Centreville Regional Library

One-on-one English conversation with a library volunteer at Centreville Regional Library; basic English required, registration required, students limited to one session weekly, ages 18+.

Fri · Oct 23·11 AM – 4 PM·Sherwood Regional Library — Sherwood Meeting Room · Alexandria

Red Cross Blood Drive (Sherwood Regional Library, Sherwood Meeting Room) — Blood donations taken; sign up for an appointment online, ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·11:15 AM – 11:45 AM·Martha Washington Library — Martha Washington Meeting Room, Martha Washington Meeting Room 104B · Alexandria

Martha Washington Library meeting room hosts gentle movements, massage and songs that help parents bond with infants while encouraging emotional and physical development, ages 3 and under.