Chess Club

Sat · Oct 31·3 PM – 4 PM·Reston Regional Library — Reston Teen Space

Beginner chess players learn strategies and compete in skill‑matched mini‑tournaments at Reston Regional Library’s Teen Space, registration required, for ages 5–10.

Mon · Nov 2·5:30 PM – 6:30 PM·Oakton Library — Oakton Conference Room

Chess Club (Oakton Library, Oakton Conference Room) — High‑energy chess sessions every other Monday with peer play and two teen coaches, registration required, for ages 8–12.

Thu · Nov 12·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Kings Park Library — Kings Park Meeting Room · Burke

Chess Club (Kings Park Library — Kings Park Meeting Room, Burke) — Drop‑in chess play, no registration needed, for ages 5–10.

Mon · Nov 16·1 PM · 7 PM·Oakton Library — Oakton Conference Room

Practice English with a native speaker in a small group setting at Oakton Library’s conference room.

Mon · Nov 16·10 AM – 6 PM·Kings Park Library · Burke

Scavenger hunt in Kings Park Library area, locate 12 moccasin pairs honoring Indigenous Peoples from Rock Your Mocs, collect prize at Info Desk, for ages 3–10 and 13–18.

Mon · Nov 16·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library · Falls Church

Fall Storytime (Lower Level Conference Room, Mary Riley Styles Public Library) — Storytime for ages 2–4; pick one per week, ticket at children's desk.

Tue · Nov 17·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Oakton Library — Oakton Meeting Room 1, Oakton Meeting Room 2

Interactive stories, songs, and action rhymes fill Oakton Library’s Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, welcoming children with a caregiver, ages 3–5; no registration required.

Wed · Nov 18·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Oakton Library — Oakton Meeting Room 1, Oakton Meeting Room 2

Storytime with songs, rhymes, then a toddler playdate exploring toys in Oakton Library’s Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, for children 18 months to 3 years with caregiver, free.

Mon · Nov 16·7:30 PM – 9 PM·Observatory Park at Turner Farm, 925 Springvale Road, Great Falls, VA 22066

Explore moon craters, mountains, lava flows and view them through telescopes at the Roll‑Top Observatory, rain or shine, with Apollo mission talks, for ages 8 and up.

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 23·12:30 PM – 1:30 PM·Kingstowne Regional Library — Meeting Room (E103) · Alexandria

Interactive Bone & Joint Health workshop at Kingstowne Regional Library meeting room, covering conditions, supplements, exercises, and a modeling‑clay bone‑shaping activity, ages 18 and up.