Read to Jackson

Tue · Oct 27·4 PM – 5 PM·Great Falls Library

Read to Jackson the therapy dog, with books from the library or personal ones, at Great Falls Library, ages 5–10.

Tue · Nov 10·4 PM – 5 PM·Great Falls Library

Read to Jackson the therapy dog, with books from the library or personal ones, at Great Falls Library, ages 5–10.

Tue · Nov 24·4 PM – 5 PM·Great Falls Library

Read to Jackson the therapy dog, with books from the library or personal ones, at Great Falls Library, ages 5–10.

Tue · Nov 17·10:15 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 17·10:45 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.

Tue · Nov 17·Cascades Library · Sterling

Search for pictures of traditional Thanksgiving foods throughout the children's area at Cascades Library, Sterling, for ages 10 and under; the library’s YouTube channel provides more programs.

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.

Tue · Nov 17·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Dolley Madison Library — Dolley Madison Conference Room · McLean

Free creative writing workshop teaches new skills and publishes participants' work in the Sparks Anthology, Dolley Madison Library conference room, ages 13–18.

Tue · Nov 17·5 PM – 6 PM·Rockville Memorial Library

Test and learn with various STEM gadgets and hands‑on challenges at Rockville Memorial Library, ages 11–14.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM · 11 AM·Kings Park Library · Burke

Volunteer-led English practice in small groups of two or three at Kings Park Library, for ages 18 and up.

Sat · Oct 24·12 PM – 2 PM·Richard Byrd Library — Richard Byrd Conference Room · Springfield

Knitting and Crochet Crafting Time (Richard Byrd Library, Conference Room) — Knit or crochet with volunteers and community members, browse 746s books, learn new patterns, adults only.

Sat · Oct 24·12 PM – 2 PM·City of Fairfax Regional Library

One-on-one tech assistance at City of Fairfax Regional Library, covering email setup, document creation, internet searches, photo access, app installs, and device use, ages 18 and up.