Saturday Stories

Sat · Nov 7·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Richard Byrd Library · Springfield

Storytime in the children’s area at Richard Byrd Library offers books and songs for families with children birth to five, ages 5 and under.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM – 11 AM·Richard Byrd Library — Richard Byrd Meeting Room 1 · Springfield

Free English conversation practice with intermediate speakers and volunteers in Richard Byrd Library Meeting Room 1, limited to 12 adults.

Sat · Oct 24·11 AM – 1 PM·Richard Byrd Library — Richard Byrd Group Study Room · Springfield

Basic tech help with a volunteer at Richard Byrd Library’s Group Study Room, offering 30‑minute one‑on‑one assistance for adults 18+, bring device and passwords.

Sat · Oct 24·3 PM·South Run Rec Center Location, 7550 Reservation Dr,, Springfield, VA 22153

Costumed fun runs—including a Tiny Tot Trot, a 1‑mile Halloween Fun Run, and a Monster Mash 5K—take place at South Run Rec Center, tickets $15–$25, ages 2+.

Sat · Oct 24·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Cherrydale Library — Loft · Arlington

Halloween Family Storytime at Cherrydale Library Loft features read‑aloud stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards for all ages.

Thu · Oct 29·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Richard Byrd Library — Richard Byrd Meeting Room 1, Richard Byrd Meeting Room 2 · Springfield

Stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities fill the Richard Byrd Library meeting rooms for active tots and twos, for ages 18–35 months with an adult.

Sat · Oct 31·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Richard Byrd Library · Springfield

Halloween storytime in the children’s area at Richard Byrd Library, featuring costume fun for birth‑to‑five families, no registration required.

Sat · Nov 7·1 PM – 2:30 PM·Hidden Pond Nature Center Location, 8511 Greeley Blvd., Springfield, VA 22152

Fall Celebration (Hidden Pond Nature Center) — Hike through fall foliage, observe waterways, and create a nature craft to remember gratitude for trees, forests, streams, and wildlife.

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.