Scavenger Hunt: Thanksgiving

Mon · Nov 16·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.

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.

Wed · Nov 18·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.

Thu · Nov 19·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.

Fri · Nov 20·4 PM – 5:30 PM·Sterling Library

Campfire Stories and S'mores (Sterling Library) — Listen to scary stories around a fake campfire while making s'mores, supplies limited, ages 11–17.

Fri · Nov 20·6 PM – 9 PM·Cascades Library · Sterling

Teenagers decorate sugar cookies, then enter them for judging or eat them, with prizes in categories, at Cascades Library; registration required and parent must verify ID, ages 11–17.

Fri · Nov 20·10:30 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.

Thu · Nov 19·4 PM – 4:30 PM·Cascades Library · Sterling

Hands‑on storytime at Cascades Library explores root vegetables’ growth, offers kid‑friendly veggie snacks, and guides process art using vegetables for ages 5–10.

Thu · Nov 19·11 AM – 11:30 AM·Cascades Library · Sterling

Music and stories featuring rhythm and rhyme at Cascades Library, Sterling, for ages 5 and under with a caregiver.

Thu · Nov 19·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Herndon Fortnightly Library — Herndon Fortnightly Meeting Room

Stories, songs, and fingerplays for toddlers in the Herndon Fortnightly Meeting Room, for ages 16–36 months with an adult, limited space, arrive early.

Fri · Oct 23·9:30 AM – 5 PM·Lovettsville Library

Room-wide T-TRAK scale model railroad runs at Lovettsville Library, presented by Northern Virginia NTRAK, for all ages.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM – 12 PM·Lovettsville Library

Lovettsville Library offers art styles and crafts encouraging developmental skill building, with messy creative activities for ages 5 and under.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM – 12 PM·Cascades Library · Sterling

Drop-in skill-building program at Cascades Library includes tracing, sorting, scissors cutting and crafts, for ages 3–5 with a caregiver.