As the temperatures start to fall, plants and animals begin to change. Trees change their colors, animals thicken their fur and some simply “disappear.” Join Park Naturalist Rob Barnovsky for a walk along Long Branch Creek in search of these many changes. You will meet a few animals along the way.
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Get paired up with a preschool-aged child from our very own Lubber Run Creative Preschoolers Program! Enjoy reading stories to your buddies for 30 minutes. Registration is required. All books will be provided by the preschool teacher and are guaranteed to be a fun read!
For families with young children Family Storytime is for children 0-5 years and an accompanying adult. This fun and interactive program combines activities such as read-aloud stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards and introduces children to listening skills, picture books, the library, and the joy of re…
For families with babies 0-12 months Bond with your baby through songs, rhymes, and games! Stay after the program to connect with other parents and caregivers of babies. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. First-come, first-served seating. Please call 703-228-3352 or email Lib-Courthouse@arlingtonva.us for more information.
Join volunteer Sandy O'Shea for an introductory lesson on the ukulele. No experience required, and you are welcome to stay for the intermediate class afterwards. Limited ukuleles available. Meets on first and third Tuesdays.
For families with children ages 3-6 Tales Together is for children 3-6 years and an accompanying adult. This fun and interactive program combines activities such as read-aloud stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards and introduces children to listening skills, picture books, the library, and the joy of r…
For families with babies 0-12 months Bond with your baby through songs, rhymes, and games! Stay after the program to connect with other parents and caregivers of babies. NO REGISTRATION. First-come, first-served seating. For more information, contact 703-228-6545.
Calling all families, besties, fur babies, gremlins, monsters, witches, and goblins—big and small! Capitol View Library is hosting an Evil Laugh Contest! Bring us your scariest, spookiest, most wickedly spine‑tingling evil laugh. From Monday, October 5th through Friday, October 23rd, scan the QR code or visit Capitol V…
Registration opens beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday before each Open Door Monday session. Registration closes at 6 p.m. on the following Monday.
This class will provide youth who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants.
The Commission on Aging meets from 9AM - 11AM monthly on the following schedule: Jan - Feb 4th MondayMarch - Dec 3rd MondayNo meeting in August
Memory is an essential part of life that gives us cognitive ability and allows us to interact with the world. Alzheimer's can take those things away. Join Nort Beckerman, author of Don’t Shrink Your Brain: Avoid Alzheimer’s and Dementia, as he explores how Alzheimer's risk can be lowered with the right care and attenti…
Calling all budding birders! Join us for creative, drop-in play at the Zoo as we learn about birds of all types and practice our birding skills. Little Critters: Nature Play is designed for ages 0-5 and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome. Parents…
