Preschool Storytime

Mon · Oct 26·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Lorton Library

Stories, songs, movement and early literacy activities take place in the Children’s Area beneath the tree at Lorton Library, registration required for ages 3–5.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 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 · Oct 28·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Kings Park Library — Kings Park Meeting Room · Burke

Stories, songs, movement and activities build early literacy skills for preschoolers in the Kings Park Library meeting room, ages 3–5.

Thu · Oct 29·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Centreville Regional Library — Centreville Lobby

Stories, songs, and fingerplays for ages 3–5 take place in the Centreville Library lobby; space limited, arrive 15 minutes early for a ticket.

Wed · Nov 18·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Burke Centre Library — Burke Centre Meeting Room 116, Burke Centre Meeting Room 117

Songs, lapsit bounces, stories, and playtime help babies develop literacy and social skills in the library meeting rooms, for ages birth‑18 months with caregiver.

Wed · Nov 18·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Kings Park Library · Burke

Rocks and fossils spotlight, geologists answer questions, participants explore fossils, rocks, minerals, and identify brought‑in specimens at Kings Park Library — for ages 5–10.

Wed · Nov 18·3:30 PM – 4:30 PM·Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library · Falls Church

Operation EarthWatch in the Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library offers grades K‑5 and caregivers hands‑on monthly activities, for ages 5–11.

Tue · Nov 17·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Burke Centre Library — Burke Centre Meeting Room 116, Burke Centre Meeting Room 117

Stories, songs, and rhymes lead into playtime to build literacy skills, held in Burke Centre Library meeting rooms 116 and 117, for ages 18–36 months with caregiver.

Thu · Nov 19·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Pohick Regional Library — Pohick Meeting Room 1, Pohick Meeting Room 2 · Burke

Stories, songs and rhymes fill Pohick Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, limited to 20 children with an adult, tickets at the information desk, for ages 3–5.

Thu · Nov 19·10:30 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.

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 23·2 PM – 3 PM·Martha Washington Library — Martha Washington Meeting Room, Martha Washington Meeting Room 104B · Alexandria

Adults practice art together with all materials provided in the Martha Washington Library meeting room, ages 18 and up.