Join our Poetry Discussion Group! Each participant reads two poems of their choosing: one selection by the month's featured poet, Tracy K. Smith, and a second selection by a poet of the reader's choice. This program is for adults. If you have questions about the appropriate age for a program, its content, or accommodations, please call the branch at 703-768-6700 (option 4).
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Yarn Storm at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library collects handmade or store‑bought scarves, hats and mittens for Alexandria's Community Lodgings, ages 13 and up.
Puzzle exchange at John Marshall Library—bring a jigsaw, take a different one, ongoing during open hours, for ages 18 and up.
Pick up vegetable, fruit, herb, or flower seed packets at John Marshall Library, including 2025 and older varieties, and donate extras at the information desk.
Historic Huntley hosts a Civil War program exploring the Mason family, neighbors, and occupying army, with a guided tour of the site, ages 16+.
Practice speaking, reading, and writing English with a volunteer partner in the Burke Centre Library study room, registration opens two weeks prior, for ages 18 and up.
One-on-one English conversation with a library volunteer at Centreville Regional Library, requiring basic English skills; adults only, ages 18 and up, one session per week per student.
Tai Chi classes at Oakton Library continue the 24‑form sequence, teaching movements 13‑24, balance warm‑ups, weight‑shifting, ending with an 8 Brocades routine, for ages 18 and up.
Walk-In Tech Clinic (Thomas Jefferson Library, Group Study Room) — Library volunteer assists with tech issues; bring device if possible. Adults.
