Attention all handcrafters! Join us to share what you are working on, see what others are creating, and just chat while we craft together! All crafters are welcome, you don't have to live in Alexandria or have a library card!
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Virtual handcrafters' meetup where participants share projects, view others' creations, and chat while crafting together, open to all crafters 18 and up.
Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.
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 the John Marshall Library’s Second Chance Seed Library, and donate seeds at the Information Desk or Donation Drawer.
Beginning English practice led by volunteers in the Library’s Board Room, accessible by elevator, no registration needed, with optional childcare on Tuesdays, for ages 18 and up.
Weekly fiber artist meetups at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, sharing projects and monthly Show & Tell sessions, with occasional special projects, for ages 13 and up.
Martha Washington Library hosts a knitting, crochet, needlepoint group where participants bring projects, work at their own pace, and share craft company, for ages 18 and up.
Grind corn, shape clay pots, craft corn darts, and tour Huntley Meadows through a Virginia Indian perspective.
Jamie Novak teaches virtual yard‑sale planning, covering item selection, pricing strategies, and leftover handling, ages 13 and up.
Amy Strauss leads a workshop at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library exploring six intuitive archetypes through stories, reflection, conversation, and experiential exercises, for ages 18 and up.
Learn to knit with experienced knitters, all supplies provided, meeting weekly on Wednesdays, participants may start any week, for ages 3–18.
Shop over 10,000 books, CDs, and DVDs at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, with a $10 bag sale on Saturday, all ages.
French conversation practice at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, adults engage in real-life dialogue without formal instruction, ages 18 and up.
