Saturday Stories

Sat · Oct 24·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Richard Byrd Library · Springfield

Storytime in the children’s area at Richard Byrd Library offers books and songs for families with children birth to five, ages 5 and under.

Sat · Nov 14·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Richard Byrd Library · Springfield

Storytime in the children’s area at Richard Byrd Library offers books and songs for families with children birth to five, ages 5 and under.

Sat · Nov 21·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Richard Byrd Library · Springfield

Storytime in the children’s area at Richard Byrd Library offers books and songs for families with children birth to five, ages 5 and under.

Sat · Nov 21·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Kings Park Library — Kings Park Meeting Room · Burke

Storytime introduces manners, encourages making new friends, and offers socializing with other families, for ages 0–5 with adult.

Sat · Nov 7·1 PM – 2:30 PM·Hidden Pond Nature Center Location, 8511 Greeley Blvd., Springfield, VA 22152

Fall Celebration (Hidden Pond Nature Center) — Hike through fall foliage, observe waterways, and create a nature craft to remember gratitude for trees, forests, streams, and wildlife.

Sat · Nov 7·10 AM – 11 AM·Richard Byrd Library — Richard Byrd Meeting Room 1 · Springfield

Free English conversation practice with intermediate speakers and volunteers in Richard Byrd Library Meeting Room 1, limited to 12 adults.

Sat · Nov 7·11 AM – 1 PM·Richard Byrd Library — Richard Byrd Group Study Room · Springfield

Basic tech help with a volunteer at Richard Byrd Library’s Group Study Room, offering 30‑minute one‑on‑one assistance for adults 18+, bring device and passwords.

Thu · Nov 5·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Richard Byrd Library — Richard Byrd Meeting Room 1, Richard Byrd Meeting Room 2 · Springfield

Stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities fill the Richard Byrd Library meeting rooms for active tots and twos, for ages 18–35 months with an adult.

Thu · Nov 12·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Richard Byrd Library — Richard Byrd Meeting Room 1, Richard Byrd Meeting Room 2 · Springfield

Songs, stories, rhymes and activities for babies birth to 17 months in Richard Byrd Library Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, building literacy foundations, for ages 3 and under.

Fri · Nov 6·11:30 AM – 12 PM·Westover Library — Longfellow Room · Arlington

Songs, rhymes, and games for babies 0‑12 months in the Longfellow Room at Westover Library, with networking after; first‑come, first‑served seating, for ages 1 and under and 3–5.

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 23·11:15 AM – 11:45 AM·Martha Washington Library — Martha Washington Meeting Room, Martha Washington Meeting Room 104B · Alexandria

Martha Washington Library meeting room hosts gentle movements, massage and songs that help parents bond with infants while encouraging emotional and physical development, ages 3 and under.