Create your own play dough in your favorite color! Mix and knead the dough from scratch, then stay and play with us. Best for children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program will be held outside, weather permitting. Dress for a mess! Registration Required.
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Stories and Songs (James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library) — Engaging story and song session with floor seating, limited chairs, tickets first‑come, first‑served, 50‑person limit, ages 3–12.
Story and song lapsit session for babies and caregivers in the Martha Washington Library meeting room, for ages birth to 17 months with adult, ages 3 and under.
Stories, songs, movement, and early literacy activities for preschoolers at Sherwood Regional Library’s Sherwood Meeting Room, for ages 3–5.
Stories, songs, movement games and the Bubble Fish Song are offered at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library, for ages 2–5.
Cutting, gluing, and pasting collage projects develop fine motor skills and hand coordination in the Sherwood Meeting Room, registration required, for ages 2–5.
Experiment painting with pinecones, acorns, and leaves creates new patterns and textures in the Sherwood Meeting Room, Alexandria, registration required, for ages 3–10.
Storytime and toy play at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library lets babies explore early literacy while caregivers mingle, for ages 0‑14 months.
Quilting projects and charity quilting at a bee‑style drop‑in in the Herndon Fortnightly Maker Lab, ages 18 and up.
Friends of Reston Library Puzzles & Games Sale (Reston Regional Library, Meeting Room 1) — Gently used puzzles and assorted board games available for purchase.
Learn to knit with experienced knitters, all supplies provided, meeting weekly on Wednesdays, participants may start any week, for ages 3–18.
Friends of Fairfax City Library Fall Book Sale (City of Fairfax Regional Library) — Gently used books for ages available Friday‑Saturday, plus a bag sale Sunday, ages 18 and up.
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+.
