Do you want to brush up your drawing skills? This class is for you! Join a community arts programmer for this interactive session and learn various techniques using traditional drawing materials like pencils, pens and ink. No prior art experience is needed and materials will be provided.
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Learn how to safely cut glass and solder it to make a stained glass piece! In this class we cover: Techniques for cutting glass and operating a glass grinder Safety protocols on how to utilize these resources during Open Shop time How to apply copper foil and use a soldering iron to assemble a small stained glass proje…
Celebrate Pickleball at Walter Reed and get to know your fellow beginner Pickleballers by being partnered at random for doubles play at this fundraiser event. Game times are limited to 15 minutes and scores are not recorded. Snacks and drinks provided. Hosted by and fundraising for the Walter Reed 55+ Center Advisory C…
Explore the vast amount of genealogical information that historical newspapers offer a genealogist. Learn where to find historical newspapers, what data to research in those newspapers, and how to use that information to complete your family tree and enhance your family stories. Presented by genealogist and family hist…
For families with Preschoolers Join us for open play featuring a mix of games and activites that explore the STEAM- based concepts of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math! No registration required. Attendance is first-come, first-served until event capacity is reached. Please call 703-228-3352 or email Lib-Co…
Calling all yarn crafters! Work on your project(s) with other yarn craft lovers to share your enthusiasm and to learn from each other. Join us for this monthly program led by an experienced volunteer. Bring your knitting, crochet or any portable yarn project for this . (The library regrets it will not be providing any…
Take a Craft to Make at Home! Our Take-and-Make bags contain supplies, materials and instructions to complete a craft. (Some crafts may require scissors or glue.) Series schedule: October 17: God's eye yarn craft for Hispanic Heritage Month November 21: Ballerina crafts in honor of Maria Tallchief for Native American H…
Join us for drawing lessons at the nature center using real specimens and live animals. We will begin our sessions by learning about our subject and you will have an opportunity to take pictures for your own collection of drawing references. Follow step-by-step lessons and learn various drawing techniques with dedicate…
Registration opens beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday before each Open Door Monday session. Registration closes at 6 p.m. on the following Monday.
This class will provide youth who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants.
The Commission on Aging meets from 9AM - 11AM monthly on the following schedule: Jan - Feb 4th MondayMarch - Dec 3rd MondayNo meeting in August
Memory is an essential part of life that gives us cognitive ability and allows us to interact with the world. Alzheimer's can take those things away. Join Nort Beckerman, author of Don’t Shrink Your Brain: Avoid Alzheimer’s and Dementia, as he explores how Alzheimer's risk can be lowered with the right care and attenti…
The SOW STEAM Lab is open for reservations! Reserve a sewing machine for a two-hour time block to work on your own projects. Before reserving this machine, you are REQUIRED to complete a sewing machine reservation at the Labs at MLK Library . If you reserve this machine without having first completed a reservation at t…
