Read to Jackson

Tue · Nov 10·4 PM – 5 PM·Great Falls Library

Read to Jackson the therapy dog, with books from the library or personal ones, at Great Falls Library, ages 5–10.

Tue · Oct 27·Cascades Library · Sterling

Kids submit favorite snack, dinner, or dessert recipes to a community cookbook at Cascades Library, using template cards from the children's book display, for ages 10 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Sterling Library

Music and stories featuring rhythm and rhyme at Sterling Library, for ages 5 and under with a caregiver.

Tue · Oct 27·6 PM – 7 PM·Rockville Memorial Library, Adult Programming Room

Spanish conversation practice session in the adult programming room at Rockville Memorial Library, welcoming and fun, prior Spanish knowledge recommended, ages 18+.

Tue · Oct 27·6:30 PM – 7:15 PM·Oakton Library — Oakton Meeting Room 1, Oakton Meeting Room 2

Paper quilling pumpkins (Oakton Library, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2) — Hands‑on workshop rolling, shaping, gluing colorful paper strips into pumpkins, materials provided, for ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 30·12 PM – 5 PM·Riverbend Park Location, 8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls, VA 22066

Family Fun Fridays at Riverbend Park’s Nature Center offers books, crafts, games, microscope exploration, puzzles, sandbox digging, and hourly naturalist read‑alouds, all ages.

Sat · Oct 31·Great Falls Library

Immersive reading experience at Great Falls Library offers Bright Red Fruit copies, themed gifts, and recipe read-alikes for ages 13–18.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM – 2 PM·Herndon Fortnightly Library — Herndon Fortnightly Maker Lab

Quilting projects and charity quilting at a bee‑style drop‑in in the Herndon Fortnightly Maker Lab, ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM – 5:30 PM·Reston Regional Library — Reston Meeting Room 1

Friends of Reston Library Puzzles & Games Sale (Reston Regional Library, Meeting Room 1) — Gently used puzzles and assorted board games available for purchase.