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Pick up vegetable, fruit, herb, or flower seed packets at John Marshall Library, including 2025 and older varieties, and donate extras at the information desk.
Yarn Storm at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library collects handmade or store‑bought scarves, hats and mittens for Alexandria's Community Lodgings, ages 13 and up.
Puzzle exchange at John Marshall Library—bring a jigsaw, take a different one, ongoing during open hours, for ages 18 and up.
Sunshine Readers (Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library) — Outdoor book discussion every first Tuesday, moving indoors on the second floor if weather forces, for ages 18 and up.
Artists lead hands‑on projects across all three floors of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, ages 3–13.
Make a free glowing Halloween costume or mask using provided electro‑luminescent wire and copper tape, with guidance and materials supplied, ages 16 and up.
The Hearth’s Embrace showcases deep amber hues and comforting warmth at Enamelists Gallery, Studio 28 in the Torpedo Factory, Old Town Alexandria.
Handcrafted pottery, glass, prints and paintings—including stoneware bowls, oil‑on‑canvas oak sprouting, Chinese brush‑painted opossums, and hand‑sculpted face jugs—fill the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Wholehearted Harvest exhibition.