Enjoy an evening of self-care! Make a hydrating honey lip balm for the cool weather. For school-age children and teens, ages 6-18. Registration required. Please make a separate registration for each child or teen (no need to register adults).
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Sing, play, dance, and rhyme sessions promote baby development and literacy skills, supported by Friends of the Burke Library, for ages 0–14 months.
Caregivers chat while children play together in the Martha Washington Library meeting room, for ages 5 and under.
Building, making, playing games, and winning prizes after school at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library for ages 8–13.
Board games, card games, and interactive challenges spark fun and friendly competition at Mount Vernon Recreation Center for all ages.
Build a paper dreamhouse with ink and imagination at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.
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.
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.
Monthly horror fan meet at Kate Waller Barrett Library offers rotating DIY projects—black‑cat painting, clay jack‑o‑lanterns, haunted‑house terrariums—and horror media discussion for ages 13+.
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+.
