Spend an afternoon crafting with us! Join us each month to learn new crafting techniques, chat with other crafters, and turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. All materials provided until supplies last. Registration required. For adults. One spot per person. Late entry does not guarantee a seat, materials, or one on one instruction.
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Craft & Chat (Sherwood Meeting Room, Sherwood Regional Library) — Making burlap pocket wreaths; materials provided, registration required, instruction starts promptly at 2:05 pm, ages 18+.
Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.
Repair torn straps, seams, and holes on tote and grocery bags using provided sewing supplies and techniques at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library, ages 13 and up.
Figure drawing on a nude model at Del Ray Artisans Gallery, with fast 1‑5 minute gestures then short detailed poses; bring supplies, chairs provided; $10 members, $15 non‑members.
Puzzle exchange at John Marshall Library—bring a jigsaw, take a different one, ongoing during open hours, for ages 18 and up.
Virtual handcrafters' meetup where participants share projects, view others' creations, and chat while crafting together, open to all crafters 18 and up.
Art Escape (Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library) — Evening where teens bring or start artwork, using library supplies, with showcases and lessons by Alexandria artists, for ages 13–18.
Martha Washington Library hosts a knitting, crochet, needlepoint group where participants bring projects, work at their own pace, and share craft company, for ages 18 and up.
Small group English conversation class improves basic speaking skills in Reston Regional Library’s Large Print Area, for ages 18 and up.
Eight-week class at Chantilly Regional Library’s conference room prepares participants for English and Civics sections of the U.S. Citizenship Exam, with materials provided for ages 18 and up.
Library volunteer offers hands‑on tech help in the Thomas Jefferson Group Study Room, devices welcome, for adults.
Knitting, crocheting, needlework and other fiber arts gathering in the Thomas Jefferson Conference Room, with an hour of crafting and conversation, for ages 18 and up.
Library staff and volunteers answer tech questions, helping with eBooks, mobile devices, and basic computer operation; bring account IDs and passwords, no appointment needed, ages 18 and up.
