Ages 12-18. Make a difference in your library and community by sharing your opinions, volunteering, and more! Give opinions on the library and community Make friends and socialize Provide reading, listening and watching recommendations Learn about volunteer opportunities and policies Donuts!? The Teen Advisory Group (TAG) meets once a month and rotates between Alexandria Library locations. Attendance counts for one hour of community service for active Teen Volunteers.
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Relay races, tug‑of‑war, obstacle courses and team challenges spark friendly competition at William Ramsay Recreation Center, for ages 6 and up.
Read aloud to Willey the dog in John Marshall Library meeting rooms, bringing a favorite book or borrowing one, registration required, for ages 5–10.
Geocaching and letterboxing lessons with GPS and mapping activities at Carlyle House Historic Park.
Build a paper dreamhouse with ink and imagination at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.
Create comic characters with simple shapes as author John Gallagher shares insight, then a 15‑minute conversation and book signing; books for sale, for ages 3–13.
Board games, card games, and interactive challenges spark fun and friendly competition at Mount Vernon Recreation Center for all ages.
Jamie Novak teaches virtual yard‑sale planning, covering item selection, pricing strategies, and leftover handling, ages 13 and up.
Amy Strauss leads a workshop at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library exploring six intuitive archetypes through stories, reflection, conversation, and experiential exercises, for ages 18 and up.
Instructor leads dodgeball fun with gatorskin balls, organizing age‑ and skill‑based teams for safe play at Patrick Henry Recreation Center, for ages 7–12.
Make a hydrating honey lip balm in the Sherwood Meeting Room, Alexandria, with a self‑care focus, for ages 5–10 and 13–18.
Shop over 10,000 books, CDs, and DVDs at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, with a $10 bag sale on Saturday, all ages.
French conversation practice at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, adults engage in real-life dialogue without formal instruction, ages 18 and up.
