This program is for grades 6-12 Start your weekend with a blast of creativity! Whether you're flying solo or teaming up with friends, come build wild creations, tackle fun challenges, or just kick back and chat. We’ve got the LEGO® bricks—you bring the imagination. NO REGISTRATION. For more information, call Glencarlyn Library at 703-228-6548.
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This program is for grades 6-12 Start your weekend with a blast of creativity! Whether you're flying solo or teaming up with friends, come build wild creations, tackle fun challenges, or just kick back and chat. We’ve got the LEGO® bricks—you bring the imagination. NO REGISTRATION. For more information, call Glencarlyn…
This program is for grades 6-12 Start your weekend with a blast of creativity! Whether you're flying solo or teaming up with friends, come build wild creations, tackle fun challenges, or just kick back and chat. We’ve got the LEGO® bricks—you bring the imagination. NO REGISTRATION. For more information, call Glencarlyn…
This program is for grades 6-12 Start your weekend with a blast of creativity! Whether you're flying solo or teaming up with friends, come build wild creations, tackle fun challenges, or just kick back and chat. We’ve got the LEGO® bricks—you bring the imagination. NO REGISTRATION. For more information, call Glencarlyn…
Ages 3 to 5 years. Preschool programs are offered throughout the year at both Gulf Branch and Long Branch Nature Centers. The theme for preschool programs is repeated during the month, so please register for only one session at each nature center per month. Caretakers must stay with their child during the program.
For families with Preschoolers Join us for open play featuring a mix of games and activites that explore the STEAM- based concepts of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math! No registration required. Attendance is first-come, first-served until event capacity is reached. Please call 703-228-3352 or email Lib-Co…
For families with young children Family Storytime is for children 0-5 years and an accompanying adult. This fun and interactive program combines activities such as read-aloud stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards and introduces children to listening skills, picture books, the library, and the joy of re…
For families with babies 0-12 months Bond with your baby through songs, rhymes, and games! Stay after the program to connect with other parents and caregivers of babies. NO REGISTRATION. First-come, first-served seating. For more information, contact 703-228-5260.
For families with young children Family Storytime is for children 0-5 years and an accompanying adult. This fun and interactive program combines activities such as read-aloud stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards and introduces children to listening skills, picture books, the library, and the joy of re…
Help us catalog the many wonderful plants, fungi and animals that call Gulf Branch stream and park home! We'll use iNaturalist to record and log our observations, and then come back next year after our stream resilience project is complete to see how things have changed!
Join us for drawing lessons at the nature center using real specimens and live animals. We will begin our sessions by learning about our subject and you will have an opportunity to take pictures for your own collection of drawing references. Follow step-by-step lessons and learn various drawing techniques with dedicate…
For families with children of all ages Stop In for Stories is for children of all ages and an accompanying adult. This fun and interactive program combines activities such as read-aloud stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays and introduces children to listening skills, picture books, the library, and the joy of reading…
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal setting. Classes meet Sunday afternoons. Everyone is welcome but you will need a working knowledge of Arabic in order to participate fully. Classes are led by a native Arabic-speaking Library volunteer. Free. In person. REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. By registering, you will receive e…
Calling all yarn crafters! Work on your project(s) with other yarn craft lovers to share your enthusiasm and to learn from each other. Join us for this monthly program led by an experienced volunteer. Bring your knitting, crochet or any portable yarn project for this . (The library regrets it will not be providing any…
"Coco" is a Disney/Pixar animated film about Miguel, a boy who loves music, his accidental journey to the Land of the Dead, and his quest to uncover a family secret.
Practice speaking French in an informal setting. Classes meet Sunday afternoon in person. Everyone is welcome but you will need a working knowledge of French in order to participate fully. Classes are led by an experienced Library volunteer. REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. By registering, you will receive event updates. For…
