Kids can explore STEM through fun, hands-on building challenge series! Participants will design, test, and create using simple materials while learning basic engineering concepts. This series encourages creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork in a fun, collaborative setting. All materials will be provided. Registration is required. Ages 8-12.
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Storytelling, music, and movement activities at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, with supplies provided by the Friends of the Burke Library, for ages 3–12.
Stories, music, and movement designed for toddlers in the Sherwood Meeting Room, Alexandria, registration required, for ages 18–35 months.
Unstructured outdoor playtime in the Reading Garden with supplied toys; tickets available at the Children’s Desk, handed out starting at 10:30, for ages 3–12.
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.
Build and display LEGO and Duplo creations using provided bricks at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, drop‑in session, clean‑up at 6:55, for ages 3–12.
Songs, games, movement activities and bubbles fill the Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library for ages 0–23 months.
Create a personalized dreamcatcher using a recycled CD, colorful yarn, beads, and sharpies in the John Marshall Library meeting rooms, for ages 5–10.
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+.
Interactive Bone & Joint Health workshop at Kingstowne Regional Library meeting room, covering conditions, supplements, exercises, and a modeling‑clay bone‑shaping activity, ages 18 and up.
Story and song lapsit session for babies and caregivers in the Martha Washington Library meeting room, for ages birth to 17 months with adult, ages 3 and under.
In‑person early voting available at Herndon Fortnightly Library, with election information online and phone assistance; library closes 6 pm, for ages 18 and up.
One-on-one English practice with a volunteer tutor at Chantilly Regional Library, requiring basic English skills, limited to one session per week, for ages 18 and up.
