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Crafternoon. Kids in grades k-5 are invtied to join us on the third Wednesday of the month to enjoy music and a craft.

Crafternoon: Cardboard Dinosaur

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11)
Event Details:

Join us on the third Wednesday of the month to enjoy music and a craft. This month we are coloring and pasting cardboard to create a dinosaur! Craft Schedule: May 15: Card...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Join us on the third Wednesday of the month to enjoy music and a craft. This month we are coloring and pasting cardboard to create a dinosaur!

Craft Schedule:

  • May 15: Cardboard Dinosaur
Mary Riley Styles Public Library 125th Anniversary logo

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Library Board of Trustees
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Library Board of Trustees:

The MRSPL Board of Trustees holds its regular monthly meeting on the third Wednesday evening of the month (unless otherwise specified). More Info: To view agendas, ...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Library Board of Trustees

Library Board of Trustees

The MRSPL Board of Trustees holds its regular monthly meeting on the third Wednesday evening of the month (unless otherwise specified).

"Fiber Artists of Falls Church" with photo of yarn and kinitting needles

Falls Church Fiber Artists

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Falls Church Fiber Artists:

Drop in for this informal weekly group to knit and crochet. Share what you're creating. Get advice from other knitters and crocheters. Or just chat while you work on your own proje...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Falls Church Fiber Artists

Drop in for this informal weekly group to knit and crochet. Share what you're creating. Get advice from other knitters and crocheters. Or just chat while you work on your own project! All are welcome. 

Storytime Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 am Ages 18 months to 4 years

Spring Storytime

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Storytime:

Join our children’s librarians for songs, stories, and rhymes!

Event Details:

Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend. See children's desk for ticket upon arrival. We give out tickets starting at 10am. Limited space available, sto...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
  • Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend.
  • See children's desk for ticket upon arrival.

Storytime

Join our children’s librarians for songs, stories, and rhymes!

Early Literacy Center Playtime for ages 2-4 11-12 after Storytime

Playtime with Early Literacy Center

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Event Details:

We will have our Early Literacy center available for free play for an hour after storytime. Drop in, no registration or tickets required.

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Event Details:

We will have our Early Literacy center available for free play for an hour after storytime. Drop in, no registration or tickets required.

Baby Time Fridays at 10:30am Ages 0-24 months with a caregiver

Ukulele Baby Lap Time

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months)
Event Details:

Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend. See children's desk for ticket upon arrival. We give out tickets starting at 10am. Limited space available, sto...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
  • Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend.
  • See children's desk for ticket upon arrival.
Alex Travis

Alex Travis Author Talk: The Only Black Girl in the Room

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Author Event
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Event Details:

Genevieve Francis, a 25-year-old Black reporter, assumed she’d go into her fourth year at her newspaper job with a bigger story than the latest seasonal ice cream flavor. Instead, ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Author Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Genevieve Francis, a 25-year-old Black reporter, assumed she’d go into her fourth year at her newspaper job with a bigger story than the latest seasonal ice cream flavor.

Storytime Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 am Ages 18 months to 4 years

Spring Storytime

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Storytime:

Join our children’s librarians for songs, stories, and rhymes!

Event Details:

Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend. See children's desk for ticket upon arrival. We give out tickets starting at 10am. Limited space available, sto...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
  • Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend.
  • See children's desk for ticket upon arrival.

Storytime

Join our children’s librarians for songs, stories, and rhymes!

Early Literacy Center Playtime for ages 2-4 11-12 after Storytime

Playtime with Early Literacy Center

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Event Details:

We will have our Early Literacy center available for free play for an hour after storytime. Drop in, no registration or tickets required.

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Event Details:

We will have our Early Literacy center available for free play for an hour after storytime. Drop in, no registration or tickets required.

German Conversation Group

German Conversation Evening

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Foreign Language Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Foreign Language Discussion Group:

Join us and meet up with other foreign language speakers to practice and improve your skills.  These meetings are a casual, conversational format.

Event Details:

Looking for an opportunity to practice your German speaking skills?  Adults are welcome to join us for a conversation group, led by Petra Riedel-Willems.  Petra is a nati...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Foreign Language Discussion Group
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Looking for an opportunity to practice your German speaking skills?  Adults are welcome to join us for a conversation group, led by Petra Riedel-Willems.  Petra is a native speaker and loves to meet other German language enthus

Foreign Language Discussion Group

Join us and meet up with other foreign language speakers to practice and improve your skills.  These meetings are a casual, conversational format.

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Armchair Travel: Puerto Rico

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Film
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Armchair Travel:

Join us in the Falls Church Senior Center on the third Tuesday afternoon of each month at 1:00 pm to watch a travel video from destinations around the world! This program is h...

Event Details:

Venture with us to the heart of the Caribbean and discover sun-kissed beaches, dramatic mountains, rich colonial history, and great music on the island of enchantment.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Film
Event Details:

Venture with us to the heart of the Caribbean and discover sun-kissed beaches, dramatic mountains, rich colonial history, and great music on the island of enchantment.

Armchair Travel

Join us in the Falls Church Senior Center on the third Tuesday afternoon of each month at 1:00 pm to watch a travel video from destinations around the world! This program is hosted jointly by the Falls Church Senior Center and the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. 

Spanish Conversation Group

Spanish Conversation Group

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Foreign Language Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Foreign Language Discussion Group:

Join us and meet up with other foreign language speakers to practice and improve your skills.  These meetings are a casual, conversational format.

Event Details:

Looking to practice your Spanish speaking skills? Adults are welcome to join us for a conversation group, led by Jaqui Ferrara, a certified Spanish instructor with Arlington Public...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Foreign Language Discussion Group
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Looking to practice your Spanish speaking skills? Adults are welcome to join us for a conversation group, led by Jaqui Ferrara, a certified Spanish instructor with Arlington Public Schools.

Foreign Language Discussion Group

Join us and meet up with other foreign language speakers to practice and improve your skills.  These meetings are a casual, conversational format.

Mindfulness Mediation for Everyday Life

Mindfulness Meditation for Everyday Life

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Event Details:

Most of us are always on the go in some capacity, tasking ourselves to keep things running smoothly or remedying situations that aren’t going as we hoped. The practice of mindfulne...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Most of us are always on the go in some capacity, tasking ourselves to keep things running smoothly or remedying situations that aren’t going as we hoped.

The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin

MRSPL Mystery Book Club

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Mystery Book Group:

Come in, get cozy and enjoy a group discussion of books of mystery and suspense by famous and lesser known authors from the Golden Age of Mysteries.  Meetings will be held eve...

Event Details:

We are discussing Edmund Crispin's whodunit The Moving Toyshop, published in 1946.  A British mystery set in Oxford just after WWII, it features the series detective Gervase F...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

We are discussing Edmund Crispin's whodunit The Moving Toyshop, published in 1946.  A British mystery set in Oxford just after WWII, it features the series detective Gervase Fen as he helps his old university friend Richard Cadogan.&

Mystery Book Group

Come in, get cozy and enjoy a group discussion of books of mystery and suspense by famous and lesser known authors from the Golden Age of Mysteries.  Meetings will be held every other month, usually on the 4th Wednesday of that month. We have been holding Hybrid meetings; you can join in-person or via zoom

Need a copy of the book? Please search our online catalog or our Overdrive ebook/audiobook collection to check the availability of this book. Special book group copies are also set aside roughly one month before the discussion and can be requested on a first come, first serve basis by emailing circ@fallschurchva.gov. 

"Fiber Artists of Falls Church" with photo of yarn and kinitting needles

Falls Church Fiber Artists

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Falls Church Fiber Artists:

Drop in for this informal weekly group to knit and crochet. Share what you're creating. Get advice from other knitters and crocheters. Or just chat while you work on your own proje...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Falls Church Fiber Artists

Drop in for this informal weekly group to knit and crochet. Share what you're creating. Get advice from other knitters and crocheters. Or just chat while you work on your own project! All are welcome. 

Storytime Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 am Ages 18 months to 4 years

Spring Storytime

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Storytime:

Join our children’s librarians for songs, stories, and rhymes!

Event Details:

Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend. See children's desk for ticket upon arrival. We give out tickets starting at 10am. Limited space available, sto...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
  • Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend.
  • See children's desk for ticket upon arrival.

Storytime

Join our children’s librarians for songs, stories, and rhymes!

Early Literacy Center Playtime for ages 2-4 11-12 after Storytime

Playtime with Early Literacy Center

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Event Details:

We will have our Early Literacy center available for free play for an hour after storytime. Drop in, no registration or tickets required.

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Event Details:

We will have our Early Literacy center available for free play for an hour after storytime. Drop in, no registration or tickets required.

Baby Time Fridays at 10:30am Ages 0-24 months with a caregiver

Ukulele Baby Lap Time

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months)
Event Details:

Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend. See children's desk for ticket upon arrival. We give out tickets starting at 10am. Limited space available, sto...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
  • Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend.
  • See children's desk for ticket upon arrival.
sample brush art photo

Oriental Brush Art with Darlene Kaplan

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community & Culture
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Adults (Ages 18+)
Event Details:

Learn oriental brush painting techniques, using step by step directions, under the guidance of International Award Winning artist, Darlene Kaplan. Program is for all skill lev...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Learn oriental brush painting techniques, using step by step directions, under the guidance of International Award Winning artist, Darlene Kaplan. Program is for all skill levels, you will work at your own level. Beginners welcome! 

CLOSED: Memorial Day

All Day 5/26 - 5/27
Mary Riley Styles Public Library

The library will be closed Sunday, May 26, and Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.  While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online resources! Di...

Closing
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed Sunday, May 26, and Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day. 

While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online resources!

Great Books

Great Books Discussion Series

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Virtual Programs at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Great Books Discussion Series:

A "Great Books" discussion concentrating on literary classics (both traditional and modern) usually meeting at 7 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. All are welcome. Vie...

Event Details:

The group will discuss: The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth by Kenneth Boulding text available in Great Books volume: Keeping Things Whole Request ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Virtual Programs
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

The group will discuss:

Great Books Discussion Series

A "Great Books" discussion concentrating on literary classics (both traditional and modern) usually meeting at 7 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. All are welcome. View full 2023-2024 reading list...

Mindfulness Mediation for Everyday Life

Mindfulness Meditation for Everyday Life

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Event Details:

Most of us are always on the go in some capacity, tasking ourselves to keep things running smoothly or remedying situations that aren’t going as we hoped. The practice of mindfulne...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Most of us are always on the go in some capacity, tasking ourselves to keep things running smoothly or remedying situations that aren’t going as we hoped.

Stephon Hill -- Cherry Blossom PACE

Boosting Brain Health for Seniors

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
Event Details:

Boosting Brain Health will cover mental stimulation tips but also general senior health topics including exercise, a nutritious diet, quality sleep, stress management, social inter...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 44
Event Details:

Boosting Brain Health will cover mental stimulation tips but also general senior health topics including exercise, a nutritious diet, quality sleep, stress management, social interaction, and avoiding harmful habits.

Falls Church Writers Group

Falls Church Writers Group

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Writing Group
Age Group:
High School (Grades 9 - 12), Adults (Ages 18+)
Event Details:

 A group for local aspiring writers. Share your work, give and receive feedback. All kinds of writing considered. Bring something that you're working on. Usually meets the thi...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: High School (Grades 9 - 12), Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Writing Group
Event Details:

 A group for local aspiring writers. Share your work, give and receive feedback. All kinds of writing considered. Bring something that you're working on. Usually meets the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm.