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Teen Friendship Week

All Day 10/18 - 10/24
Arts & Crafts
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Middle School (Grades 6 - 8), High School (Grades 9 - 12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by the Teen Room this week and make friendship bracelets. Supplies available in the Teen Room while the library is open. 

Teen Collab Week

All Day 10/25 - 10/31
Arts & Crafts
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Middle School (Grades 6 - 8), High School (Grades 9 - 12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by the Teen Room this week and collab on some sticker art with your friends. Supplies available in the Teen Room while the library is open. 
10 am

Fall Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Ages 2-4 with a caregiver. Masks are required for all attendees and social distancing will be enforced. If you or your child are feeling sick or having any respiratory symptoms, please cancel and stay home!

Storytime

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

Tuesday Morning Book Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Book Discussion
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

For October, we'll be reading Nomadland by Jessica Bruder (Nonfiction)

Tuesday Morning Book Discussion

A general book discussion held roughly every 6 weeks from September through June, usually on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Focuses on a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles selected in advance (over the summer) by the group. 

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 several weeks before the discussion and can be requested on a first come, first serve basis by emailing circ@fallschurchva.gov. 

Falls Church Fiber Artists

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Fall Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
Registration Closed
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Ages 2-4 with a caregiver. Masks are required for all attendees and social distancing will be enforced. If you or your child are feeling sick or having any respiratory symptoms, please cancel and stay home!

Storytime

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

7:00pm - 8:30pm
ESOL & Language
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Virtual Programs
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: ESOL & Language
Event Details:

This program will be held on Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

ESOL Conversation Group

Practice your English with our weekly ESOL conversation group!  Group meets every Monday evening from 7 pm - 8:30 pm. All are welcome! 

Great Books Discussion Series

7:00pm - 8:45pm
Book Discussion
Virtual Event
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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 The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (100 pages), PDF available on-line, (Discussion guide in Great Conversations 3). This program will be held virtually on Zoom.

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...

Falls Church Writers Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Writing Group
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Virtual Programs
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Writing Group
Event Details:

This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

Falls Church Writers Group

 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 last Thursday of the month at 7 pm. 

Teen Advisory Board

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18)
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Have a voice in the library. Activities include reviewing new books for the collection, decorating the library's teen space, suggesting the programming you'd like to see at the library, and more!