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Fall Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
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
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
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

For December we will be reading The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare (Fiction)

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
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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. 

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: 7
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!
11 am
12 pm
1 pm

Used Book Sale

1:00pm - 6:00pm
Other
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Our December weekend book sale is Saturday, December 4, and Sunday, December 5. Get a jump on your holiday shopping while supporting the library! 

Book Sale

Roughly every other month we hold a used book sale in our Upper Level Conference Room. Get great bargains on books, compact discs, and DVDs for all ages.

(Any time you are in the library you can also check out our smaller ongoing book sale on the two shelves in our Main Reading Room.) 

All proceeds support library programs and services!

Prices

  • Hardback: $3.00 + tax
  • Paperback: $2.00 + tax
  • Kids Board Book: $1.00 + tax
  • DVD/Blu-ray: $0.50 + tax
  • Audiobook: $1.00 + tax
  • Specialty Item: As marked + tax

MRSPL Foundation

Thank you to the MRSPL Foundation, which purchased our moveable book sale shelves and whose volunteers help with the book sale set up and staffing. 
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm

Teen Art Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Arts & Crafts
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: Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 68
Event Details:

Teen Art volunteers create art displays for the library's children's desk. These may be individual art pieces based around a theme or larger displays. Art supplies will be provided. 
7 pm

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! 

Thursday Evening Book Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Book Discussion
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

For December, the group will be discussing The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Thursday Evening Book Group

The Thursday Evening Book Group typically meets on the second Thursday evening of each month and reads a wide range of fiction and nonfiction. 

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. 

Want to read reviews and background material? Optional background material - including reviews, author bios, and author interviews - can be found on the Thursday Evening Book Group's website roughly one month before the discussion.