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10 am
This event is in the "Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)" group.

Winter Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
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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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
20 minute storytime for kids 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! Please be prom...

Storytime

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

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group.

Tuesday Morning Book Club

10:30am - 11:30am
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:
For March we will be reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (fiction). This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Please email for a Zoom invite. View full 2021-2022 reading schedule... ...

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

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Mary Riley Styles Public Library
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The library will not open until 12 pm on Wednesday, March 9 while staff hold a meeting. While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online resources! Digital Collection Research Tools  Library Catalog ...
This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group.

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

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. 

This event is in the "Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)" group.

Winter 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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
20 minute storytime for kids 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! Please be prom...

Storytime

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

11 am
This event is in the "Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)" group.

Winter Storytime

11:15am - 11:45am
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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
20 minute storytime for kids 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! Please be prom...

Storytime

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

This event is in the "Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)" group.

Winter Storytime

11:15am - 11:45am
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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
20 minute storytime for kids 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! Please be prom...

Storytime

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

12 pm
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2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
This event is in the "Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18)" group.

Teen Art Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Arts & Crafts
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Required
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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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 71
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.  Participants must be members of the teen volunteer program....
7 pm
This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group.

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! 

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group.

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:
La Grande Bretèche by Honoré de Balzac (Even Deadlier, Great BooksFoundation). This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Please email for a Zoom invite or more information.  ...

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...

This event is in the "Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group.

Dan Thorp: German & Scots-Irish Migration in Early Virginia

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community & Culture, Local History & Genealogy
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Community & Culture, Local History & Genealogy
Event Details:
During the 18th century, thousands of German and Scots-Irish families travelled south through the Valley of Virginia to southwest Virginia, the Carolinas, Kentucky, Tennessee.  Daniel Thorp, associate professor at Virginia Tech, will talk abo...
This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group.

Thursday Evening Book Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Book Discussion
Registration Closed
Required
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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:
For March, the group will be discussing Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son by Homeira Qaderi. This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Please register below if you would like to attend. Be sure to include your e...

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.