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CLOSED: Staff Training Day

All Day
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:
The library will be closed on Friday, September 16, for a staff training day.  While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online resources! Digital Collection Research Tools  Library Catalog ...
10 am

Tuesday Morning Book Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Book Discussion
Registration Closed
Required
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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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:
For September we will be reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. ...

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

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. 

Library Booth at FC Fall Festival

10:00am - 4:00pm
Other
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
The library will have a booth (#101) at this year's Falls Church Festival! Stop by to learn about library programs and services and our new strategic planning process, which we are undertaking this fall/winter. It's also National Library Card Sign-up...
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm

Early Release Wednesday:

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration Closed
Required
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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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
Cancelled

Teen Art Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Arts & Crafts
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
Event Details:
Teen Art Club is a place to create and explore. Each month we'll try out a new art style or craft medium. No experience necessary! For teens in grades 6-12.  ...
7 pm

Nonfiction Book Discussion 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: 25
Event Details:
For September, the group will be discussing Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller. This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Please register below if you would like to attend - and be sure to include your email address so you receive the Z...

Nonfiction Book Discussion Group

The Nonfiction Book Discussion Group is tailored to curious readers who are interested in expanding their general knowledge of topics, writing styles, and forms across a variety of subject matters that include, but are not limited to: investigative journalism, technology, environmentalism and the outdoors, politics, science, and psychology. The group meets on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend!

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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 (online)

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:
Hekabe by Euripides, (Great Conversations 5). 60 pages This program will be held virtually on Zoom (unless otherwise noted).  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...

Wednesday Evening Book Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Book Discussion
Registration Closed
Required
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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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:
For September, the group will read Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry. Please RSVP by using the REGISTRATION box below. Drop-ins are welcome and will be admitted space provided.  ...

Wednesday Evening Book Club

The Wednesday Evening Book Club typically meets the second Wednesday evening of every other 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 Wednesday Evening Book Club's website roughly one week before the discussion.