Name: Great Books Discussion Series
Start: 2025-06-24T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-24T19:45:00-04:00
Location: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Great Books Discussion Series

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm

Upper Level Conference Room 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.&nbs...

Event Details:

The group will discuss: Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius (171–175 C.E.) Books 2–5. Available at https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2680/pg2680-images.html PLEASE NOTE: ...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

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.

Falls Church Writers Group

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 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 fou...

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 fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm.

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

Falls Church Fiber Artists

Thursday, June 26, 2025 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.

Board Game Sunday for Adults

Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new p...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new people.

Wednesday Evening Book Club: Absolution

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

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...

Event Details:

Absolution by Alice McDermott

Registration Open

Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Book Discussion

Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Event Details:

Absolution by Alice McDermott

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.

Thank You, MRSPL Foundation!

Special thanks to the MRSPL Foundation, whose support enables us to purchase extra copies of each title for this book club. To learn more about the Foundation, which is an independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing library materials, services, programs, and equipment, please visit mrsplfoundation.org!

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 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).

More Info: To view agendas, minutes, and more information about the Library Board, visit the Library Board of Trustee's webpage.
Recordings of Past Meetings: Visit the City's webcasts website. Scroll to the Archives section, then the Webcasts section. Scroll to find meetings.

Falls Church Writers Group

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 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 fou...

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 fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm.

Board Game Sunday for Adults

Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new p...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new people.

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 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).

More Info: To view agendas, minutes, and more information about the Library Board, visit the Library Board of Trustee's webpage.
Recordings of Past Meetings: Visit the City's webcasts website. Scroll to the Archives section, then the Webcasts section. Scroll to find meetings.

Board Game Sunday for Adults

Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new p...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new people.

Wednesday Evening Book Club: We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: a Palestinian Memoir

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

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...

Event Details:

We could have been friends, my father and I: a Palestinian memoir by Raja Shehadeh

Registration Open

Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Book Discussion

Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Event Details:

We could have been friends, my father and I: a Palestinian memoir by Raja Shehadeh

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.

Thank You, MRSPL Foundation!

Special thanks to the MRSPL Foundation, whose support enables us to purchase extra copies of each title for this book club. To learn more about the Foundation, which is an independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing library materials, services, programs, and equipment, please visit mrsplfoundation.org!

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 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).

More Info: To view agendas, minutes, and more information about the Library Board, visit the Library Board of Trustee's webpage.
Recordings of Past Meetings: Visit the City's webcasts website. Scroll to the Archives section, then the Webcasts section. Scroll to find meetings.

Board Game Sunday for Adults

Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new p...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new people.

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 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).

More Info: To view agendas, minutes, and more information about the Library Board, visit the Library Board of Trustee's webpage.
Recordings of Past Meetings: Visit the City's webcasts website. Scroll to the Archives section, then the Webcasts section. Scroll to find meetings.

Board Game Sunday for Adults

Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new p...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new people.

Wednesday Evening Book Club: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

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...

Event Details:

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Registration Open

Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Book Discussion

Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Event Details:

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

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.

Thank You, MRSPL Foundation!

Special thanks to the MRSPL Foundation, whose support enables us to purchase extra copies of each title for this book club. To learn more about the Foundation, which is an independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing library materials, services, programs, and equipment, please visit mrsplfoundation.org!

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 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).

More Info: To view agendas, minutes, and more information about the Library Board, visit the Library Board of Trustee's webpage.
Recordings of Past Meetings: Visit the City's webcasts website. Scroll to the Archives section, then the Webcasts section. Scroll to find meetings.

Board Game Sunday for Adults

Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Program Type:

Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Age Group:

Adults (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new p...

Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Room: Lower Level Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Community & Culture, Games & Puzzles

Event Details:

Come check out the wonderful and varied world of modern board games. Play various tabletop games that are simple to learn and fun to master. This is a great way to meet new people.

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 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).

More Info: To view agendas, minutes, and more information about the Library Board, visit the Library Board of Trustee's webpage.
Recordings of Past Meetings: Visit the City's webcasts website. Scroll to the Archives section, then the Webcasts section. Scroll to find meetings.

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Thank You, MRSPL Foundation!

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