Library Holiday Hours

We wish you a very happy holiday season! Please take note of our adjusted holiday hours:

  • Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25: Closed all day
  • Tuesday, December 31: Closing early at 5 pm
  • Wednesday, January 1, 2025: Closed all day
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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.

New Yorker Discussion Group

New Yorker Discussion Group

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
New Yorker Discussion Group:

Enjoy reading The New Yorker but wish you had someone to chat about it with? Drop into the monthly New Yorker Discussion Group to share your thoughts on what you’ve read ...

Event Details:

Article to be determined. This program will be held in person at the library and via Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

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

Article to be determined. This program will be held in person at the library and via Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

New Yorker Discussion Group

Enjoy reading The New Yorker but wish you had someone to chat about it with? Drop into the monthly New Yorker Discussion Group to share your thoughts on what you’ve read in a variety of articles. The group meets on the first Thursday of the month from 2-3 pm on Zoom.

CLOSED: Veterans Day

All Day
Mary Riley Styles Public Library

The library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for the Veterans Day holiday. While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online resources!Digital Colle...

Closing
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for the Veterans Day holiday. 

While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online resources!

The heaven and earth grocery store

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
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! 

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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).

CLOSED: Thanksgiving Holiday

All Day 11/27 - 11/28
Mary Riley Styles Public Library

The library will be closed Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online ...

Closing
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. 

While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online resources!

New Yorker Discussion Group

New Yorker Discussion Group

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
New Yorker Discussion Group:

Enjoy reading The New Yorker but wish you had someone to chat about it with? Drop into the monthly New Yorker Discussion Group to share your thoughts on what you’ve read ...

Event Details:

Article to be determined. This program will be held in person at the library and via Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

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

Article to be determined. This program will be held in person at the library and via Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

New Yorker Discussion Group

Enjoy reading The New Yorker but wish you had someone to chat about it with? Drop into the monthly New Yorker Discussion Group to share your thoughts on what you’ve read in a variety of articles. The group meets on the first Thursday of the month from 2-3 pm on Zoom.

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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.

Mary Riley Styles Public Library 125th Anniversary logo

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).

New Yorker Discussion Group

New Yorker Discussion Group

Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Upper Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)
New Yorker Discussion Group:

Enjoy reading The New Yorker but wish you had someone to chat about it with? Drop into the monthly New Yorker Discussion Group to share your thoughts on what you’ve read ...

Event Details:

Article to be determined. This program will be held in person at the library and via Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

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

Article to be determined. This program will be held in person at the library and via Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

New Yorker Discussion Group

Enjoy reading The New Yorker but wish you had someone to chat about it with? Drop into the monthly New Yorker Discussion Group to share your thoughts on what you’ve read in a variety of articles. The group meets on the first Thursday of the month from 2-3 pm on Zoom.