Library Closed November 28 & 29

The library will be closed all-day Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Toys for Tots Annual Drive

The Toys for Tots drive runs through Thursday, December 5, 2024. Donations of new, unwrapped toys and games for ages up to 15 years old are welcome. A donation bin can be found in the front vestibule of the library. Thank you for contributing!

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10 am

Beyond Our Walls meeting

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Winter Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
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
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!

Storytime

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

Arm Chair Travel: Uruguay

10:00am - 11:15am
Adults (Ages 18+)
Film
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Film
Event Details:

Let's visit Uruguay from the comfort of the Senior Center!

Armchair Travel

Join us in the Falls Church Senior Center on the third Tuesday afternoon of each month at 1:00 pm to watch a travel video from destinations around the world! This program is hosted jointly by the Falls Church Senior Center and the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. 

Falls Church Fiber Artists

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults (Ages 18+)
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. 

Winter Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
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: 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!

Storytime

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

Winter Storytime

11:15am - 11:45am
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
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: 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!

Storytime

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

Winter Storytime

11:15am - 11:45am
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
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: 2
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!

Storytime

Join our children’s librarians for songs, stories, and rhymes!
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm

Early Release Wednesday: Perler Bead Party

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11)
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
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Get creative with us!  The library will supply the perler beads, just bring your imagination.
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm

Teen Advisory Board

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18)
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18)
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Have a voice in the library. Activities include reviewing new books for the collection, decorating the library's teen space, suggesting the programming you'd like to see at the library, and more!
7 pm

Nonfiction Book Discussion Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (Ages 18+)
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
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

For February, the group will be discussing Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. This program will be held virtually on Zoom.

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
Adults (Ages 18+)
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!