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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Used Book Sale

10:00am - 3:00pm
All Ages
Other
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
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Our May weekend book sale is Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22. 

Book Sale

Roughly every other month we hold a used book sale in our Upper Level Conference Room. Get great bargains on books, compact discs, and DVDs for all ages.

(Any time you are in the library you can also check out our smaller ongoing book sale on the two shelves in our Main Reading Room.) 

All proceeds support library programs and services!

Prices

  • Hardback: $3.00 + tax
  • Paperback: $2.00 + tax
  • Kids Board Book: $1.00 + tax
  • DVD/Blu-ray: $0.50 + tax
  • Audiobook: $1.00 + tax
  • Specialty Item: As marked + tax

MRSPL Foundation

Thank you to the MRSPL Foundation, which purchased our moveable book sale shelves and whose volunteers help with the book sale set up and staffing. 

Spring Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), 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 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Ages 2-4 with a caregiver. Masks are welcome but not required. If you or your child are feeling sick or having any respiratory symptoms, please cancel and stay home! A limited number of drop in spots are available first come, first served.

Storytime

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

Library Parking Lot Closed

10:00am - 5:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
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On Wednesday, May 25 we will close the parking lot to prepare for our Touch-a-Truck program. The parking spaces will be blocked starting at 9:00am, but access to drive through to use the book drop and exit onto Virginia Ave will still be open.

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. 

Spring Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), 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 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Ages 2-4 with a caregiver. Masks are welcome but not required. If you or your child are feeling sick or having any respiratory symptoms, please cancel and stay home! A limited number of drop in spots are available first come, first served.

Storytime

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

123 Andrés

11:00am - 12:00pm
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4), School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11)
Performing Arts
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 2 - 4), School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11)
Program Type: Performing Arts
Event Details:

Mary Riley Styles Library is excited to have Andrés and Christina, the Latin Grammy-winning music duo 123 Andrés, back at the library this spring.
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm

Early Release Wednesday: Touch a Truck featuring the Falls Church Fire Department

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4), School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11), All Ages
Arts & Crafts, Community & Culture
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4), School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11), All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community & Culture
Event Details:

Join us in the library parking lot for an afternoon exploring vehicles from the Falls Church Fire Department.  This program is open to all ages and does not require registration.
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
7 pm

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! 

Author Talk - Brendan Slocumb

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Adults (Ages 18+)
Author Event
Registration Closed
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), Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Author Event
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Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Please join us in welcoming Brendan Slocumb for a moderated discussion of his critically acclaimed debut novel, The Violin Conspiracy, a mystery about a Black classical musician whose family heirloom violin is stolen on the eve of the mos

Great Books Discussion Series

7:00pm - 8:45pm
Adults (Ages 18+)
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:

The group will be discussing Siddhartha by Herman Hesse (Discussion guide in Great Conversations 5).

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. 

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Book Discussion
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Virtual Programs
Program Type: Book Discussion
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We will be discussing The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan.  It is a classic mystery thriller that takes place in England and across Scotland, on the brink of WWI.  Our meeting will be via Zoom. 

Mystery Book Club

Come in, get cozy and enjoy a group discussion of books of mystery and suspense by famous and lesser known authors from the Golden Age of Mysteries.  Meetings will be held every other month, usually on the 4th Wednesday of that month. We have been holding Hybrid meetings; you can join in-person or via zoom

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. 

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! 

Falls Church Writers Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (Ages 18+)
Writing Group
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Virtual Programs
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Writing Group
Event Details:

This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite. 

Falls Church Writers Group

 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 last Thursday of the month at 7 pm.