Library Holiday Hours

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

  • Tuesday, December 24: Closed all day
  • 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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All Day
Closing

CLOSED: Memorial Day

All Day
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed Sunday, May 29, and Monday, May 30, for the Memorial Day holiday. 

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

CLOSED: Memorial Day

All Day
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed Sunday, May 29, and Monday, May 30, for the Memorial Day holiday. 

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

Library Parking Lot Closed

8:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

The parking lot behind behind the library will be closed the morning of Saturday, June 4, until at least 12 pm while volunteers weed and clean up the landscaping on that side of the building.
9 am
10 am

Tuesday Morning Book Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults (Ages 18+)
Book Discussion
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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
Event Details:

For May we will be reading Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler.

Tuesday Morning Book Club

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. 

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 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: 1
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
12 pm

Plant Swap and Hands on Harvests Garden Talk

12:30pm - 2:00pm
High School (Grades 9 - 12), Adults (Ages 18+)
Home & Gardening
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: High School (Grades 9 - 12), Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Home & Gardening
Required
Seats Remaining: 34
Event Details:

Are you a plant lover? Bring your houseplant cuttings, veggie, flower, and herb seeds, seedlings, and transplants and leave with some new ones!
1 pm
2 pm

New Yorker Discussion Group

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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:

For June, the group will discus The Long Arc of Historical Progress by Francis Fukuyama. This program will be held via Zoom.

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.
3 pm

Cuddle with Kittens at the Library

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Middle School (Grades 6 - 8), High School (Grades 9 - 12)
Health & Wellness
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Middle School (Grades 6 - 8), High School (Grades 9 - 12)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Drop into the Teen Room at the Library for some end of school year stress relief. Cuddle with kittens from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.