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

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
Event Details:

On Wednesday, June 15 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. 
11 am
12 pm
Closing

LIBRARY CLOSED: City Employee Picnic

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed from 12 pm to 3 pm while staff attend the City's annual Employee Picnic. 
1 pm

Truth Decay: How We Can Work for Free & Fair Elections

1:30pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Event Details:

Join us for this timely program co-hosted with the Falls Church League of Women Voters. 

Learn About Foreign Interference in US Elections: How it Happens and What We Can Do About it
2 pm

Adam Hayes

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
3 pm

Early Release Wednesday: Touch a Truck Featuring the City of Falls Church Department of Public Works

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4), School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11)
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)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community & Culture
Event Details:

Join us in the library parking lot for an afternoon with the BIG trucks from the City's Department of Public Works.  This program is open to all ages and does not require registration.
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (Ages 18+)
Library Board of Trustees
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Library Board of Trustees
Event Details:

The MRSPL Board of Trustees typically holds its regular monthly meeting on the third Wednesday evening of the month.

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).
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: 35
Event Details:

For May, the group will be discussing Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic by Ben Westoff.

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! 

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 The Criterion of a Good Form of Government (from Considerations on Representative Government) by John Stuart Mill (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.