As part of our strategic planning process, Mary Riley Styles Public Library is holding a series of facilitated focus groups to determine how the library can best serve the Falls Church community.

Drop in. Limited space available. See children's desk for ticket upon arrival. 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 stay home! 

As part of our strategic planning process, Mary Riley Styles Public Library is holding a series of facilitated focus groups to determine how the library can best serve the Falls Church community.

Wednesday mornings 10:30am - 12:00pm
October 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th

Drop in. Limited space available. See children's desk for ticket upon arrival. 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 stay home! 

Drop in. Limited space available. See children's desk for ticket upon arrival. Ages 0-2 with a caregiver. Masks are welcome but not required. If you or your child are feeling sick or having any respiratory symptoms, please stay home! 

Stay and play after storytime or drop into the library. We will have our Early Literacy center available for free play for an hour after storytime. 

As part of our strategic planning process, Mary Riley Styles Public Library is holding a series of facilitated focus groups to determine how the library can best serve the Falls Church community.

NOTE: We will still have the early literacy toys available for play after storytime. We will also hold an informal focus group with our strategic planning consultants during this time.

In this class, students learn about line, value, texture, and volume through the process of making charcoal figure drawings.

We will visit Ireland from Dublin to Belfast to the Wild Atlantic Way! Two countries, one people who in spite of troubles have a joy of life worth treasuring.

As part of our strategic planning process, Mary Riley Styles Public Library is holding a series of facilitated focus groups to determine how the library can best serve the Falls Church community.

Comparta sus pensamientos e ideas acerca la biblioteca. Si tiene alguna duda o pregunta, hable con la Directora Jenny Carroll.

Se ofrecerán libros para niños gratis y bocadillos!

Join us for an afternoon learning about the Mexican celebration of Dia de Los Muertos.  Miss Claudia will share her memories of celebrating Dia de Los Muertos as a child in Mexico with us and then we will decorate sugar skulls to take home fo

This session is specifically geared toward teens. Have a voice in the library! Come give your input on the library and the community as we plan for the next 5-10 years as part of our official Strategic Planning.

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

For October, the group will be discussing Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski.

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

NOTE: This General Adult focus group will be held in the Reading Room on the Upper Level.

You know reading is good for you—it improves your brain, your mind, your mood, but the position we hold during long periods of reading can take its toll over time.

Jessica Bowser, Host of Virginia Outdoor Adventures Podcast, talks about Virginia State Parks’ Trail Quest program, and how you can be rewarded for visiting state parks across the Commonwealth.

October book: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones