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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National Voter Registration Day at MRSPL

All Day
Adults (Ages 18+)
Community & Culture
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Community & Culture
Event Details:

In observance of Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day, the League of Wo
Closing

CLOSED: Staff Training & City Employee Picnic

All Day
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed all day Thursday, September 19, while all staff attend training and the City's annual employee picnic. 
10 am
Cancelled

Fall Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
Storytime
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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
Event Details:
  • Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend.
  • See children's desk for ticket upon arrival.

Storytime

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

Mindfulness Meditation for Everyday Life

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults (Ages 18+)
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Most of us are always on the go in some capacity, tasking ourselves to keep things running smoothly or remedying situations that aren’t going as we hoped.
Cancelled

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. 

Ukulele Baby Lap Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months)
Storytime
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
  • Please pick ONLY ONE story time per week to attend.
  • See children's desk for ticket upon arrival.
11 am
Cancelled

Playtime with Early Literacy Center

11:00am - 12:00pm
Preschool (Ages 0 - 4), Infants (Ages 0 - 24 months), Preschool (Ages 2 - 4)
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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)
Event Details:

We will have our Early Literacy center available for free play for an hour after storytime. Drop in, no registration or tickets required.
Reservation

Quiet Study Room

11:15am - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Purpose of Meeting

quiet study
12 pm
1 pm

Armchair Travel: Scandinavia

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults (Ages 18+)
Film
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Film
Event Details:

Armchair Travel at the Library

Join us at a Conference Room of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library to continue our "travels." We will meet the third Tuesday of September, October, November, and December

Meditation Through the Senses -- Alison Schroeder

1:00pm - 3:00pm
High School (Grades 9 - 12), Adults (Ages 18+)
Arts & Crafts
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: High School (Grades 9 - 12), Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This multi-sensory experience combines music and artistic experimentation with water-based inks in an active meditation.
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm

Jazz Concert: Glenn Wilson and Rory Stuart

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Adults (Ages 18+)
Performing Arts
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: Performing Arts
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Wilson and Stuart choose the unusual path of bari sax-guitar duo…From the gentle hush of Stuart's ‘Wednesday’s Child' to Wilson's deep groove on Stuart's ‘Blueprint’ this release showcases two strong talents who ably transcend the stated l

Constitution Day Film: The Vote (PBS Documentary)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
High School (Grades 9 - 12), Adults (Ages 18+)
Community & Culture, Performing Arts, Other
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: Community & Culture, Performing Arts, Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:

On Tuesday evening, September 17, Mary Riley Styles Public Library and the League of Women Voters of Falls Church will show part 2 of the PBS American Experience documentary, The Vote, which covers the final years of the

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

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

A Financial Advisors Perspective with Alec Hurley

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (Ages 18+)
Finance
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Lower Level Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: 56
Event Details:

Join Financial Advisor Alec Hurley for his quarterly seminar on timely topics within the market and the overall economy. This session will cover: