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CLOSED: Memorial Day

All Day 5/28 - 5/29
Branches:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Description:
The library will be closed Sunday, May 28, and Monday, May 29, for Memorial Day.  While the library is closed, you can still access all our great online resources! Digital Collection Research Tools  Library Catalog ...
10 am

Quiet Study

10:15am - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room

Quiet Study

10:15am - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Upper Level Conference Room
Cancelled

Mindfulness Meditation

10:30am - 11:30am
Health & Wellness
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
Event Details:
These weekly sessions are open to meditation students interested in having ongoing support with their mindfulness meditation practice and include guided meditation plus a related talk to support deepening your practice. Beginners welcome! Whe...

Falls Church Fiber Artists

10:00am - 12:00pm
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
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. We give out tickets starting at 10am. Limited space available, story time often fills before the 10:30am start. For ages 18 months ...

Storytime

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

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:00am
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. We give out tickets starting at 10am. Limited space available, story time often fills before the 10:30am start. For ages 0-24 month...

Storytime

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

Playtime with Early Literacy Center

11:00am - 12:00pm
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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. ...
12 pm
1 pm

The Peaceniks: The Thankless Job of Trying to Keep America out of War

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Community & Culture
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: Community & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 33
Event Details:
Come listen to a lecture on the history of the U.S. senators who took unpopular stands resisting the United States' rush to war in the 20th and 21st centuries. In each case, their positions gained wider acceptance with the passage of time. Robert LaF...
2 pm

New Yorker Discussion Group (online)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Book Discussion
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Library Branch: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Room: Staff Study/Wellness Room
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Article to read for December discussion to be determined. This program will be held via Zoom. Please email to request a Zoom invite.  ...

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
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
Cancelled

HEALTH SERIES: Breath - Coming Up for Air

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Health & Wellness
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
Event Details:
[This session has been cancelled.] Join colleagues Lisa Clarkson and Kathryn Sparks Carpenter as they explore with the Falls Church community the far-reaching impact our Breath has on us. Hear an overview of how breath is used in clinical practice...