Knit Nite!

Wed · Nov 4·6 PM – 7 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Learn to knit with experienced knitters, all supplies provided, meeting weekly on Wednesdays, participants may start any week, for ages 3–18.

Wed · Nov 18·6 PM – 7 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Learn to knit with experienced knitters, all supplies provided, meeting weekly on Wednesdays, participants may start any week, for ages 3–18.

Wed · Oct 28·4 PM – 5:45 PM·James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library · Alexandria

Coffee, crafts, and conversation fill the James M. Duncan Jr. Library's Teen Art Cafe, where teens bring projects or use supplies, coffee and tea provided, ages 13–18.

Wed · Oct 28·5 PM – 6 PM·Kingstowne Regional Library — Meeting Room (E103) · Alexandria

Drop‑in after school, create and build with library‑provided LEGO bricks in the Kingstowne Regional Library meeting room, for ages 5–10.

Wed · Oct 28·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Stories, songs, bubble activities for active little ones, with tickets limited and distributed 30 minutes before start; for ages 3–12.

Wed · Oct 28·10:30 AM – 11 AM·John Marshall Library — John Marshall Meeting Room 1, John Marshall Meeting Room 2 · Alexandria

Monster‑themed stories, songs and rhymes in John Marshall Library’s Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, for ages 3–5, with adult assistance; registration encouraged, walk‑ins welcome.

Thu · Oct 29·6 PM – 7 PM·Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library · Alexandria

Create and paint upcycled cardboard dice towers, or design and hot‑glue custom ones, with all supplies provided at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library, ages 13 and up.

Thu · Oct 29·6 PM – 7 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Teens lead projects at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, building batteries, shaking robots, Play‑Doh circuits, homopolar motors, wire games, light‑up bugs, materials provided for ages 3–12.

Tue · Oct 27·12 PM – 1 PM·Virtual, Virtual · Alexandria

Adapt or Die — A.J. Orlikoff presents a free talk on reimagining Congressional Cemetery as an active site of memory, education, and civic engagement, ages 18 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·2 PM – 3 PM·Virtual, Virtual · Alexandria

Mark Groves discusses his book Liberated Love, covering codependency, boundary setting, emotional safety, and relationship transformation in a virtual talk for ages 18 and up.