Nature Painting

Mon · Nov 16·11 AM – 11:40 AM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Live jazz by the Windmill Jazz Collective accompanies storytime in the library’s Large Meeting Room; tickets available at the Children’s Desk for ages 0–5 with an adult.

Mon · Nov 16·5:30 PM · 5:45 PM · 6 PM · 6:15 PM·John Marshall Library — John Marshall Meeting Room 1, John Marshall Meeting Room 2 · Alexandria

Read aloud to Asiago the dog in John Marshall Library’s Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, registration required, for ages 5–10.

Mon · Nov 16·6 PM – 7:30 PM·Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library · Alexandria

Monthly horror fan meet at Kate Waller Barrett Library offers rotating DIY projects—black‑cat painting, clay jack‑o‑lanterns, haunted‑house terrariums—and horror media discussion for ages 13+.

Mon · Nov 16·7 PM – 8 PM·Martha Washington Library — Martha Washington Conference Room · Alexandria

Graphic novel mystery book club meets in the conference room, participants discuss a chosen mystery comic and enjoy library-provided cookies, limited space, register ahead, for ages 13–18.

Sun · Nov 15·11 AM – 11:45 AM·Sherwood Regional Library — Sherwood Meeting Room · Alexandria

Cutting, gluing, and pasting collage projects develop fine motor skills and hand coordination in the Sherwood Meeting Room, registration required, for ages 2–5.

Tue · Nov 17·10:15 AM – 11:15 AM·Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library · Alexandria

Storytelling, music, and movement activities at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, with supplies provided by the Friends of the Burke Library, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 17·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Sherwood Regional Library — Sherwood Meeting Room · Alexandria

Stories, music, and movement designed for toddlers in the Sherwood Meeting Room, Alexandria, registration required, for ages 18–35 months.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM · 11:15 AM · 1 PM · 2 PM·Burke Centre Library — Burke Centre Group Study Room

Practice speaking, reading, and writing English with a volunteer partner in the Burke Centre Library study room, registration opens two weeks prior, for ages 18 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·1 PM · 2 PM·Centreville Regional Library

Small group English conversation with a library volunteer at Centreville Regional Library, requiring basic English skills; registration required, adults only, students limited to one session weekly.