Bead Buddies

Tue · Oct 27·4 PM – 5 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 3·4 PM – 5 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 17·4 PM – 5 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 24·4 PM – 5 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 10·6 PM – 7 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Build and display LEGO and Duplo creations using provided bricks at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, drop‑in session, clean‑up at 6:55, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 10·6:30 PM – 7:30 PM·John Marshall Library — John Marshall Meeting Room 1, John Marshall Meeting Room 2 · Alexandria

Hands‑on building challenges let participants design, test, and create simple engineering projects in John Marshall Library meeting rooms for ages 5–10.

Tue · Nov 10·10:15 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.

Mon · Nov 9·5:30 PM – 6:30 PM·John Marshall Library — John Marshall Meeting Room 1, John Marshall Meeting Room 2 · Alexandria

Create a personalized dreamcatcher using a recycled CD, colorful yarn, beads, and sharpies in the John Marshall Library meeting rooms, for ages 5–10.

Mon · Nov 9·5 PM – 6 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make your own Diya and explore Diwali books inspired by American Girl’s Kavi Sharma at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, for ages 3–12.

Thu · Nov 12·6 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.