Conversational English

Tue · Oct 27·1 PM – 2:30 PM·Dolley Madison Library — Dolley Madison Meeting Room 1, Dolley Madison Meeting Room 2 · McLean

Conversational English (Dolley Madison Library, McLean) — Group practice of spoken English in Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, for ages 18 and up.

Tue · Nov 24·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Dolley Madison Library — Dolley Madison Conference Room · McLean

Free creative writing workshop teaches new skills and publishes participants' work in the Sparks Anthology, Dolley Madison Library conference room, ages 13–18.

Tue · Nov 24·6 PM – 8 PM·Dolley Madison Library — Dolley Madison Meeting Room 1, Dolley Madison Meeting Room 2 · McLean

Paint a vibrant abstract floral acrylic masterpiece guided step‑by‑step by artist Areej AlQaysi at Dolley Madison Library’s Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, wear an old shirt, adults 18+.

Tue · Nov 24·Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Shepherd Park Coat Drive (Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library) — Collect used coats, socks, gloves, hats, hand and toe warmers in donation box at the main desk, all ages.

Tue · Nov 24·Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (main entrance) · Washington

Historical talk at the FDR Memorial explores FDR’s 1943 meetings with Chiang Kai‑shek and Stalin and their impact on Allied strategy.

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 27·10:30 AM · 11:30 AM · 12:30 PM·Centreville Regional Library

One-on-one English conversation with a library volunteer at Centreville Regional Library, requiring basic English skills; adults only, ages 18 and up, one session per week per student.