Knit Nite!

Wed · Oct 28·6 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 · Nov 4·4 PM – 5:30 PM·James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library · Alexandria

Coffee, crafts, and conversation at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library, where teens create projects using library art supplies and enjoy provided coffee and tea, for ages 13–18.

Wed · Nov 4·10:30 AM – 12:30 PM·Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library · Alexandria

Weekly fiber artist meetups at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, sharing projects and monthly Show & Tell sessions, with occasional special projects, for ages 13 and up.

Wed · Nov 4·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Martha Washington Library — Martha Washington Meeting Room, Martha Washington Meeting Room 104B · Alexandria

Preschool stories and songs in the Martha Washington Library meeting room, for ages 3–5 (18‑36 months with adult), registration required.

Wed · Nov 4·10:30 AM – 11 AM·John Marshall Library — John Marshall Meeting Room 1, John Marshall Meeting Room 2 · Alexandria

Stories, songs, and rhymes with a forest animals theme in the John Marshall Library meeting rooms, for ages 18–36 months.

Thu · Nov 5·2 PM – 3 PM·Sherwood Regional Library — Sherwood Meeting Room · Alexandria

Make and play with custom‑colored play dough, mixing and kneading from scratch before free play, at Sherwood Regional Library’s meeting room, registration required, for ages 3–5.

Tue · Nov 3·6 PM – 7:30 PM·James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library · Alexandria

Build a space shuttle and lunar rover from LEGOs while learning rocket components, at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library, registration required, for ages 8–12.

Thu · Nov 5·6 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.