DIY Teens: Mosaic Coaster

Fri · Nov 6·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Cascades Library · Sterling

Messy Art (Cascades Library) — exploring various art styles and crafts, encouraging creative, messy play for ages 18 months to 5 with a caregiver.

Fri · Nov 6·6 PM – 9 PM·Cascades Library · Sterling

Life-sized Hungry Hungry Hippos game with friends, plus crafts, games and computers, at Cascades Library; registration required and a parent must verify teen ID, for ages 11–17.

Fri · Nov 6·10 AM – 2 PM·Herndon Fortnightly Library — Herndon Fortnightly Maker Lab

Quilting projects and charity quilting at a bee‑style drop‑in in the Herndon Fortnightly Maker Lab, ages 18 and up.

Fri · Nov 6·5:30 PM – 8 PM·Observatory Park at Turner Farm, 925 Springvale Road, Great Falls, VA 22066

Astronomy badge workshop at Observatory Park, Turner Farm provides crafts and stations for Daisies through Juniors, Dark Sky Patch and Sky Is the Limit adventure, for ages 5–12.

Thu · Nov 5·4 PM – 5:30 PM·Sterling Library

Explore the makerspace, creating a monthly project with various tools and materials; space and supplies limited, adults must accompany children 12 and under, for ages 10 and under.

Sun · Nov 8·2 PM – 3:30 PM·Sterling Library

Paint an Agatha Christie‑themed image from Evil Under the Sun with step‑by‑step guidance by artist Areej AlQaysi at Sterling Library, ages 14 and up.

Sat · Nov 7·10:30 AM – 12 PM·Reston Regional Library — Reston Meeting Room 1 , Reston Meeting Room 2

Deepavali stories, crafts, henna, and hands‑on activities at Reston Regional Library’s Meeting Rooms, for ages 10 and under and 13 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·1 PM – 2 PM·Purcellville Library

Monthly discussion of Ross Montgomery’s The Murder at World’s End, a duo hunting a killer in a sealed manor, at Purcellville Library, ages 18 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·1:30 PM – 2 PM·Brambleton Library · Ashburn

Live-captioned storytime at Brambleton Library features stories, songs, and directed movement for ages 3‑5 with a caregiver.

Tue · Oct 27·2 PM – 3 PM·Sterling Library

Design and decorate a colorful owl to take home at Sterling Library, open to adults experiencing memory loss, ages 18 and up.