Comics and Cookies

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 PM – 6 PM·Sherwood Regional Library — Sherwood Meeting Room · Alexandria

Experiment painting with pinecones, acorns, and leaves creates new patterns and textures in the Sherwood Meeting Room, Alexandria, registration required, for ages 3–10.

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·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Yarn Storm at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library collects handmade or store‑bought scarves, hats and mittens for Alexandria's Community Lodgings, ages 13 and up.

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 · Nov 17·11 AM – 11:45 AM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Unstructured outdoor playtime in the Reading Garden with supplied toys; tickets available at the Children’s Desk, handed out starting at 10:30, for ages 3–12.

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.