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 10·4 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 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.

Tue · Nov 3·10:15 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 3·6 AM – 7 PM·Alexandria

General Election (Alexandria) — Voters cast ballots for local and national offices, all ages.

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 4·6 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.

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 · 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.