Framing the Work of Svetlana Alexievich: "I Choose the Genre of the Human Voice"

Wed · Oct 7·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Main Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library · Falls Church

Most of us are always on the go in some capacity, tasking ourselves to keep things running smoothly or remedying situations that aren’t going as we hoped.

Wed · Oct 7·6 PM – 7 PM·Main Reading Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library · Falls Church

Bring a book to the Main Reading Room on the first Wednesday evening of every month and enjoy a quiet hour reading to yourself in the company of fellow book lovers!

Wed · Oct 7·Capitol View Neighborhood Library · Washington

Calling all families, besties, fur babies, gremlins, monsters, witches, and goblins—big and small! Capitol View Library is hosting an Evil Laugh Contest! Bring us your scariest, spookiest, most wickedly spine‑tingling evil laugh. From Monday, October 5th through Friday, October 23rd, scan the QR code or visit Capitol V…

Wed · Oct 7·Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004

Capital Harvest on the Plaza 2026

Tue · Sep 8·6 PM – 7:45 PM·Main Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library · Falls Church

Please note that the group will meet in person at the library at 6 pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.The group will discuss:

Tue · Sep 8·6:30 PM – 7:30 PM·Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library · Falls Church

Adults looking to practice their Spanish speaking skills are welcome to join our conversation group, co-taught by Jaqui Ferrara and Cristina Fernandez-O’Toole.

Wed · Sep 9·4 PM – 5 PM·Lower Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library · Falls Church

Calling all Master Builders to come and create at the library! This drop-in program is open to students in Grades K-5. No registration is required. Preschoolers are welcome when supervised at all times by an adult.

Wed · Sep 9·7 PM – 8 PM·Main Level Conference Room at Mary Riley Styles Public Library · Falls Church

For September 9, we will be reading Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples From Destruction. Wednesday Evening Book Club