Create your own Dreamcatcher

Mon · Nov 9·5 PM – 6 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make your own Diya and explore Diwali books inspired by American Girl’s Kavi Sharma at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, for ages 3–12.

Mon · Nov 9·11 AM – 11:30 AM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Stories, songs, and movement fill the library’s outdoor Reading Garden; yoga mats provide seating and tickets are given at the Children’s Desk, for ages 0‑5 with an adult.

Mon · Nov 9·7 PM – 9 PM·Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA

Create personalized greeting cards and a reusable linocut stamp in a hands‑on workshop at Del Ray Artisans Gallery, $45 members/$55 non‑members.

Mon · Nov 9·7 PM – 8 PM·Kingstowne Regional Library — Meeting Room (E103) · Alexandria

NAMI volunteers present “Ending the Silence” with brief talk, short videos, and a young adult’s recovery testimony, followed by audience Q&A, at Kingstowne Library meeting room, ages 13–18.

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 10·6 PM – 7 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Build and display LEGO and Duplo creations using provided bricks at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, drop‑in session, clean‑up at 6:55, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 10·6:30 PM – 7:30 PM·John Marshall Library — John Marshall Meeting Room 1, John Marshall Meeting Room 2 · Alexandria

Hands‑on building challenges let participants design, test, and create simple engineering projects in John Marshall Library meeting rooms for ages 5–10.

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.