Events Calendar

Come hang out at the library for a relaxed, low-key afternoon with local LGBTQIA+ teens and allies. Connect with people who share your interests, talk about your favorite fandoms, and more.

Play a variety of card games, board games, and trivia challenges while hanging out with friends. There is a game for everyone, regardless of whether you enjoy strategy, competitiveness, or just having fun. Recommended for 12 to 18 years old.

Find your next adventure with a D&D campaign.

Join us for an educational and entertaining interactive reptile show with The Reptile Family! Experience the wonder and excitement of exotic reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids can provide. Presented in a nurturing hands-on format, these gentle…

Join us for an enchanting evening with the duo of Tom Foster and Taro Wayama. Experience a captivating mix of guitar music that spans centuries, blending traditional classical repertoire with contemporary world music. The program features works from…

Join us in celebrating Central Library's 100th birthday! Please bring the family and learn about fermenting your veggies. We will provide useful tricks and tips for making fun and lasting food.

Join the Teen Review Club! We're diving into new releases and defending our all-time favorites.

Participants will be led through a brief overview of collage and its function in the history of art. They will also practice creating a balanced, well-composed mixed-media artwork they can take home. Audiences will discover the power of using found…

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make jams, jellies, and marmalades at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, and a jam making zine.

Grab a prompt, get some snacks, and share your writing in a relaxed, peer-led space. If you’ve been looking for a group of fellow writers to hang out with, this is it. Bring your current project, start something totally new, or just come to listen…

Join us to celebrate Pride Month by crafting shrinky dink earrings and keychains and enjoy rainbow sno-cones!

Join us to create your own rainbow bracelets as we celebrate Pride Month!

Let's have some fun creating a new recipe for the Summer! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join us on a unique culinary adventure with special guests from CrEATive Plate!CrEATive Plate offers hands-on cooking experiences that educate kids…

Join us this week as we work together to complete a 500 piece horror themed puzzle. No registration required.

Whodunnit?! Join the Fairfax teen council as we unmask our murderer, and finally get the details of a most heinous crime!All materials and food provided, ages 11 and older.

You’ll get to create and take home seed pods (also known as seed bombs) made from clay, native seeds, and compost! Learn how Native nations like the Hopi and Acoma Pueblo engineered special clay pots to store seeds and protect them from bugs and…

Celebrate the summer as we gather around our virtual campfire and make s'mores!

Join us for our annual tie dye day! Bandanas will be provided while supplies last. Feel free to bring in your own 100% cotton item to tie dye.

Join the Westwood Branch Teen Council! (Ages 11-18) Earn volunteer hours, build your resume, and make new friends while shaping your local library.

Join us at the library to celebrate Pride Month with a screening of the movie Crush, complete with refreshing drinks and popcorn.

We will make lemonade to stay hydrated in the summer heat, and then use leftover lemons to create citrus-printed bags. This program is for individuals in grades 6-12.

Do you love graphic novels? Then this is the club for you!This month's title is Heretic by Robbie Morrison, illustrated by Charlie Adlard. Set in Belgium in 1529, the city of Antwerp is shaken by a series of gruesome killings. The powerful…

Local Girl Scout Leah will present on social media safety for younger teens, ages 10-14. Understand how social media works and learn how to protect yourself!

Come browse a great selection of gently used books for all ages. You’ll find children’s books, teen titles, adult fiction, non-fiction, and more—perfect for discovering your next great read.Every purchase supports the Friends of the Lake View Terrace…