Upcoming Events

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

It’s time to plant for spring! Come help put some native plants in the ground for our pollinators. 

Grades K-5. Registration is required.

Start your week off with Mahjong! Come learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play with others. No experience necessary. Adults. Registration is required.

Rotating competition is organized by the club coordinator.  Knowledge of chess rules is required; limited instruction may be provided for beginners.  Chess equipment has been generously donated by Virginia Chess Federation, private donor

Join us for a fun gaming session with other adults and teens to practice English. Selected games are easy to learn, so we can start playing quickly! This program is for non-native English speakers. Adults and Teens, grades 9-12.

Join us Tuesday nights for teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week. 
 
Grades 6-12. Registration is not required, drop in any time! 
 

Homeschoolers! Join us Wednesday for teen only activities. Come in this week to compete to see who can make the tallest toothpick tower. Grades 6-12. Registration is required. 

Join us Wednesdays for teen-only activities. Enjoy movies, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week. Grades 6-12. Registration is not required; drop in any time!

Weekly Themes:

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades Pre-K-5. Registration is not required.

Get those fingers working! Build eye/hand coordination and muscles in your child’s hand. Practice skills like cutting with scissors, writing, and drawing with fun learning activities. 

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

Teen Takeovers are a monthly club designed by teens, for teens, where you can explore your hobbies, interests, and passion projects. This month, join us for an Open Mic Night!

Join us Thursday nights for teen-only activities. Enjoy anime, games, crafts, and more, with different selections each week. Showings change monthly and may be rated up to TV-14/PG-13. Grades 6-12.

Can your students use their observation skills to spot suspicious activity, think like a gadget-maker to solve problems, uncover an agent in disguise, and more?

Use your imagination to build creations out of stackable bricks and other materials. Grades K-5. Registration is not required.

Join us for this exciting hands-on program partnership with the City's Parks and Recreation Stewardship and Operations team.

Practice your reading skills by sharing stories with a therapy dog. Bring your own book or choose one from our selection!  Grades K-2.  Registration is required.

Come swap plants with other community members! Bring your own plants, cuttings, or seeds to trade. Plants must be healthy and pest-free. Adults 18+. Registration is not required.

Now is the time to plan your garden to ensure bright blooms through summer. Join us to learn which plants are simple to grow from seed, best to purchase as plants, and the timeline for planting.

Make a lantern jar with a silhouette.  Will you fill it with a fairy, dragon, or cat?

Grades 6-12. Registration is required.

A chess club for teens by teens!  Those familiar with how to play can come play with other teens.

Beginners are welcome to come learn to play this game of strategy.

Presented by Central Library's Teen Advisory Group.

Start your week off with Mahjong! Come learn the rules of this traditional Chinese game and play with others. No experience necessary. Adults. Registration is required.

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about seeds for your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library. Visit with the Master Gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours. 

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about seeds for your home garden and how to get the best results with the seeds you receive from our seed library. Visit with the Master Gardeners anytime during their drop-in hours.