Make a food web and discuss why different animals eat different things, starting at the bottom of the food chain. Registration is required; please call 757.741.3300, option 4 for more information or to sign up beginning January 1.
Drop in for board games and Nintendo Switch video games including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8, and more. For ages 9-12.
Preschool Storytime is a storytime program designed for preschoolers aged 3 to 5 and their caregivers featuring stories, rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and other activities.
Now in its 20th year, the Throwback Thursday Film Series screens a variety of classic and contemporary movies for an adult audience. All films are shown in the Williamsburg Library Theatre. February’s theme: City Tours February 2, 2:00-5:00 p.m.: La Dolce Vita (1960) Federico Fellini directed this renowned arthouse film about the adventures of a...
Learn about recent archaeological explorations of the changing plantation landscape associated with Bacon’s Castle over the first century of colonial occupation. In this talk, Rebekah Planto, doctoral candidate in Anthropology, will explore tensions and transformations that cut across all domains of life in the late 17th-century Atlantic world. While the famous house (constructed ca. 1665-1675)...
Real People/Real Stories meets the third Thursday of each month to explore the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. Join us as we discuss Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer. The author’s yearlong quest to participate in the USA Memory Championship is recounted in...
Come join us for this walk-in craft and make some lip balm perfect for the winter weather. Supplies provided, no registration required. While supplies last. For ages 13 through adult.
Local actors and readers voice the first-person views of people from around the world, including the US, about immigration and citizenship throughout our history. One Book One Community: The New American, by Micheline Aharonian Marcom. Copies are available for checkout at both libraries, and copies of the audiobook are available for download. WRL’s 4th annual...
Teens – join us in the Makerspace and learn how heat transfer vinyl works by making your own tote bag. Ages 13-18 only. Spots are limited so call 757.741.3300, option 2 to register.
Winter weather got you down? It’s a perfect time for a carnival! Join us for an after-hours family party from 7:00-8:30pm at the library, with homemade mini-golf, magic from Jonathan Austin, a Candyland cakewalk, crafts, and more.
Winter weather got you down? It’s a perfect time for a carnival! Join us for an after-hours family party at the library, with homemade mini-golf, magic from Jonathan Austin, a Candyland cakewalk, crafts, and more.
Come and see if you can complete the Figure 8 Roller Racer Go Kart track. Ages 6 and older. Space is limited. Please call 757.741.3323 to register. Join us anytime between 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. for classic arcade games and other fun activities. Join WRL’s Bookmobile every Saturday for something to make, do, learn,...