One Book One Community Book Discussion

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg, VA

Join us for a book discussion, in-person at the James City County Library or virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83985305812?pwd=WUl1THh1MjNBQlVwNTVReFN0Uk5Tdz09 Meeting ID: 839 8530 5812 Passcode: 302491 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...

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Next Chapter Book Club

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

Join a unique community-based book group for adolescents and adults with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each week we’ll meet to read together, talk about different worlds and interesting characters, and learn about exciting new things. To find out more, please contact Linda at lniedzwick@wrl.org.

Free

Cultural Heritage Series: Historic First Baptist Church – “Yes We Can!”

Williamsburg Library Theatre 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

A presentation by the Church’s history ministry through relics and artifacts from descendants of the First Baptist Church of Williamsburg. Relics and Artifacts let us know from whence we’ve come. Present day discoveries and conversions with the descendants predict a bright and purposeful future which is the blessing of First Baptist Church. From the brush...

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One Book One Community Book Discussion

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

Join us for a book discussion, either in person at the Williamsburg Library or virtually via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82630242435?pwd=bklhU2dHdXd1OWEyWVRtaW95a2tzdz09 Meeting ID: 826 3024 2435 Passcode: 910281 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...

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Social Security: Protecting You From Fraud and Abuse

Virtual on Zoom

Join us virtually for this informative presentation with a Social Security public affairs specialist highlighting scam awareness, elder abuse, and identity theft, plus get answers to all of your questions on best methods to avoid Social Security fraud. Click here to log in: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82505022933?pwd=c2dIVlAzTmlvMmJvN3l1QmpITnY5dz09 Meeting ID: 825 0502 2933 Passcode: 698182

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John Sullivan from American Eagle Flags will speak at NARFE luncheon February 14

Colonial Heritage Club 6500 Arthur Hills Dr., Williamsburg, VA

Enjoy lunch with the Williamsburg chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday February 14. There’ll be a social gathering at 11:00 a.m. followed by lunch at 11:30. After lunch, John Sullivan from American Eagle Flags will discuss the evolutionary changes and history of American flags (regulations, sizes,...

$21.00

Homeschool Enrichment: Food Chain Connections with Virginia Living Museum

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg, VA

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.

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Tween Game Day

Stryker Center 412 N. Boundary St, Williamsburg, VA

Drop in for board games and Nintendo Switch video games including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8, and more. For ages 9-12.

Free

Archaeological Investigations of the “Bacon’s Castle” Plantation Landscape, c. 1640-1740

Stryker Center 412 N. Boundary St, Williamsburg, VA

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)...

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Real People/Real Stories: Moonwalking with Einstein

Stryker Center 412 N. Boundary St, Williamsburg, VA

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...

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Makerspace: DIY Lip Balm Drop In

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

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.

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One Book One Community: Readers Theater

Williamsburg Library Theatre 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

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...

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