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.

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.