WRL Bookmobile Funfest: Roller Coaster and Trains (Abram Frink Center)

Abram Frink Jr. Community Center 8901 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg, VA

Calling all engineers! Come learn about potential and kinetic energy. Become roller coaster engineers and harness the power of gravity to create a marble roller coaster with loops and jumps. Also, discover magnetic levitation (maglev) trains – trains without wheels. Additional fun S.T.E.A.M activities will be available for your enjoyment. Ice cream and other snacks...

Free

Computer Class: Intermediate Word II (WL)

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

Learn to create tables and insert images into Microsoft Word with this Intermediate level class. Seating is limited; please register by calling 757.741.3300, and select option 2 to sign up.

Free

Virginia Symphony Orchestra Family Chamber Music Show (WL)

Williamsburg Library Theatre 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

A brass ensemble (Trumpet, Horn, Trombone and Tuba) presents an interactive specialty program for young people, including a performance and question and answer session.

Free

Colonial Heritage Model Railroad Display & National Train Day Celebration (JCCL)

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

National Train Day marks the anniversary of the establishment of the Golden Spike in Promontory, Utah, which symbolized the competition of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. It also observes the first anniversary of the rail route system in the U.S. Join The Colonial Heritage Model Railroad Club for a Train Day celebration...

Free

Writers’ Club: Mastering Character Dialogue in Your Novel (WRL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

Are you a writer? Whether or not you’re published, you can benefit from this supportive writer’s group. Listen to informative talks on a variety of writing-related topics and meet other writers and aspiring writers. For ages 13+. Mastering Character Dialogue in Your Novel Do you struggle with making dialogue sound natural? Do you find it...

Free

WRL’s Cinema @ Scotland Street: “American Star” (2024)

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

The Cinema @ Scotland Street series features indie, foreign, art house, and documentary films. All films are shown in the Williamsburg Library Theatre. Free admission. Ian McShane plays an aging assassin on assignment in Spain. As he waits for his target to arrive, he befriends some of the locals, complicating his life and work. Nora...

Free

WRL’s Art House Café Film Series: One Life (2023) PG

Williamsburg Library Theatre 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

This film series brings art house film flavor to your Tuesdays. Plus, meet new friends, hear from special guests who are film experts, enjoy light refreshments, and have a discussion after the film. May 21: One Life (2023) PG In 1938, a young British businessman in Prague saved the lives of over 600 Jewish children...

Free

Cena con Cuentos (WRL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

Cena con Cuentos es un programa de lectura en español para familias hispanohablantes con niños de 0 a 10 años de edad. Se ofrece dos veces por mes: el primer martes (menos en enero) en Grove Christian Outreach Center (8800 Pocahontas Tr) y el tercer martes en el Stryker Center (412 N Boundary St), de...

Free

Turning Pages: “Horse” by Geraldine Brooks (WRL)

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

This month’s title is Horse, by Geraldine Brooks Lexington was the greatest racehorse in 19th-century America. Raised from a foal by enslaved groom Jarret, the two navigate the perils of pre-Civil War America to achieve the heights of the racing world. And in 21st-century Washington DC, art history student Theo finds a decrepit painting of...

Free

Computer Class: Intermediate Word I (WL)

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

Take the next step in your Word knowledge with this Intermediate level class. Seating is limited; please register by calling 757.741.3300, and select option 2 to sign up.

Free

Memory Café (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

This social gathering is for those personally dealing with memory loss and their partners who provide care for those with those challenges. The Café is organized and hosted by trained facilitators. What happens at the café? Each Café will offer its guests the chance for unstructured conversation, refreshments and getting to know others in the...

Free

Introduction to Ancestry Library Edition (JCCL)

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

Use the library’s Ancestry subscription to find your family in census records; birth, marriage and death records; passenger lists; high school yearbook photos, and more. Seating is limited; please register by calling 757.741.3300, option 2.

Free
Menu