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.
Enjoy the library before hours in a quieter, less stimulating environment for people with autism and sensory issues.
Join us for this program where beginners can meet up and learn the basics of knitting and people with projects are encouraged to stitch along with others. Some basics are provided for those without a project. No registration required.
Learn the basics of word processing in Microsoft Word, including working with documents and formatting text. Prerequisite: ability to use a mouse and keyboard, some familiarity with Windows. Seating is limited, please call 757.741.3300 and choose option 2 to sign up.
Reading is even more fun when you can share it with a fluffy, four-legged friend, and it’s a great way for beginning readers to practice with a patient audience. Drop in to read a story to trained therapy dogs, no registration required.
ll About Eve (1950) is one of film’s greatest backstage stories, a Best Picture winner in which a seemingly timid ingenue becomes ruthless after she inserts herself into the life of an aging Broadway star and her circle of friends. Bette Davis appears in one of her greatest roles, but was joined by four other...
Are you crazy for movies? The WRL Film Society is a discussion group for movie lovers, with meetings on the first Sunday of each month at 1 pm at the Williamsburg Library. At meetings, members will share their views on the films they have recently watched (no major spoilers!) and discuss a set of questions...
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 7: Darling Companion (2012) PG-13 Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline play a married couple, Beth and Joseph, experiencing “empty nest” fears...
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...
This month, WhoDunnits will be reading Reader, I Buried Them and Other Stories by Peter Lovesey. On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, fifteen yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings as a theater, a monastery, and the book publishing industry. The collection...
See how the precision cutting of the Glowforge laser can be used to make boxes. We’ll cut and assemble a box that’s the perfect size to hold your sticky notes, and talk about the other ways the Glowforge can be used. For ages 13+. Space is limited, register at 757.741.3300, option 2.
Learn how to open, save and input data in Microsoft Excel. Prerequisites: ability to use a mouse and keyboard. Seating is limited, please register by calling 757.741.3300, and select option 2 to sign up.