Sewing Saturday @ the Community Center: Heart Potholders

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

Make a snappy potholder using a variation on the quilter’s “log cabin” design. Supplies provided. Beginning sewers welcome! Bring your own machine (in good working order) or borrow one of the library’s machines. Space is limited. Reservations are required: 757.741.3323.

Free

Bookmobile Funfest: Arctic Blast

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

Come join us to kick off the winter season with some fun science activities involving snowballs! We will build snowball structures and launchers, explore Newton’s Second Law of Motion, create catapults, and participate in a snowball stacking challenge! Finally, test your engineering skills by designing and building your own bobsled track and see if your...

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Sewing Saturday: Cloth Napkins

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

With our focus on eco-friendly living, cloth napkins are making a comeback. Learn how to make mitered corners as you sew a cloth napkin. Supplies provided. Beginning sewers welcome! Bring your own machine (in good working order) or borrow one of the library’s machines. Space is limited. Reservations are required: 757.741.3324.

Free

WRL’s Bookmobile Funfest: Dino-Mania

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

Be a paleontologist for a day! Dig for dinosaurs to take home and enjoy other interactive science activities such as Ice Age excavations, building Lego dinosaurs, dinosaur feet measuring and much more. Join WRL’s Bookmobile every Saturday for something to make, do, learn, and play at Abram Frink Jr. Community Center. This program was made...

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Sewing Saturday: Mug Rugs

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

Mug rugs are a combo coaster and mini placemat – the perfect size for a cup of coffee/tea and a treat. Make a mug rug to give as a gift or keep for yourself! Beginner sewers welcome. Bring your own sewing machine (in good working order) or borrow one of the library’s sewing machines. Space...

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WRL’s Bookmobile Funfest: Larsen’s Reptiles

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

Reptile experts Scott and Kim Larsen will share stories, interesting facts, and trivia questions about their dazzling array of lizards, frogs, turtles, and snakes – then invite you to meet the reptiles up close and personal! Caution: holding, petting, and greeting eye-to-eye may occur. The show will start at 11am and 12pm. Join WRL’s Bookmobile...

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Sewing Saturday: Sew An Apron

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

Sew an apron so you can do your holiday cooking in style! Supplies provided. Beginner sewers welcome. Bring your own machine (in good working order) or borrow one of the library’s sewing machines. Space is limited. Reservations are required. Please call 757.741.3323 to register.

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Bookmobile Funfest: Jack’s Jungle (Abram Frink Jr. Community Center)

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

Meet Jungle Jack and his amazing menagerie of live animals! The show will start at 11:30 am. Plus, enjoy fun science activities and crafts between 10 am and 1 pm. Join WRL’s Bookmobile every Saturday for something to make, do, learn, and play at Abram Frink Jr. Community Center. This program was made possible by...

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Sewing Saturday: English Paper Piecing: Hexies

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

English Paper Piecing (EPP) has had a resurgence. Come learn this hand sewing technique. Beginner sewers welcome. Reservations required: 757.741.3324.

Free

WRL’s Bookmobile FunFest: Up, Up, and Away!

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

Experience the aerodynamic forces that make flight possible by testing out a variety of stomp rockets and paper airplanes. Increase the flight time and distance of paper airplanes by fitting them with paper-plane-engines, designed to provide up to 30 seconds of flight time. Enjoy other interactive science activities, including Roller Coaster Challenge, Legos, and Epic...

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Sewing Saturday: Pumpkin Table Runner

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

Jazz up your autumn table with a pumpkin table runner. Learn the basics of machine applique. Supplies provided. Beginner sewers welcome! Bring your own machine (in good working order) or borrow one of the library’s sewing machines. Note: You will need to complete this project on your own outside class time. Space is limited. Reservations...

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Saturdays @ Frink: Digital Navigation

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

Join us on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm at the Abram Frink Jr. Community Center for a day of play with our Bookmobile! Every Saturday is a new adventure! Special thanks to Friends of WRL Foundation for making these events possible. First Saturday/Makerspace Saturdays: a day to create, invent, design, and “make something.”...

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