Join Williamsburg Regional Library to take an objective and fun look at the way online sources manipulate information and images to influence your opinion. The story: The government wants to add to the water supply a substance used by the elite to make them smarter. You have one hour to navigate a maze of problems...

The world didn’t come to an end in the year 1000, as some had predicted it might; and in the years after the millennium, a grand and beautiful style of architecture, decorated with astonishing sculpture, burst forth to meet the needs of the faithful and particularly the pilgrims who marched across France on their way...

Join Williamsburg Regional Library to take an objective and fun look at the way online sources manipulate information and images to influence your opinion. The story: The government wants to add to the water supply a substance used by the elite to make them smarter. You have one hour to navigate a maze of problems...

Coming up on retirement? Unsure of what you need to know about Social Security and Medicare? You’ve paid into this system your entire working life. Now it’s time to figure out how to file, what benefits you can expect to receive, and much more! Attend this informative presentation with a Social Security public affairs specialist...

From brushstrokes to drips and palette knives to spray cans, this lecture explores the role of the artist’s mark in several iconic paintings from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s 20th- and 21st-century collection. While abstract expressionists such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, whose bold, energetic, and seemingly messy applications of paint are...

Since the 1890s, the name Cartier has been synonymous with sparkle, glamour, and opulence. But behind the iridescent jewels lies a tale of multiple inventions, famous clients, cutting-edge design, and a love affair with material, color, and fashion. In this lecture, you’ll explore these tales and see examples of the various styles Cartier popularized from...

This presentation is designed to create a greater aesthetic understanding and appreciation of sculpture in America. We will delve into sculptural works of art across eras and genres, forms and subject matters, and methods and materials of American sculptors. Presenter: Margaret Hancock Register for Zoom Lecture: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Pdes5-ASUOv-QUbBp0ZlA This program is a part of the Centuries...

The film screening of "A Crime on the Bayou" begins at 4:30 p.m. and will be followed by a live virtual conversation with Nancy Buirski (director) and Gary Duncan (film protagonist), and Lolis Eric Elie (Author, Filmmaker, Film Subject). Register here: https://events.wm.edu/event/view/lemonproject/130053 Williamsburg Regional Library is proud to collaborate with The Lemon Project at the...

The artist Edward Beyer came to the U.S. from Germany after the Revolution of 1848. For several years Beyer, a graduate of the Düsseldorf Academy, traveled around the northeast U.S. and Ohio, sketching, painting oil landscapes, and exhibiting a moving panorama. In the mid-1850s he traveled to Virginia where he made panoramic oils in the...

Everything you wanted to know about social security benefits as related to disabilities but were afraid to ask! Attend this informative online presentation with a regional Social Security representative and get all of your questions answered. Please find the meeting link and login details in the event listing at wrl.org/events.

Join Williamsburg Regional Library 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. Please find the meeting link and details in the event listing at wrl.org.