Real People/Real Stories meets the third Thursday of each month to explore the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. Our annual Christmas Free Read! No assigned title this month. Instead, bring a long-time favorite nonfiction book or something special from this past year to share with the group.
Cena con Cuentos es un programa de lectura en español para familias hispanohablantes con niños de 0 a 10 años de edad. Se ofrece el primer y tercer martes del mes en el Stryker Center (412 N Boundary St), de las 5 a las 6.30pm. Cada vez habrán actividades, leeremos cuentos, y disfrutarán de una...
Test your jigsaw puzzle skills in a competition for prizes and glory and swap out some of your puzzles. Team Puzzling: Teams of four will compete to finish a 500-piece puzzle within two hours. Don’t have a complete team of four? We’ll do our best to pair you up on the day of the contest....
Entertain like a pro this season with help from your local Trader Joe’s! Pick up easy and tasty appetizer tips and see how to create a fabulous charcuterie board. Taste some delicious samples while you learn and get in the holiday spirit! Reservations required. Please call (757) 741-3300, option 2 to register.
Celebrate the opening of this collaborative exhibit between William & Mary Libraries and the WRL Gallery at Stryker Center with fun for the whole family, including activities for kids. At 1 p.m., join Olaf the Snowman for a wintery dance party with music and games. Starting at 2 p.m., craft a snowman magnet. https://www.wrl.org/series/twas-the-night-before-christmas/
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 (menos en enero, septiembre, y octubre): el primer martes (menos en enero) en Grove Christian Outreach Center (8800 Pocahontas Tr) y el tercer martes en el Stryker...
This social gathering is for those personally dealing with memory loss and their care partners. The Café is organized and hosted by trained facilitators, offering a chance for unstructured conversation, refreshments, and getting to know others in the community with similar memory changes. Who is invited? Anyone with memory loss or concerns with memory loss...
Real People/Real Stories meets the third Thursday of each month to explore the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. This month’s title is The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Johnathan Haidt. A social psychologist details how the younger generation’s “phone-based” childhood...
Email Marketing To Your Readers Feeling overwhelmed by the idea of starting your author email list from scratch? What should you say in your email campaigns to readers? In this practical workshop, you’ll learn about: Strategies to grow your reader email list Crafting compelling subject lines to grab attention Writing engaging email content Segmenting your...
Join us for a hands-on learning experience where you’ll write your own picture book. Please bring an 8×11 pad of paper, sharpened pencils, and color crayons. For ages 13+. Spots are limited so please call (757) 741-3300, option 2 to register.
Local author Susan Woodward will discuss the research involved and the decisions made in transcribing her WWII officer father’s taped memoirs that ultimately led to the creation of her book.