Experts from the Mariners’ Museum will join us at the James City County Library to tell stories from African, European, and Native American cultures, and teach us what they have in common despite originating in different parts of the world. Kids will become storytellers themselves and learn to use musical instruments from around the globe...

Fellowship in a Ring is a group dedicated to science fiction and fantasy books, films, television, and pop culture. A suggested reading list is provided prior to each meeting. Readers are also welcome to share other science fiction or fantasy titles or simply join in the group conversation. Contact nhollands@wrl.org or anorfolk@wrl.org for a suggested...

**Please note, this event is NOT taking place on January 6** Start the new year off right by creating your own dry erase calendar to help keep you on track. All materials provided, but you may bring your own paint sample chips if you wish (you will need 35 total, make sure they are the...

Start the new year off right by creating your own dry erase calendar to help keep you on track. All materials provided, but you may bring your own paint sample chips if you wish (you will need 35 total, make sure they are the individual ones instead of a strip). Registration required; call Williamsburg Regional...

Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild (CPQG) will host guest speaker Norene Skiles who will discuss how to print your own fabric design and quilt labels. If you love to quilt, are interested in the history of quilting, or want to get started in a great hobby we welcome you to join us Jan. 7 at 9:30...

English Paper Piecing (EPP) is a quilt making technique that has experienced a renaissance and is wildly popular. Learn this technique and make a “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” quilt block to create a coaster, potholder, or begin making your own quilt. This is a hand sewing technique. No prior sewing experience needed. Ages: teens-adult. Supplies are...

Join us for a fun spin on “Snow.” Drop-in and Make-n-Take your own Snowperson or Jumbo Snowflake. We will have all the supplies! No registration is required!

Learning to read is an exciting time, and we’re here to celebrate it! Join other emerging readers at the James City County Library to read, play games, and participate in fun activities based on an awesome early reader book. Participants will get a copy of the month’s book to keep. We offer two sessions, one...

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...

Gwen Parker of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) kicks off the 2023 luncheon series of the Williamsburg chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association with a presentation on the Six Pillars of Brain Health. The Tuesday, January 10, event begins with a social get-together at 11:00 a.m. followed by...

Want to learn the basics of how a Cricut works? Librarian Emma will go over the tools and tips you need to know. Registration not required.

If you just got a new iPhone or iPad and are stumped about how to use its many features, then this class is for you! It will cover several of the basic features including how you can download & use WRL apps to access ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines. Even if your i-device is not...

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.

Learn to sew a basic coffee sleeve to protect your hands and keep your coffee warm this winter. Basic sewing machine experience preferred, but not required. Spots are limited so please call 757.741.3300 option 2 to register. Ages 13+.

New to sewing and not sure where to start? Learn three simple stitches and how to sew a button. Spots are limited so please call 757-741-3300 option 2 to register.

Kick up your heels and ward off the winter chill with a country line dance lesson! Call 757.741.3300, option 2 to register.

The Colonial Italian American Organization presents The Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo). In 1944, the residents of a small Italian town under Axis control flee their homes to seek out the liberating Allied forces. R 1h 47m

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...

Get some experience using heat transfer vinyl and the heat press and come home with a cute potholder! For ages 13+. Spots are limited so please call 757.741.3300 option 2 to register.

Practice the engineering process by constructing a Lego chariot to be driven by a rolling Sphero robot. Take a test drive, make improvements, and get ready to race! Registration is required; please call 757.741.3300, option 4 for more information or to sign up beginning December 1.

Learn how to use the library’s one-stop shop for ebooks and eaudiobooks. Please bring the mobile device you want to read or listen on (smartphone, tablet, ereader). You will need to know your library card number, your password for downloading apps, and your Amazon password if using a Kindle device. We will also go over...

Learn about fossils and excavate your own. Space is limited and registration required. Please call 757.741.3323. More science activities and crafts will be available between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 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...

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...

Performers from the Institute for Dance bring Jan Brett’s wintry classic to life in this interactive storytime including a craft. Recommended for ages 3-7.

For those who want to learn to use Microsoft Excel for business purposes. The class will cover advanced functions, pivot tables, power pivot functions, table inserts, and macro leveraging. Seating is limited, please register by calling 757.741.3300, and select option 2 to sign up.

Join us for the opening reception and curator’s talk for the special exhibit “Chinese Dance: National Movements in a Revolutionary Age, 1945-1965,” on display at the Stryker Center January 13-February 17, 2023. The exhibit explores the history of Chinese dance through images and text co-curated by William & Mary professor Dr. Emily Wilcox and University...

Using special musical arrangements specifically designed for this program, musicians from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra walk kids of all ages through the stories of the “Three Little Pigs,” and Prokofiev’s “Peter and The Wolf” as they learn about various aspects of music. Includes a question and answer session.

Celebrate Africa with Orisirisi drumming, dance, and call and response, inspiring the audience by exploring traditional stories of African heritage. Students meet “Dog and Turtle,” “The Wolf and The Three Kids,” “Anansi and his Six Sons,” and many more entertaining stories that impart life lessons. Nigerian-born Adetutu “Tutu” Harrell and music scholar Don Harrell are...

The 22nd Annual Virginia Peninsula Jewish Film Festival presents the documentary “The Levys of Monticello.” A missing chapter of American Jewry comes to light in this fascinating chronicle of the Virginia home of one of the nation’s Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello residence, just outside of Charlottesville, stands as a complex symbol of the paradox...

Learn to input formulas and more skills to get the most of Excel. Seating is limited, please register by calling 757.741.3300, and select option 2 to sign up.

Stacy Kern-Scheerer, Director of the William & Mary Law School’s Immigration Clinic, will talk about the people she serves and the state of immigration law. Join us in-person at the Williamsburg Library Theatre or via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87826506109?pwd=dksyQXVKeUNDVmo3S21JL2FaWi9wZz09 Meeting ID: 878 2650 6109 Passcode: 818765 One Book One Community: The New American, by Micheline Aharonian Marcom....

Fellowship in a Ring is a group dedicated to science fiction and fantasy books, films, television, and pop culture. A suggested reading list is provided prior to each meeting. Readers are also welcome to share other science fiction or fantasy titles or simply join in the group conversation. Contact nhollands@wrl.org or anorfolk@wrl.org for a suggested...

Join us for a Book Discussion, in-person at the James City County Library, or virtually on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86739311236?pwd=Y2c3eXhITWduY0JhUEIzb2tmRGprQT09 Meeting ID: 867 3931 1236 Passcode: 194884 One Book One Community: The New American, by Micheline Aharonian Marcom. Copies are available for checkout at both libraries, and copies of the audiobook are available for download. WRL’s 4th...

CPQG invites all who are interested in making or admiring quilts to our fun meetings! On Feb. 4 at King of Glory Lutheran Church on Longhill Road Williamsburg, Suzi Parron will share her love of barn quilts and present stunning photographs of these quilts, some of which rival cloth quilts in their intricacy. You will...

Sewing Saturday: Sew a linen dish towel and embellish it with a hand stamped design. Please call 757.741.3323 to register.

Join author Sarah Glenn Marsh to read and talk about her book Dragon Bones: The Fantastic Fossil Discoveries of Mary Anning. Recommended for ages 5-8; pick up a free ticket at the Youth Services desk starting at 10a.m.

Learning to read is an exciting time, and we’re here to celebrate it! Join other emerging readers to read, play games, and participate in fun activities based on an awesome early reader book. Participants will get a copy of the month’s book to keep. We offer two sessions, one at 2 p.m. and one at...