This series of workshops is an introduction to electronics, microcontrollers and programming. Learn about the Arduino electronics platform and how to use it to bring your ideas and inventions to life. Arduino is a stepping stone to the world of electronics, microcontrollers and programming. It’s a great hobby, a lot of fun and maybe a...
Come and learn how to navigate WRL digital resources for students anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Other activities will be available—such as the Makey Makey Piano and S.T.E.M learning fun. Join WRL’s Bookmobile every Saturday for something to make, do, learn, and play at Abram Frink Jr. Community Center. First Saturday: Maker Saturday...
Join us for a relaxing day of family friendly activities on the lawn of Amblers House, overlooking the Jamestown Beach waterfront. Activities include storytelling with renown storyteller Dylan Pritcworkshops, rock painting, caricature drawings, and engaging community discussions. Vendors will be on-site.
Join us for a relaxing day of family friendly activities on the lawn of Amblers House, overlooking the Jamestown Beach waterfront. Activities include storytellng with renown storyteller Dylan Pritcworkshops, rock painting, caricature drawings, and engaging community discussions. Vendors will be on-site.
These STEAM activities – science, technology, engineering, arts, and math – focus on the breaking part of making! Get hands on with a variety of tech by taking it apart and seeing what’s inside, make some upcycled art, and enjoy creative play in the Kiwanis Kids Idea Studio at the James City County Library.
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...
Come meet some fellow readers and join the conversation. This book club is designed for ages 9-12 and is limited to 15 members. Call Williamsburg Regional Library at 757.741.3300, option 4 to register starting September 1 and receive a free copy of this month’s book.
You know how to read a book, but do you know how to find where it lives in the library? In the first session of this two–part series, kids in 2nd to 5th grade and their caregivers will learn how to “read” a book for more than its story, take a tour through the children’s...
Dr. Jamie Pearce, Ph.D. (Parapsychologist), discusses her paranormal experiences from the past 25+ years, her Historic Haunts book series, and some of her favorite investigations.
It’s almost Halloween! Come listen to spooky stories, enjoy seasonal snacks, and help create our own scary tales. For ages 9-12. Space is limited; call Williamsburg Regional Library at 757.741.3300, option 4 to register.
Join us in the Williamsburg Library theatre for "My Hero Academia: Two Heroes" on the big screen, followed by fun fan activities. (2019 film, PG-13, 96 minutes, English dub)
Celebrate the spooky season by carving a jack-o-lantern at the James City County Library. We provide the pumpkins and tools, you provide the creativity! While supplies last; limit one pumpkin per family. Bring chairs and blankets along to get extra cozy to watch Monster House (rated PG) on the big screen outside.