Local actors and readers voice the first-person views of people from around the world, including the US, about immigration and citizenship throughout our history. 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 annual...
Teens – join us in the Makerspace and learn how heat transfer vinyl works by making your own tote bag. Ages 13-18 only. Spots are limited so call 757.741.3300, option 2 to register.
Winter weather got you down? It’s a perfect time for a carnival! Join us for an after-hours family party from 7:00-8:30pm at the library, with homemade mini-golf, magic from Jonathan Austin, a Candyland cakewalk, crafts, and more.
Winter weather got you down? It’s a perfect time for a carnival! Join us for an after-hours family party at the library, with homemade mini-golf, magic from Jonathan Austin, a Candyland cakewalk, crafts, and more.
Come and see if you can complete the Figure 8 Roller Racer Go Kart track. Ages 6 and older. Space is limited. Please call 757.741.3323 to register. Join us anytime between 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. for classic arcade games and other fun activities. Join WRL’s Bookmobile every Saturday for something to make, do, learn,...
Kathy Kasunich, a local author will be signing copies of her book, Always Remembering, at Barnes and Noble bookstore Newtown in Williamsburg on February 18, 2023
The CIAO Italian Film Festival presents Respiro, an unconventional Italian film about a free-spirited woman who earns the ire of her neighbors by her mood swings and impulsive actions. PG-13, 1hour 30 minutes CIAO is a social club for all who love Italy and Italian culture. For more information, our website is: ciaoclub.club
Enjoy a special movie screening in a sensory-friendly environment. The lights will be on, the movie volume turned down, and attendees are free to move around, and dance, walk, and sing. Enjoy some popcorn or bring your own snacks. This showing is geared toward those with special needs or young children, but everyone is welcome...
History Half Told is Untold retells the history of the First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, from the secret meetings of free and enslaved African Americans to Former President Barack Obama’s ringing of the church bell. There will also be a presentation entitled Slavery: How & Why. This is a riveting presentation about why slavery lasted...
When her mother suddenly dies, the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants must decide between pursuing her education, following her married lover to Ohio, or running her family’s small Christian bookstore in a migrant area of the Bronx. Director Nana Mensah won a Tribeca Film Festival award for this “witty and compassionate love letter to the Bronx.”...
Learn the basics of metal stamping and leave with a finished bracelet! For ages 13+. Spots are limited so call 757.741.3300 option 2 to register.
Author Micheline Marcom will join us for a reading and discussion February 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Williamsburg Library Theatre as part of the One Book One Community series structured around Marcom's novel "The New American." Copies are available for checkout at both libraries, and copies of the audiobook are available for download. WRL’s...