English Conversation Café (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

Join us for weekly relaxed conversation to practice and improve your English skills. Newcomers always welcome. For ages 16+.

Free

Make a Fascinator (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

Get ready for watching the Kentucky Derby on May 4 by making your own fascinator to wear! For ages 10 through adult. Space is limited, register at 757.741.3300, option 2.

Free

Star in a Bottle: The Promises and Challenges of Nuclear Fusion (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

In December 2022, the National Ignition Facility announced the first-ever fusion reaction to produce more power than was absorbed. In this talk, Ryan Chaban, recent Physics PhD from William & Mary, will explain the science of nuclear fusion, from the quantum level to the macroscale plasma physics involved. Learn about the remaining engineering and technological...

Free

Power in the Panels: A Graphic Novel Book Group: “Snapdragon” by Kat Leyh (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

Power in the Panels meets on the second Thursday of every month. This group is for graphic novel enthusiasts (18+, please) who want to read and talk about independent graphic novels. March 14: “Sandman, Volume 1” by Neil Gaiman. We will be reading the first volume of Sandman, an epic fantasy series that was recently...

Free

Design Your Dream with Financial Peace (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

In this class, Financial Coach Vanessa Rutter-Jackson will show you how you can obtain your dream life. These past few years have been tough for people financially and in other ways, but you are not as stuck as you may feel. This class will walk you through ways to plan your finances and handle your...

Free

Maternal and Infant Health Topics for Families (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

Join us for a presentation by the Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts – Hampton Health Department on maternal and infant health. Topics include maternal mental health, oral health during pregnancy and infancy, doulas, child safety seats, safe sleep guidelines, and immunizations.

Free

Real People/Real Stories: “The Mirage Factory” (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

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 Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles by Gary Krist. This entertaining combination of city history and biography explores how three remarkable people—civil engineer...

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Writers’ Club: Mastering Character Dialogue in Your Novel (WRL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

Are you a writer? Whether or not you’re published, you can benefit from this supportive writer’s group. Listen to informative talks on a variety of writing-related topics and meet other writers and aspiring writers. For ages 13+. Mastering Character Dialogue in Your Novel Do you struggle with making dialogue sound natural? Do you find it...

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Cena con Cuentos (WRL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

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: el primer martes (menos en enero) en Grove Christian Outreach Center (8800 Pocahontas Tr) y el tercer martes en el Stryker Center (412 N Boundary St), de...

Free

Memory Café (WL)

Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA

This social gathering is for those personally dealing with memory loss and their partners who provide care for those with those challenges. The Café is organized and hosted by trained facilitators. What happens at the café? Each Café will offer its guests the chance for unstructured conversation, refreshments and getting to know others in the...

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