To celebrate the spookiness of October we will be reading “Squad” by Maggie Tokuda-Hall. Join us in discussing this fast-paced feminist horror story! 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.
Join Williamsburg Regional Library and local author Paul Aron as he discusses several books that changed the way we think about the game, and indeed influenced the game itself.
Cottagecore is a current social media movement and aesthetic that celebrates an idealized rural life. But long before TikTok, teenage girls dreamt about living in a cottage of their very own. In this talk, Emily Wells, doctoral candidate in History, will explore nineteenth-century manuscripts written by girls to examine how they thought about cottage life....
Dr. Vera Dubovoy offers a free informational session to gain additional insight into lifestyle medicine and nutritional health. As a dual board-certified Lifestyle Medicine and OBGYN physician, she understands how diet and our lifestyle can influence chronic disease states and health. Through this talk participants will: * Discuss some health conditions caused by an unhealthy...
Join Gina Bundy, formerly of UnitedHealthcare, to learn all about your Medicare choices. We’ll also share tools and resources to help you understand the coverage that may be right for you, including a free educational guide. This seminar will focus specifically on upcoming changes to Medicare to ensure you have the most up-to-date information available....
Real People/Real Stories meets the third Thursday of each month to explore the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. Join us as we discuss The Perfect Police State by Geoffrey Cain. This riveting investigation uses interviews with refugees to explore how a restive region of China became the site of a...
What do you get when you add balloons and bubbles to music? A fantastic preschool dance party! Put on your dancing shoes and join Williamsburg Regional Library for an exciting hour of songs, movement, rhymes, and just plain fun. Parents, it’s a great time for you to share your best moves with your little ones...
Start the school 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 757-741-3300 and...
Real People/Real Stories explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. Join us as we discuss The Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. Nimura. Admitted to medical school as a joke and barred from lectures, Elizabeth Blackwell persisted to become the first woman in America to receive an MD, in 1849. Her...
Try this unique style of meditation with Williamsburg Regional Library and get yourself centered for the new school year, or just to get a jump start on personal wellness! Presented by an instructor from Full Circle Yoga & Pilates.
The Peninsula Watermedia Society of Virginia presents The 2nd Annual Member Only Exhibition. The Peninsula Watermedia Society is an unofficial not for profit organization, founded by a small group of six interested local artists in 2009 for watercolor and water media enthusiasts of all skill levels living on and around the Virginia Peninsula and the...
Always wanted to give historical reenacting a try but had no idea where to start? In this Williamsburg Regional Library program, meet members of a local Civil War reenacting troupe to learn what you need to know when you’re brand new to the hobby.