Real People/Real Stories is a Williamsburg Regional Library book group that explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. Join us as we discuss The Lost Family by Libby Copeland. Genetic testing by companies like Ancestry and 23andMe has revolutionized genealogy, but also opened a Pandora’s box of social ramifications, from...
Are you curious about how 3D printing works? Join Williamsburg Regional Library for a lecture all about the ins and outs of 3D printing and some of the many ways it’s being used in industries across the world.
Test your jigsaw puzzle skills in a competition for prizes and glory and swap out some of your puzzles. Team Puzzling: Teams of four will compete to finish a 500-piece puzzle within two hours. Don’t have a complete team of four? We’ll do our best to pair you up on the day of the contest....
All Ages Storytime features stories, rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and other activities for children and their caregivers.
Pick a graphic novel centered around a country you have never visited before! Discussion questions will center around facts you didn’t know, cultural practices you find interesting, and history you weren’t aware of! This Williamsburg Regional Library group meets the second Thursday of every month and is for graphic novel enthusiasts (18+, please) who want...
Join Williamsburg Regional Library in making some felt lavender sprigs to decorate your home with! There will be two sessions of this craft. Spots are limited so call 757.741.3300, option 2 to register; for ages 13 through adult. Please note when you register which session you want.
Join us for an afternoon of manga, Japanese culture, and all things anime! Special guests include River City Taiko Drumming, VSU Animation Instructor Ahn Do, Game Truck Richmond, W&M Japanese Studies professor Michael Cronin, local Cosplay artists, and a variety of local vendors. Join us for a manga swap, cosplay contest, screenings, and more! All...
Join this free kids yoga class for the ultimate zen of the littlest minds and bodies. Kids will enjoy yoga through storytelling, playful sequences, traditional sun salutations, breathe work and savasana (meditation) for even the most wiggly of kids. Specially curated playlists and personal attention is also part of the class led by yoga instructor...
Wondering how to get started working with a Cricut? In this class we are teaching the basics to Cricut Design Space, the software you use to make your creations!
Real People/Real Stories explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. Join us for this month’s discussion of Red Notice by Bill Browder. Financier Browder invested in Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but his exposure of corruption among the government elite led to his expulsion and the murder...
The Coelacanth is a fish thought to have gone extinct more than 65 million years ago, until a living specimen was caught by commercial fishermen in 1938 in South Africa. In the more than 80 years since its discovery, scientists have learned a great deal about this living fossil. Join Dr. Eric Hilton, Curator of...
Join Williamsburg Regional Library at the Stryker Center for an afternoon of multigame play for tweens, teens, and adults! Multiple game leaders will lead single-meeting campaigns for ages 9 through adult. Choose to play with teens & adults or tweens & families. Register by May 7 by emailing teens@wrl.org.