This month we’re discussing “The Best We Could Do” by Thi Bui. Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by reading this evocative memoir about Bui’s family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970’s and the challenges ahead as they build a new life for themselves. This Williamsburg Regional Library...
Celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage month with this fun craft. Listen to a short presentation on Chinese spring customs, then practice your brush calligraphy skills by writing a decorative character for you to take home. For ages 13 through adult. Seating is limited, please call 757.741.3300 and choose option 2, sign up at either...
Local youth employers seeking teens age 16+ for summer and long–term positions will gather to meet interested candidates, share their open positions, and give teens a chance to explore multiple local youth opportunities in one convenient event! All teens welcome to practice their job search skills and to explore local options. We recommend coming dressed...
The New Horizons Youth Workforce Center offers free services for eligible young adults ages 16-24 on the peninsula. From tutoring to training to paid work experience, the purpose of the In-School and Out-of-School program is to prepare students for post-secondary education or employment! Join representatives from the Youth Workforce Center for an information session about...
Newport News YouthBuild helps eligible young adults ages 18-24 earn their GED, learn Carpentry, HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical trades training to acquire skills to land and keep a great job. Participants in this six-month program earn money, gain academic and vocational experience, and continue to employment or post-secondary education. A representative will present information about...
Join Kathy Hornsby, photographer, and Connie Desaulniers, painter, at their show COLORS at the Stryker Center, 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA on Sunday, April 24, from noon to 5 PM. Both artists will be selling and showing their photographs and paintings, as well as their limited edition scarves. The two longtime friends share their...
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 explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. Join us this month as we discuss Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe. This damning investigation chronicles three generations of the Sackler family, whose fortune was built on Valium but whose reputation...
Drop in for board games, Minecraft, puzzles, and more especially for tweens, ages 9-12. Tween Game Day is a Williamsburg Regional Library program.
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...
This month we’re discussing “The Many Deaths of Laila Starr” by Ram V. Humanity who is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way...
Alien-looking octopuses, captivating coral forests, and ghostly shipwrecks: learn what the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer and its robotic subs are finding as they map the deep-sea floor, the planet’s last unexplored frontier. Talks @ 2 is a series of discussions about popular culture, history, and travel that meets on select Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.