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....
July 13: Join us as we discuss the webcomic turned book “Nimona” by ND Stevenson. Copies available for physical checkout and digitally via https://wrl.overdrive.com/. August 10: For August we will be delving into the webcomic “Lackadaisy” which can be read online at https://lackadaisy.com/comic.php?comicid=1. September 14: September’s title is another webcomic titled “Ava’s Demon” which can...
Discover the amazing wildlife that helps our community every day! Learn from VLM’s animal ambassadors all about their important roles in our ecosystem, and how we can work together to make the world a better place for animals. This program was made possible by the generous support of the Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation.
Fall is the best for planting cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli. Plus you can plant another crop of peas, lettuce and other leafy veggies. Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Bill Dichtel will share techniques such a cloches, high tunnels and cold frames to extend the growing season for your home vegetable garden. The In the...
World War II brought many changes to Williamsburg. Military units toured Colonial Williamsburg and attended lectures and films at the Williamsburg Theater as part of the Soldier Sailor Training Program funded by the Rockefellers. Colonial Williamsburg hotels, guest houses, and restaurants boosted morale by housing and feeding thousands of soldiers and their families, while staff...
Kids of all ages will be enthralled as Chris Campbell — singer, songwriter, musician, and ventriloquist — performs an upbeat and interactive program for the entire family. Chris’ music is completely live and original, with a sound that is an acoustic blend of folk and pop.
Travel the world with Rita Cohen of Arts for Learning in this multilingual musical program.
Join curators from the Williamsburg Historic Records Association, housed in Special Collections at Swem Library, to learn what to do if you have materials related to the history of the City of Williamsburg you’d like to donate. Jay Gaidmore will talk about some of the local history collections in Swem Library, the types of materials...
This all-ages storytime includes stories, songs, and more, featuring the WRL Puppets, brought to life by teen volunteers.
Join Tampa Taiko, an Arts for Learning ensemble, for a fun-filled, interactive program that covers the history of taiko, the music of Japan, modern drumming performance, and drum making using discarded barrels that have been recycled into taiko drums.
The perfect event to cap off your Juneteenth festivities! This exhibit, currently on view at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, celebrates the lives of eighteenth- through twentieth-century Black American artisans and artists through the material culture they created. Join the exhibit’s curators as they discuss the process of selecting artifacts and the stories behind...
Learn the basics of 3D printing and all the ways it’s being used from medical devices to homes! For ages 13 through adult. No registration required.