The library offers a variety of programs for adults, both in-person at library locations and online. Registration is requested for programs. Invitations to join programs will be emailed 1-2 days before the program starts.
Ongoing Events:
English Conversation—Online ELL Programs
Practice your English conversation skills.
Online Book Discussions
Join one of our many live, interactive discussions!
Qigong with Nevin Turk
In this class Nevin will focus on Qigong movements, self-applied massage, intentional breath awareness and relaxation to balance the nervous system and enhance vitality. Thursdays, starting January 9-January 30 at 9:30 a.m.
Tai-Chi with Sally Harnett-Bartro
Participants will practice gentle movements with each posture flowing into the next, ensuring that your body is in gentle motion. Winter session begins Monday, January 27, at 11 a.m.
Stand-alone events:
Nourish Your Winter Energy and Align with the Water Element: Workshop with Nevin Turk
In-person event at Burke Centre Library, Wednesday, January 22, 1:00 p.m. Register.
Winter Reading Magic Show with Jonathan Austin
Magician Jonathan Austin will be performing a fun and fast-paced magic, juggling and unicycling show. In-person event at Kingstowne Library. Saturday, January 25, 3:30 p.m. Register.
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Lion Dance Performance
Lion dances are traditionally performed to bring good luck for the New Year. In-person event at the following branches:
Sunday, January 26, Sherwood Regional Library, 11:30 a.m. Register.
Sunday, January 26, George Mason Regional Library, 2:00 p.m. Register.
Sunday, January 26, Chantilly Regional Library, 4:00 p.m. Register.
Dementia Man: An Existential Journey
In this full-length theatrical piece, actor and playwright Samuel A. Simon takes the stage as a man facing his cognitive decline and asks the hard questions of what to do next in the face of what he calls “an existential journey.” In-person event at George Mason Regional Library. Sunday, February 2, 2 p.m. Register.