Williamsburg Library Events for Kids, Teen and Adults

Williamsburg Regional Library Events & Activities This Week:

Youth Events:

Afterschool Crafts Drop in and work on a variety of crafts to spark your creativity, with something new every week. Mon. – Thurs., 4-7pm, Fri., 4-6pm at James City County Library

May 23 & 24 — Baby Lapsit Storytime Baby Storytime is a storytime program for babies from birth to 18 months and their caregivers featuring 15 minutes of songs, fingerplays, and lap games.
May 23: 10 a.m., Williamsburg Library
May 24: 10 a.m., James City County Library

May 23, 25 & 27 — Preschool Storytime Preschool Storytime is a storytime program for preschoolers from 3 to 5 years old and their caregivers featuring stories, rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and other activities.
May 23: 10 a.m., James City County Library (NEW)
May 25 : 10 a.m., Williamsburg Library
May 27: 10 a.m., James City County Library

May 24 & 25 — Toddler Storytime Toddler Storytime is a storytime program for toddlers from 18 months to 3 years and their caregivers, featuring brief stories, rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and other activities.
May 17: 10 a.m., Williamsburg Library
May 18: 10 a.m., James City County Library

May 28 — Open Art Studio Come paint, draw, create, and explore at the Open Art Studio. 11AM-4PM – James City County Library

Daily — Story Trail Take a walk outdoors and read a story at the James City County Library’s Story Trail. We invite families to walk from page to page in the green space behind the library. All Day – James City County Library

Teens

Be a Teen Summer Reading Volunteer! WRL is accepting applications for Teen Summer Reading Volunteers and Summer Puppeteer Volunteers. Applicants must have completed seventh grade to be eligible to volunteer. Check out this link to review these special summer time volunteer positions and download an application, or pick one up at the library. Completed applications must be returned to the Youth Services desk by May 31.

Adult:

May 26 — Throwback Thursday Film Series: The Right Stuff (1983) This epic film about the first fifteen years of the U.S. space program has an all-star cast that includes Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid and Barbara Hershey. Based on the bestselling non-fiction book by Tom Wolfe, the movie was directed by Philip Kaufman and was nominated for sixteen Academy Awards. PG 2PM – Williamsburg Library

May 28 — COLORS: Meet the Artists This collaborative show between longtime friends photographer Kathy Hornsby and painter Connie Desaulniers displays their shared love of color saturation in their respective art forms. 12-5PM – Stryker Center

New Makerspace Open! Check out our new creative space at the Williamsburg Library. Explore 3D printers, Glowforge 3D laser printer, Cricut, and sewing machines during walk-in hours. Read more about the Makerspace. Mon.-Thurs., 2-6PM, Sun. 1-5PM and new Tuesday & Thursday 10AM-12PM – Williamsburg Library