Weekender Newsletter

Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8

Celebrate Women's History Month

Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, Times Vary

Celebrate Women's History Month this weekend and all month long with events at our parks and libraries. Highlights include performances, STEAM activities and a tea party. 

Weekend-Long Events

Putting the Animals to Bed

Friday and Sunday, Hours Vary

When evening shadows spread over Kidwell Farm, it is time to put the animals to bed at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon. Bring your flashlight or lantern for this twilight tour and learn how our farm animals settle down for the night. Registration is $10.

Menstrual Product Drive

Friday - Sunday, Hours Vary

Our Library, Board of Supervisors offices and community partners are collecting menstruation supplies. Support shelters and nonprofits by dropping off new and sealed packages of tampons, sanitary pads, liners and menstrual cups to any library branch through March 31.

Friday, March 6 Events

Protect and Detect: Safety and Scam Awareness Day (10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) Join us for Safety and Scam Awareness Day at Reston Regional Library. Learn safety tips from our Fire and Rescue Department and scam-smart advice from Consumer Affairs. Explore tables from county agencies with resources and information to help you stay safe at home, in your community and online.

Building Resilient Communities and Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences Presentation (10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

This virtual presentation will include in-depth information about the neurobiological effects of adversity on development, the impacts of childhood adversity and trauma on population health, and what we can do to improve our health and well-being.

Family Fun Fridays (noon - 5 p.m.)

Spend your Friday exploring the Riverbend Nature Center in Great Falls. Family Fun Fridays offer relaxed, self-guided play that encourages curiosity, creativity and hands-on learning. Registration is $5. 

Make and Take: Origami Butterflies (2 - 5 p.m.)

Discover the beauty and variety of butterflies through paper folding at Herndon Fortnightly Library's Maker Lab.

Saturday, March 7 Events

Tea With Dolley (2 - 3:30 p.m.) Join us at Dolley Madison Library in McLean as we celebrate Women's History Month with a tea party hosted by our namesake Dolley Madison. Enjoy refreshments, play women's history bingo and learn all about Madison through a trivia hunt.

Fire Safety Bingo (10:30 - 11:30 a.m.)

Join Fire and Rescue for a fire safety bingo at Great Falls Library. Discover safety tips, check out helpful resources and learn how you can help firefighters help you. This activity will be followed by a visit from firefighters and a firetruck if no emergencies arise.

Photography: Light Painting (12:30 - 1:45 p.m.)

Learn how to use shutter speeds and light sources to create interesting scenes, designs and portraits with cameras, lenses and tripods at George Mason Regional Library in Annandale. Participants must be familiar with manually adjusting aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings.

The Lees at Sully (1 - 2 p.m.)

Discover the 1794 home built for Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia's first Congressman, at Sully Historic Site in Chantilly. Hear stories of his family and friends, political career and the lives of the people enslaved at Sully. This program links to the VA250 and the Fairfax250 commemoration. Registration is $10.

Hike with a Naturalist (4 - 5 p.m.)

Take a hike and explore wild plants and animals throughout the trails at Lake Accotink Park in Springfield. Learn how to use the iNaturalist app to take pictures of things you find along the way. Smart phones, cameras and binoculars welcome. Registration is $9.

Simple Science: STEAM Activities (4:30 - 5:30 p.m.)

Come to Oakton Library for hands-on STEAM activities. STEAM education encourages students to think more broadly about real-world problems.

Night Shift Naturalists (5:30 - 6:30 p.m.)

Explore nocturnal ecosystems with UV lights, sound identification and moth-attracting techniques at Lake Accotink Park in Springfield. Learn how night creatures navigate, hunt and communicate in darkness while discovering bioluminescence and nocturnal adaptations. Registration is $9.

Sunday, March 8 Events

Foley Academy of Irish Dance Performance (Times Vary) Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with performances by this talented group of young dancers at our Reston and Chantilly Regional Libraries. The academy will perform classic and modern dance routines.

Tysons Library Friends Quarterly Book and Media Sale (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.)