Supporting COMMUNITY.  Inspiring DISCOVERY.  Promoting LITERACY.


The library will be closing early at 2 pm on Thursday, June 12,
for a staff meeting and will be closed Thursday, June 19, for the Juneteenth holiday. 

NEWS FLASH
Summer reading june 1 - august 10
Summer Reading 2025
Have you signed up for summer reading? All ages are encouraged to participate. Swing by the library to sign up in person and receive your bingo card. The more you read, the more prizes you'll be eligible for!  


 ADULT PROGRAMS

retirement planning: how to design a bucket plan
tarot game night
Retirement Planning: How to Design a Bucket Plan
Monday, June 16 at 6:30 pm
Registration Required
Learn about this very important topic and how to start the initial process of asset location vs. asset allocation.
Tarot Game Night
Tuesday, June 17 at 6:30 pm
Registration Required
Join in the fun playing tarot-themed board games! Tarot Game Night is an opportunity to connect with other tarot readers and enthusiasts. All levels of tarot practitioners are welcome.

pelvic floor health FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers
resume writing 101
Pelvic Floor Health Lecture
Saturday, June 21 at 2 pm
Registration Required
Join us to learn about pelvic floor health! Two pelvic floor physical therapists will provide information on how to maintain good pelvic floor health, how to identify symptoms of dysfunction, and what steps can be taken to help remedy problems. They will also offer tips for you to use to improve your bowel and bladder health.
Resume Writing 101
Tuesday, June 24 at 6 pm
Registration Required
Veteran writing guide Colette Thomas Worm will share her process for creating a dynamic resume that is targeted to a specific job listing. To attend this workshop, be sure to bring along at least one job advertisement so that you can learn how to write a resume that responds to the listing. This workshop is for people who are creating a resume for the first time.

Silent Book Club
Author Talk: Chip Pons and Susie Dumond
NEW! Silent Book Club
Wednesday, June 25 at 6 pm
Drop-In
Bring your summer reading book to the Silent Book Club and enjoy a quiet hour reading to yourself in the company of fellow book lovers! Give yourself the gift of focused reading time (and maybe pick up some good book recommendations, too). You are welcome to bring a cup of your favorite tea or coffee. We'll provide the cookies!
Author Talk: Susie Dumond & Chip Pons
Saturday, June 28 at 2 pm
Registration Required
MRSPL and Bards Alley will co-host local authors Susie Dumond and Chip Pons for a discussion about their new contemporary romance books! A book signing will follow the author talk. Copies of the authors' books will be available for sale at the event, or you can reserve copies by calling Bards Alley at 571-459-2653.

Is It Time? How to Know When Assisted Living Might Be the Right Move
Unexpectedly Funny: Improv Workshop
Is It Time? How to Know When Assisted Living Might Be the Right Move
Sunday, June 29 at 2 pm
Registration Required
Join us for an insightful and supportive discussion as we explore how to approach this sensitive topic with empathy and confidence, and what the next steps can look like.
Unexpectedly Funny: Improv Workshop
Tuesday, July 8 at 6 pm 
Registration Required 
Join us for an exhilarating improv workshop suitable for all ages! Discover the joy of spontaneous creativity as we explore the fundamentals of improvisation in a fun and supportive environment.

Author Talk: Kathy Kleiman
Author Talk: Kathy Kleiman
Sunday, July 13 at 2 pm
Registration Required
Celebrated author and global speaker Kathy Kleiman returns to her home library to discuss her book Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer. Discover a fascinating look into the lives of six historic trailblazers in this World War II-era story of the American women who programmed the world’s first modern computer. Kleiman's previous book talk venues include the Smithsonian Institute, the National Science Foundation, UCLA, Princeton, The Cooper Union, American University, Drexel University, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Recurring Events
Italian Conversation Group
Tuesday, June 10 at 6:30 pm
Registration Required
 
Armchair Travel: Havana
Tuesday, June 17 at 1:30 pm
In-Person
 
Falls Church Writers Group
Wednesday, June 18 at 6:30 pm
Hybrid Program / Email for zoom invite
 
German Conversation Evening
Monday, June 23 at 6:30 pm
Registration Required
 
Board Game Sunday
Sunday, July 6 at 1 pm
The first Sunday of the month
Drop-In
New Yorker Discussion Group
Thursday, July 3 at 2 pm
Hybrid Program / Email for Zoom invite
 
English Conversation
Starting Monday, July 7 at  at 6:30 pm
In-Person
 
Mindfulness Meditation
Every Wednesday at 10:30 am
Drop-In
 
Fiber Artists
Every Thursday at 10 am
Drop-In 


Help Support the Library!
Many library programs and services are made possible through the
generous financial support of the MRSPL Foundation.
Learn more about this independent 501(c)(3) organization!

BOOK DISCUSSIONS 
book cover Absolution by Alice McDermott  
Wednesday Evening
Book Discussion
Wednesday, July 9 
7 pm
UL Conference Room
book cover Suicide Excepted by Cyril Hare 
Mystery
Book Discussion
Wednesday, July 23
6:30 pm
UL Conference Room
 View all upcoming book discussions...

Check out our events calendar for
more adult programming!

 KIDS & TEENS PROGRAMS
Lego Club
Wild Kratts Movie Morning
Lego Club
Wednesday, June 11 at 4 pm
Grades K-5 / Drop-In
Calling all Master Builders to come and create at the library! Preschoolers are welcome if supervised at all times by an adult.
Wild Kratts Movie Morning
Saturday, June 14 at 11 am
Grades K-5 / Drop-In
Take a break from the June heat and enjoy 4 amazing Wild Kratts adventures about reptiles! Can't stay the whole time? No worries. Drop in for an episode or two and then head out. 

Sing Books with Emily
Sing with Emily
Sing with Emily
Saturday, June 21 at 11 am 
Grades K-5 / Drop-In 
Sing with Emily is a singing story time with picture books based on songs for children of all ages. Join Emily to sing songs from a wide range of musical styles accompanied by bespoke sing along tracks. 
All Aboard!
Sunday, June 22 at 10:30 am & Wednesday, June 25 at 10:30 am 
Ages 2-5 with caregiver / Drop-In 
Join us for cooperative play with train toys!

Family Movie Night
Crafternoon: Paper Mosiacs
Family Movie Night: Minions
Monday, June 23 at 6 pm 
Grades K-5 / Registration Required 
Grab your favorite people and join us for a screening of Minions! 
Crafternoon: Paper Mosaics
Tuesday, June 24 at 2:30 pm 
Grades K-5 / Registration Required 
Kids going into grades K-5 are invited to join us for music and a craft! 

Family Coloring Club
lorenzo the great
Family Coloring Club 
Wednesday, June 25 at 4 pm 
Grades K-5 / Registration Required 
Do you love to color and draw? Spend your early release Wednesday with us!
Lorenzo & Friends
Saturday, June 28 at 11 am 
Grades K - 5 / See Children's Desk for Ticket / Limited Space
Are you ready for some summer magic? Join Lorenzo & Friends for a funny, interactive magic show! 

Crafty Cafe: Beaded Lizard Keychains
Music with Groovy Nate
Crafty Café: Beaded Lizard Keychains
Monday, July 7 at 6 pm 
Grades 6 - 12 / Registration Required 
We will enjoy snacks and a different artsy activity every meeting. This month we will be making beaded lizard keychains. 
Music with Groovy Nate®
Saturday, July 12 at 11 am 
Ages 2-4 / See Children's Desk for Ticket /Limited Space  
Groovy Nate® is a children’s entertainer and Teaching Artist who creates fun and educational shows using funky grooves, exotic musical instruments, and comedy— a la Sesame Street meets Parliament/Funkadelic.

Summer Storytime
Ukulele Baby Lap Time
Summer Storytime 
Mondays & Thursdays at 10:30 am
Ages 18 months-4 yrs/Drop-In, Limited Space
Join our children's librarians for songs, stories, and rhymes! 
 
Ukulele Baby Lap Time
Fridays at 10:30 am 
Ages 0-24 months / Drop-In, Limited Space
Join Ms. Ingrid Christina for a short lapsit with a story, songs on the ukulele, and rhymes. Stay and play with toys designed just for babies and mingle with other families. 
 
 
KIDS & TEENS BOOK DISCUSSIONS 
book cover Invisible by christina diaz gonzalez (graphic novel)
Middle School
Book Club
Tuesday, June 10
6:30 pm
LL Conference Room
book cover Halfway There by Christine Mari (Graphic Novel)
High School TAB -Talk About Books
Monday, June 16
6:45 pm
LL Conference Room
book cover Fresh Start by Gale Galligan (Graphic Novel)
Page Turners
Book Club
Wednesday, June 18 
3:30 pm
Grades 3-5
LL Conference Room
View all upcoming kids & teens book discussions....
 

Check out our events calendar for
more kids and teens programming!

 LIBRARY ODDS & ENDS
Booklist Reader June 2025 issueBooklist Reader
Pick up a copy of the June 2025 issue of Booklist Reader while supplies last -- or browse it online!
We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach and Amanda Doyle MRSPL ePick
There are no waitlists to check out the eBook edition We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle when you borrow from Libby or Overdrive. Through June 22!

New Title! Book Club to Go Kits for Adults. Book covers Small Things Like These Claire Keegan and Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
New Book Club to Go Titles
We've acquired new titles for our Book Club Kit collection! Check out any of these kits for your next book club meeting. Each kit contains 10 copies of the book and a discussion guide. 

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt — Share this NYTimes bestseller with your group and learn about a widow working the night shift at an aquarium and how she is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus. 
 
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan — Irish writer Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These is a masterful novel of quiet heroism and moral courage. This novella is under 120 pages! 

Library Board of Trustees Meeting 
Wednesday, June 18 at 6 pm
The MRSPL Board of Trustees holds its regular monthly meeting on the third Wednesday evening of the month (unless otherwise specified).
  • View agendas, minutes, and more information.
  • Review recordings of past meetings. Scroll to Archives and then Webcasts to find meetings.
Used Book Sale
Find great book and DVD bargains! Thank you to the MRSPL Foundation, which purchased our moveable book sale shelves and whose volunteers help with the book sale setup and staffing.  
  • Friday, July 18 from 1-5 pm  (Preview sale with 5 item limit) 
  • Saturday, July 19 from 10 am - 5 pm
  • Sunday, July 20 from 10 am - 5 pm
  • Monday, July 21 from 10 am - 8 pm
 

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703-248-5030 (TTY 711)

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