The library will be closed Thursday, July 4.
July – Book-A-Trip. Everyone is invited to read Under the Sea-Wind by Rachel Carson and go on the bus trip to the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in August. Copies of the book are available to purchase at WPL.
July – Adult Summer Reading Club until July 22. Summer reading isn’t just for kids! You could win prizes this summer by checking out books, writing a review (of a book or audiobook), or attending a program. One prize will be drawn each week and all entries will be eligible for the grand prize drawing for a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 (tablet). Please register.
July – Children’s Summer Reading Program. Receive a library buck for reading a picture book or ten pages in a chapter book. Use library bucks to buy books in the summer reading store closing July 27.
Wednesday, July 3, 6:00 p.m. – Lip Service to Literature (L2L). This young adult book club will be reading theUglies trilogy by Scott Westerfield. For ages 13 and up.
Tuesday, July 9, 12:00 p.m. – Music at the Library featuring Frisk Horisk performing vintage acoustic pop. Bring your own lunch and we’ll provide the soda.
Wednesday, July 10, 6:00 p.m. – B.Y.O. Create a fairy garden in cooperation with the Waynesboro Garden Center. Bring your own soil filled container. Ages 13+. Please register.
Friday, July 12. 6:30 p.m. – Friday Night at the Movies. Showing new releases on the big screen. Free popcorn and drinks. Check at the library for the featured film.
Wednesday, July 17, 6:00 p.m. – Lip Service to Literature (L2L). This young adult book club will be reading theUglies trilogy by Scott Westerfield. For ages 13 and up.
Wednesday, July 17, 7:00 p.m. – Book Club. Fascinating and far ranging discussion with other book lovers. The book is provided, participants vote on selections, and a staff member leads the discussion. Select a classic of your choice this month.
Tuesday, July 23, 6:30 p.m. – Ocean Odyssey. This documentary will be shown as a part of the Book-A-Trip program. It takes viewers on an undersea journey to remote and magical places.
Wednesday, July 24, 3:00 p.m. – Hokey Pokey Karaoke. Round out the summer reading program in style. Single acts and groups are welcome to perform.
Friday, July 26. 6:30 p.m. – Friday Night at the Movies. Showing new releases on the big screen. Free popcorn and drinks. Check at the library for the featured film.
Weekly
Monday
10:30 a.m. Swing and Sway This music and movement class is just the thing you need to get started in the morning. No stories, just song and dance. Ages 0-6.
4:00 p.m. WPL Knitters. Bring your materials and socialize with other knitters.
Tuesday
9:30-11:30 a.m. Chat-N-Play provides interactive play for your little one and conversation for you. Open to children ages 0-3 and their caregivers.
2:30 p.m. Blanket Blockbuster. Enjoy a family friendly movie and bring a blanket or pillow to watch the show. (ending July 23)
Wednesday
9:30 a.m. Mother Goose Time is an interactive program featuring songs, finger-plays, books, movements, and nursery rhymes for children from birth through age two and their caregivers.
10:30 a.m. Story Time features books, stories, songs, puppets, flannel board activities, and crafts for children ages two through five accompanied by an adult.
Thursday
9:30 a.m. Mamá Ganso, mother Goose in Spanish, features stories, songs, finger-plays, and movements for children from birth through age two and their caregivers.
10:00 a.m. Computer classes are offered Thursday of every week. Classes rotate between Computer Basics, Basic Internet Skills, Introduction to Microsoft Word and Introduction to Microsoft Excel. Call (540) 942-6746 to register.
10:30 a.m. Story Time
1:00 p.m. Story Time
2:30 p.m. Blanket Blockbuster. Enjoy a family friendly movie and bring a blanket or pillow to watch the show. (except July 4)