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Makerspace: Sewing Skill Builder Series
Monday, February 27, 2023
Sunday, April 02, 2023
Gum Spring Library
Pick up a kit to learn more sewing machine skills. Work at your own pace and complete projects as you go. This is a four-month series. For March, the focus is on sewing a zipper. For help, drop in every Monday from 5-8 p.m. Limited supplies available.
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Personalized Teens Reading Recommendations
Wednesday, March 01, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Brambleton Library
Pick up a form in the Brambleton Teen Center and fill it out to get a reading list personalized for you by a librarian. Return forms in person to the Teen Center or scanned and emailed to austin.ferraro@loudoun.gov.
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Sterling Teen Book Boxes
Wednesday, March 01, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Sterling Library
Come to the front desk to receive your book box registration form for the March-May subscription period. Each book box contains a craft, a snack, a unique bookmark and a book recommended to you by a teen librarian based on your preferences.
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The Typographic Poetry Exhibition Presents: CHARLOTTE CHANG
Friday, March 03, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Brambleton Library
Brambleton Library’s Typographic Poetry Exhibition is proud to display the poem Daisies by Charlotte Chang, a 7th grade student at Brambleton Middle School. In Daisies, Charlotte describes the futile superstition of plucking petals from flowers to determine a person's future love life.
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Loudoun County teens, ages 12 to 19, who are interested in having their original poems exhibited in Brambleton Library's Teen Center with accompanying artwork should go to the following link for program guidelines and an online entry form. Please contact Troy Wingard at troy.wingard@loudoun.gov for more information.
LCPL Literary March Madness
Monday, March 06, 2023
Sunday, April 02, 2023
All Locations
Which children's or teen book will claim the title of LCPL's favorite? Vote at your branch each week to pick the winner!
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Artist-In-Residence: Gretchen Carder
Friday, March 10, 2023
Sunday, June 04, 2023
Brambleton Library
Quilter Gretchen Carder experiments with Makerspace equipment and innovative sewing techniques to create original quilts and modernize a 400-year-old American tradition. Check with Makerspace staff for the schedule.
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The Micro Art Gallery Presents: BRICE GRIMES
Friday, March 10, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Brambleton Library
Brambleton Library’s Micro Art Gallery proudly presents the spoken word poetry of Brice Grimes, a junior at Independence High School. His inspirational poems Screams, Silence and The Sky is Lined With Poems were recorded in Brambleton Library's Makerspace recording studio. Listen to Brice recite his three poems on headphones at the Micro Art Gallery.
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Loudoun County teens, ages 12 to 19, who would like to have their original artworks displayed in a professional quality solo exhibition within our tiny gallery should go to the following link for gallery guidelines and an entry form.
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Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel – Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs – for more programs.
Peeps Dioramas
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Purcellville Library
Get creative with those marshmallows by constructing a diorama of your favorite book. Bring the finished work to the library to be displayed.
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Chess Variant of the Month: Demi-Chess
Monday, March 20, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Brambleton Library
Drop by the Teen Center and play demi-chess. Invented in 1986 by Peter Krystufek, this game is played like regular chess except that you play on a special half-size board and with no queens. A custom set will be available to play, so let our teen staff know what you think.
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Teen Book Box Registration Period
Monday, March 20, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Cascades Library
Come to the front desk to receive your book box registration form for the April-June subscription period. Each book box contains a craft, a snack, a unique bookmark and a book recommended to you by a teen librarian based on your preferences.
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Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel – Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs – for more programs.
Teen Take & Make: Scratch Art Bookmarks
Monday, March 20, 2023
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Gum Spring Library
Use scratch art techniques to make a unique bookmark. Pick up a kit in the Teen Center while supplies last.
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Personalized Teen Book Recommendations
Saturday, April 01, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Brambleton Library
Pick up a form in the Brambleton Teen Center and fill it out to get a reading list personalized for you by a librarian. Return forms in person to the Teen Center or scanned and emailed to austin.ferraro@loudoun.gov.
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Teen Volunteer Project
Saturday, April 01, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Gum Spring Library
Support our neighbors at Dulles South Food Pantry by decorating reusable grocery bags for food pantry customers. Teens will receive two hours of volunteer credit for decorating bags at the library or taking them home to decorate.
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Makerspace: Sewing Skill Builder Series
Monday, April 03, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Gum Spring Library
Pick up a kit to learn about leatherwork. Work at your own pace and complete projects as you go. For April, the focus is on how to sew leather. For help, drop in every Monday from 5-8 p.m. Limited supplies available.
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Teen Take & Make: Middle Earth Treasure Chests
Monday, April 17, 2023
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Gum Spring Library
Learn how to write your name in author J.R.R. Tolkien's Elvish and Dwarvish runes and create a treasure chest for yourself. Pick up a kit in the Teen Center while supplies last.
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Food Drive
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023
All Locations
Donate unopened, unexpired nonperishable food to help feed local residents in need.
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Each branch will gladly accept items such as:
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Granola bars
- Canned fruit
- Whole-grain pasta and rice
- Tomato sauce
- Beans (black, pinto, baked, etc.)
All donations will be distributed by Loudoun Hunger Relief.
National Poem In Your Pocket Day
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Cascades Library
Celebrate National Poem in Your Pocket Day by grabbing a paper pocket and a poem from our display.
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Star Wars Silhouette Guessing Game
Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Ashburn Library
Use the power of the force to match the Star Wars character with their silhouette. Those who answer correctly win a prize. Do or do not, there is no try.
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Teen Take & Make: Catapults
Monday, May 22, 2023
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Gum Spring Library
Make a small catapult out of common household materials and test it out in the Teen Center.
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Homeschool Enrichment: Art
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Purcellville Library
Storytime Area - Purcellville Library
Explore various styles of art, learn about different cultures and make fun crafts to take home. For ages 8-13.
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Midday Meditation
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Online
Pause to breathe and center the mind with instructor Gretchen Schutte.
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Use this link to participate. The link will become active beginning at the start time listed for this program.
Event number (access code): 2344 367 2327
Event password: LCPL
Note that you may have to download WebEx or a temporary WebEx application to activate the link.
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Tech Help
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Gum Spring Library
Makerspace - Gum Spring
Having technology issues with your devices? Drop by the Makerspace and let us help you solve the problem.
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Makerspace: Solanaceae Seed Starting Drop-In
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Brambleton Library
MakerSpace - Brambleton
Learn more about this important group of food plants and then choose from tomato, pepper, eggplant and other vegetable seeds to plant a six-pack of your favorite Solanaceous garden plants.
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Meet the Author: Chef Jernard A. Wells
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Online
TV host of New Soul Kitchen, Jernard Wells shares his newest cookbook Southern Inspired: More Than 100 Delicious Dishes from My American Table to Yours. Hear how he used the culinary traditions of African American cooks to create Southern food with flavors from the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia and Europe.
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Anime Club: Handyman Saitō in Another World
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Rust Library
Conference Room A - Rust
Watch the first episodes of the newly released anime Handyman Saitō in Another World. Anime Club is held on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
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