Explore the James River Park at West End Branch Library

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Learn more about this great park in our backyard. Today's program focuses on mindfulness activities in the James River Park System, including a mindfulness walk and journaling. Activities: Mindfulness walk around library; writing prompts about nature Take-Home Element: A poem about nature and what participants write and draw. For ages 5 to 12. ...

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Explore the James River Park at West End Branch Library

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Learn more about this wonderful park, right in our backyard. Park educators will discuss bird watching in the James River Park System. Activities: How to use binoculars; what birds live in the James River Park System? Take-Home Element: Bird craftFor ages 5 to 12. ...

Free

MARIO Day Celebration at West End Branch Library

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Drop in to the West End Branch library for a variety of Mario themed games, crafts, and activities. All ages welcome. ...

Free

STEAM Team at West End Branch Library

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Explore a bit of chemistry while you mix up your own batch of snow slime. Decorate your "melting" friend, then take them home to play, no matter what the weather. Registration required. ...

Free

STEAM Team at West End Branch Library

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Build your own snowball launcher and experiment to see which kinds of "snowballs" will travel the farthest. Registration required. ...

Free

Gingerbread Houses

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Ages 5 to 12 decorate a graham cracker holiday house with candy and other treats. ...

Free

Virginia Theatre Machine presents: A Christmas Carol

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Audiences stand or sit (on a blanket or camping chair) as they gather around the VTM to witness two of RVA’s noted thespians attempt the grueling and stage defying act of recreating Charles Dickens’s classic tale of redemption. Watch as Ebenezer Scrooge confronts ghosts and visions from his past, present and future and marvel as ...

Free

Virginia Theatre Machine presents: H&G, THE RIFT

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

VTM is a mobile stage that transports engaging and innovative professional theatre outside to audiences with actors/puppets/special effects/songs. H&G is a contemporary adaptation of Hansel & Gretel but instead a digital witch lures and tempts the children with digital confection. Appropriate for ages 6 and up. Rain date 10/26/23 at 5:30pm ...

Free

Dance Party with Ripple

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie-oogie to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month with a dance party. Ripple will be showing off his best moves and posing ...

Free

Event Series Little Scientists

Little Scientists

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Calling all scientists ages 3 to 6. Bring a grown-up and join these special summer story times and activity stations on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays in July and August. ...

Free

Author Visit: Angela Dominguez

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Angela Dominguez was born in Mexico City and grew up in North Texas. She now resides in RVA with her boyfriend, Kyle, and their petite dog, Petunia. She is the author and illustrator of several books for children and a two-time Pura Belpré Illustration Honoree. ...

Free

Lego Club

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Read, build, and share with LEGO. They will start with a short book at 4:00 p.m. for inspiration and then get building. Designed for grades K to 8. ...

Free

STEAM Team

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

A fun exploration involving Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics for ages 5 to 12. The STEAM Team at WE branch meets on the First Thursday of each month at ...

Free

Teen Movie Night: Shazam (2019)

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Enjoy a movie with snacks provided - bring a drink. Synopsis: A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy. PG-13, 2hrs 12min ...

Free

Lego Club

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Read, build, and share with LEGO. They will start with a short book at 4:00 p.m. for inspiration and then get building. Designed for grades K to 8. ...

Free

Lego Club

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

They will start with a short book at 4:00pm for inspiration and then get building. Designed for kids in grades K to 8. Registration recommended. ...

Free

MARIO Day Gaming

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

March 10th is National MARIO Day. Kids and teens ages 10 and up are invited to play Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros Ultimate on the Switch. ...

Free

STEAM TEAM: Rainbow Engineering with Perler Beads

West End Library 5420 Patterson Avenue, Richmond

Every month they have a STEAM TEAM- a fun exploration involving Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics for ages 5 to 12. This month they will be designing rainbows using melty beads. ...

Free
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