Fine Free Week
for National Library Week Sun, Apr 8 - Sat, Apr 14 To celebrate National Library Week, we’ll be waiving overdue fines for items returned between Sunday, April 8 and Saturday, April 14. Fines will only be waived for items returned that week. Existing fines for previously returned items and other fees, like charges for lost or damaged items, do not apply.
Author Talk with Karin Tanabe Wed, May 2 | 7 pm RSVP requested. Come celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by listening to author Karin Tanabe discuss her historical novel The Diplomat's Daughter: "A Japanese-American woman and a German-American man in a World War II internment camp fall in love before one is extradited and the other enlists in the U.S. Army in the hopes that a Pacific assignment will enable their reunion, a situation that is complicated by her first love and the realities of war." Karin Tanabe is the author of four novels, including The Gilded Years, which is being adapted for film by co-producers Zendaya and Reese Witherspoon. To learn more about Karin Tanabe, visit her official website at www.karintanabe.com. Please RSVP for this event either at our Reference Desk or calling 703-248-5035 (TTY 711). (NOTE: Book description from Goodreads.com.)
Make It @ the Library Thu, Apr 26 | 7 pm Grades 6-12. Registration required. Work on your own project or make something with our supplies! The theme for this month is: Blackout Poetry. For more information or to reserve a spot, please stop by our Youth Services Desk or call 703-248-5034 (TTY 711).
Medicare: Your Questions Answered Wed, Apr 11 | 7 pm Registration required. Local insurance specialist Mike Cook will answer your questions about Medicare. Free program. To reserve a spot, please stop by our Reference Desk or call 703-248-5035 (TTY 711).
Signs of Spring with Kathy MacMillan Sat, Apr 14 @ 11 am Best for ages 2-5. Drop in. Explore springtime with American Sign Language, from April showers to May flowers and everything in between! Signing storyteller Kathy MacMillan - author of Nita's First Signs and Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together - leads stories, songs, and more as we learn about communicating with our hands and eyes. For more information, please stop by our Youth Services Desk or call 703-248-5034 (TTY 711).
Tick & Mosquito Management for Your Garden Wed, Apr 25 | 7 pm Registration required. Learn how to correctly identify and manage ticks and mosquitos in your garden. Also take advantage of the “Ask a Master Gardener” table to get seeds, planting charts, and more. Free program led by master gardeners from the Virginia Cooperative Extension. To reserve a spot, stop by our Reference Desk or call 703-248-5035 (TTY 711).
Used Book Sale Sat, Apr 28 | 9 am - 5 pm Sun, Apr 29 | 1 pm - 5 pm Stop by our Conference Room while the library is open on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29, for great bargains on books for all ages. Most hardbacks are $1 and paperbacks $0.50-$0.75. All proceeds support library programs and events. Learn more...
2017 Tax Forms The IRS is again distributing free print copies of the 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms/instructions, which are available for the public to take (while supplies last) on the glass giveaway shelves by the Circulation Desk. Other IRS (and Virginia) tax forms and publications can be printed at $0.15/page. Please ask at the Reference Desk for more information, or visit the library’s website at www.fallschurchva.gov/TaxForms.
Fine Free Week
Author Talk with Karin Tanabe
Make It @ the Library
Medicare: Your Questions Answered
Signs of Spring with Kathy MacMillan
Tick & Mosquito Management for Your Garden
2017 Tax Forms
