Event List

Behind the Scenes Tour at Handley Library

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

HL Rotunda at Handley Library

Program Type:

Library Tour

Age Group:

Adults, Families

The Handley Library branch tour will take you behind the scenes to all floors of the building. Come learn about the architecture and history. Walk on the famous glass floors and peer down the well built into the stage. Meet in the Rotunda.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL Rotunda

Age Group: Adults, Families

Program Type: Library Tour

Event Details:

The Handley Library branch tour will take you behind the scenes to all floors of the building. Come learn about the architecture and history. Walk on the famous glass floors and peer down the well built into the stage. Meet in the Rotunda.

Home Food Preservation

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Handley Robinson Auditorium at Handley Library

Program Type:

DIY Workshops, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Teens (12+), Adults

As we celebrate Hungry for History in Winchester and Frederick County, please join us to learn to safely preserve food at home with Amanda Johnson. The workshop includes information about canning, freezing, and drying.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium

Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults

Program Type: DIY Workshops, History & Genealogy

Event Details:

As we celebrate Hungry for History in Winchester and Frederick County, please join us to learn to safely preserve food at home with Amanda Johnson. The workshop includes information about canning, freezing, and drying.

Dance Party

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

HL Children's Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Music & Movement

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5, Families

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families

Program Type: Music & Movement

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Lego Club

Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

HL Children's Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

STEAM

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families

Get your brick on in t

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Get your brick on in t

Closed for Labor Day

All Day

Handley Library, Archives, Bowman Library, Clarke County, Virtual Events, Off Site

Closing

Branches:

Handley Library, Archives, Bowman Library, Clarke County, Virtual Events, Off Site

Handley Sit and Stitch

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Benham Gallery Room

Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

Handley Sit and Stitch

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

HL West Reading Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL West Reading Room

Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

Better Human Book Club

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Let's gather to read books that help us be our best selves! Introducing the Better Human Book Club, a partnership between the Handley Library branch and MoveMentation.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Benham Gallery Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Let's gather to read books that help us be our best selves! Introducing the Better Human Book Club, a partnership between the Handley Library branch and MoveMentation.

Dance Party

Friday, September 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

HL Children's Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Music & Movement

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5, Families

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families

Program Type: Music & Movement

Event Details:

Lego Club

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

HL Children's Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

STEAM

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families

Get your brick on in t

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Get your brick on in t

Lineage Society Workshop: Get Help with Your Application and Research

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults

Have you ever wanted to apply to a lineage society such as the Daughters of the American Revolution? Do you have an application but aren't sure if you have all the proof you need?

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Benham Gallery Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to apply to a lineage society such as the Daughters of the American Revolution? Do you have an application but aren't sure if you have all the proof you need?

Handley Sit and Stitch

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Benham Gallery Room

Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

Handley Sit and Stitch

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

HL West Reading Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL West Reading Room

Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

Family History Hunters

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Benham Gallery Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience.

Dance Party

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

HL Children's Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Music & Movement

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5, Families

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families

Program Type: Music & Movement

Event Details:

Tea & Tai Chi

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Music & Movement

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Benham Gallery Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Music & Movement

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Frog Hoppers Party

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Storytime Nook at Handley Library

Program Type:

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, Reading Program, Story Sharing, Music & Movement, Storytimes

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5, Families

Calling all frog hoppers that are participating in the library's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program!

Register Now

Registration Required

Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Storytime Nook

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families

Program Type: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, Reading Program, Story Sharing, Music & Movement, Storytimes

Registration Required

Event Details:

Calling all frog hoppers that are participating in the library's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program!

Behind the Scenes Tour at Handley Library

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Handley Robinson Auditorium at Handley Library

Program Type:

Library Tour

Age Group:

Adults, Families

The Handley Library branch tour will take you behind the scenes to all floors of the building. Come learn about the architecture and history. Walk on the famous glass floors and peer down the well built into the stage. Meet on the Lower Level.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium

Age Group: Adults, Families

Program Type: Library Tour

Event Details:

The Handley Library branch tour will take you behind the scenes to all floors of the building. Come learn about the architecture and history. Walk on the famous glass floors and peer down the well built into the stage. Meet on the Lower Level.

Lego Club

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

HL Children's Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

STEAM

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families

Get your brick on in t

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Get your brick on in t

Handley Sit and Stitch

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Benham Gallery Room

Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

Handley Sit and Stitch

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

HL West Reading Room at Handley Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: HL West Reading Room

Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults, Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my!

Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others!

No registration required.

Mental Health Workshop

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library

In partnership with North Western Community Services Board, CWS Winchester presents a workshop on mental health and wellness at 3:00 pm on the Third Thursday of every month.

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Library Branch: Handley Library

Room: Benham Gallery Room

Event Details:

In partnership with North Western Community Services Board, CWS Winchester presents a workshop on mental health and wellness at 3:00 pm on the Third Thursday of every month.