Events Calendar

Join us as we create our own adorable rock cactus gardens!

Join us at the Saltville Library for our Summer Feeding Program! Feeding Southwest Virginia will be on site every Tuesday from 12:45–1:30 providing shelf-stable meals for kids. Stop by and make sure your family is fueled for summer fun! 🦕

Join us for our weekly teen hangout!

Know how to play American-style Mahjongg?  Join us at 10am at the Marion Public Library for a morning of this a fascinating rummy-like game, that combines skill and luck –played with tiles rather than cards. Table space is limited to 8 players, so be sure to email RachelG@scplva.net to let us know you are interested.   We will provide the tile games and annual Mahjongg cards for use at the library (cannot be taken home) and even a snack to keep you going.  FREE.  Ages 18+. Don’t know how to play?  We can teach you.

Join us on Wednesday, June 3rd at 6pm to learn how to write using the hieroglyphic alphabet.  This year’s Summer Reading Program theme is Unearth a Story – Dinosaurs/Archaeology/Paleontology.  Our adult events will focus mainly on ancient civilizations, their customs & historical sites as discovered by archeologists.  In this workshop, participants explore the ancient Egyptian writing system and step into the role of a scribe.  Using a simplified hieroglyphic alphabet chart, students learn to translate their own names into ancient symbols. This class combines historical learning with a hands-on craft to create a personalized souvenir — a papyrus bookmark that spells out your name in hieroglyphics. (Papyrus is the ancestor of modern paper.)

Join us at Chilhowie Library on June 4th to kick off our summer of dinosaur fun! Bright Star Touring Theater will present: Dino Academy. Step into the prehistoric world with Dino Academy! Led by the quirky and curious Dr. Sarah Tops, this action-packed adventure uncovers fascinating dino facts that will wow even the biggest dino […]

Join friends from 4-6pm and decorate a cake based off of a meme with the addition of some competition! Call Chilhowie Library at 276-646-3404 for more information and to register. This program is open to teens ages 14-18.

now how to play American-style Mahjongg?  Join us at 6pm on Thursdays in June and July at the Marion Public Library for an evening of this a fascinating rummy-like game, that combines skill and luck –played with tiles rather than cards. Table space is limited to 8-12 players, so be sure to email rachelg@scplva.net to let us know you are interested.   We will provide the tile games and annual Mahjongg cards for use at the library (cannot be taken home) and even a snack to keep you going.  FREE.  Ages 18+ Don’t know how to play?  You’re in luck!  It is INSTRUCTION WEEK! We can teach you. Normally, new players need to come a bit early (5 or 5:15pm) to learn some basics beforehand and will be paired with another player for the first few times you play.  But, this week, our time is extended until 9pm so players can have a more intensive learning experience before playing their first game.  Players who do not need instruction can play as usual.

Kick off summer the best way we know how… with a POOL PARTY! 🏖️🎉 Join the Saltville Library on June 6 from 6–8 PM for an evening of swimming, laughter, and summer fun as we celebrate the start of Summer Reading! Bring your swimsuit, your crew, and your summer spirit—this is one party you don’t […]