Join us to discuss "Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger.

Join us for an engaging experience playing American Mahjongg! All skill levels are welcome. This strategy game, similar to rummy, combines skill and luck using tiles. Everyone is invited to play, learn, and connect. Sharpen your skills, make new friends, and enjoy this classic game!

Have you wanted to learn how to make sourdough, but it seems too complicated? Then this class is for you! Join Andrea Wann with Virginia Cooperative Extension to learn the basics of sourdough and make a starter to take home (one per household).

Let’s sing interactive songs, play instruments, move, groove, and have fun together! This program is for children 0-5 and their caregivers. The afternoon program is a repeat of the morning program.

Join us for self-care on the first Tuesday of the month in our beginner yoga, movement, and meditation class. All ages and abilities are welcome. Andrea Metcalf, a local Yoga teacher and market farmer, will teach the class.

Homeschooling families will make connections at the library while participating in fun hands-on learning activities.

This October, join Rachel in Damascus for a weekly spooky craft and conversation. Dive into the world of serial killers, true crime, and the paranormal! All crafting materials will be supplied.

Join the Readers Circle! Exchange reading suggestions with other avid readers. Bring your current read to share.

Homeschooling families, come and gather for education and play at the library.

Join our crochet guru, Penny, to learn to crochet. We supply needles and yarn and you supply a willingness to learn. Already know crochet? Bring your current project and spend an hour visiting and share tips and ideas with other crocheters.

Part of our monthly program series on life skills for teens! This month we’re learning simple DIY skills for home repair and maintenance.

Join us for an engaging experience playing American Mahjongg! All skill levels are welcome. This strategy game, similar to rummy, combines skill and luck using tiles. Everyone is invited to play, learn, and connect. Sharpen your skills, make new friends, and enjoy this classic game!

Part of our monthly program series on life skills for teens! This month we’re learning simple DIY skills for home repair and maintenance.

Meet Martin Haworth, Scottish novelist and outdoorsman, whose love of history has led him to write the Z-Rod trilogy of novels, which takes the reader through an epic tale of 6th Century Scotland. It’s based on real historical events, set during the time when the Picts, the ancient people of Scotland, encountered the arrival of […]

After Storytime, we’ll serve up a selection of crisp fall apples! Taste a variety of colors and flavors and vote for your favorites.

Discover how a sheep’s fleece is transformed into yarn! A local sheep farmer, Andrea Metcalf from C&A Farms, will demonstrate the process from shearing to spinning while sharing fun facts about sheep, wool, and fiber arts. Every household who attends will receive a free wool dryer ball to take home!

Join us as we explore a new mystery series each month, starting with The Haunted Library by Dori Hillestad Butler, with engaging discussions and fun activities. 

This October, join Rachel in Damascus for a weekly spooky craft and conversation. Dive into the world of serial killers, true crime, and the paranormal! All crafting materials will be supplied.

Join A Spirited Book Club at Appalachian Heritage Distillery & Brewery as we discuss "The Boyfriend" by Freida McFadden. Discussions will be led by Damascus Public Library. Call (276) 475-3820 to learn how to reserve a copy.

Connect with a classic story and build confidence reading out loud as we put on a reader’s theatre performance in just one hour! Each month we’ll tackle a new story, learn new stage skills, and discover new aspects of theatre production.  

After Storytime, we’ll serve up a selection of crisp fall apples! Taste a variety of colors and flavors and vote for your favorites.

After Storytime, we’ll serve up a selection of crisp fall apples! Taste a variety of colors and flavors and vote for your favorites.

Join us as we discuss "Picnic at Hanging Rock" by Joan Lindsay.

Homeschooling families, join us on a magical adventure as we explore the Magic Tree House series. We will discuss the books and engage in book-themed learning activities. In October, we are reading book #20, Dingoes at Dinnertime.  

Part of our monthly program series on life skills for teens! This month we’re learning simple DIY skills for home repair and maintenance.

Join us for an engaging experience playing American Mahjongg! All skill levels are welcome. This strategy game, similar to rummy, combines skill and luck using tiles. Everyone is invited to play, learn, and connect. Sharpen your skills, make new friends, and enjoy this classic game! Planning to join us? Let us know at 276-676-6383.

Join us for an engaging experience playing American Mahjongg! All skill levels are welcome. This strategy game, similar to rummy, combines skill and luck using tiles. Everyone is invited to play, learn, and connect. Sharpen your skills, make new friends, and enjoy this classic game!

Join us on site, at the Damascus library, as we discuss "The Boyfriend" by Freida McFadden.

Sonia Vanhook from the SWVA Higher Education Center will introduce us to the LEGO® Education Coding Express- a STEM kit that sparks students’ curiosity and creativity. Combine blocks and learn computer concepts such as sequencing, looping, and conditional coding.

Come out with your community and join us for a movie in the Glade Spring town square. We will show the movie on the side of the library. Showtime is at 9 p.m. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Just bring your chair. October 17: "Night at the Museum."

Join "Haint Mistress" and champion storyteller Donnamarie Emmert as she shares stories and legends about Abingdon and its best known buildings. Donnamarie has been leading Halloween tours of Abingdon for years, so don't miss this chance to listen for things that go bump in the night! Boo!

Let’s sing interactive songs, play instruments, move, groove, and have fun together! This program is for children 0-5 and their caregivers. The afternoon program is a repeat of the morning program.

This program will be held monthly on the third Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. The journey of mending a broken story begins with breaking the silence. Join Ann Ledgerwood, facilitator, as we explore writing strategies to help us heal. Bring a journal, some paper, or your computer. All are welcome.

This October, join Rachel in Damascus for a weekly spooky craft and conversation. Dive into the world of serial killers, true crime, and the paranormal! All crafting materials will be supplied.

Join us for Storytime as we welcome Ranger Gracie from Hungry Mother State Park! Ranger Gracie will bring a collection of pelts to help us learn about native wildlife.

Part of our monthly program series on life skills for teens! This month we’re learning simple DIY skills for home repair and maintenance.

Part of our monthly program series on life skills for teens! This month we’re learning simple DIY skills for home repair and maintenance.

Enjoy a gentle afternoon yoga session in the calm setting of the library. This class features slow movement, light stretching, and mindful breathing, suitable for all levels. Relax, reset, and unwind–no yoga experience required. Andrea Metcalf, a local yoga teacher, Master Gardener, and farmer, will lead the class.

Homeschooling families, come and gather for education and play at the library.

It’s a library visit from our favorite pups! Emerging readers can practice their skills by reading aloud to a certified therapy dog.

Join us for an engaging experience playing American Mahjongg! All skill levels are welcome. This strategy game, similar to rummy, combines skill and luck using tiles. Everyone is invited to play, learn, and connect. Sharpen your skills, make new friends, and enjoy this classic game! Planning to join us? Let us know at 276-676-6383.

Join us for an engaging experience playing American Mahjongg! All skill levels are welcome. This strategy game, similar to rummy, combines skill and luck using tiles. Everyone is invited to play, learn, and connect. Sharpen your skills, make new friends, and enjoy this classic game!

Families, let’s step back in time as we explore the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. We will discuss the books and engage in book-themed learning activities. October's book is Farmer Boy.

A Celebration of Silas House is a Sunday with Friends special free program that will take place at the ballroom of the Martha Washington Inn & Spa. Silas House is among the most highly acclaimed Appalachian writers, who has written nine novels, poetry, plays, and a variety of non-fiction. The event will be part of […]