Adult Programming

Thursday, October 28th, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In-Person Event

Join us for a free conversational English language class for adults whose primary language is not English. All skill levels are welcome. Practice speaking English in a welcoming, group atmosphere. This class is led by a teacher from Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education as a partnership between Samuels Public Library and Lord Fairfax Community College.

Saturday, October 30th, 2021 
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
In-Person Event
 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 

Looking for a way to get into the Halloween spirit? Join us for a day of classic horror movies. At 11:00 a.m. we will be screening Night of the Living Dead and at 2:30 p.m. House on Haunted Hill. Register for this event online.

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In-Person Event

Join us for a free conversational English language class for adults whose primary language is not English. All skill levels are welcome. Practice speaking English in a welcoming, group atmosphere. This class is led by a teacher from Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education as a partnership between Samuels Public Library and Lord Fairfax Community College.

Thursday, November 4th, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
In-Person Event

Free General Education Development test preparation classes are held each week at the library (except on school holidays or closings). Let this course be the stepping stone to your success. For more information and to sign up, visit needmyged.org or call 800.435.5945.

Thursday, November 4th, 2021
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 

Co-Sponsored With the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV), Handley Regional Library's Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, and Samuels Public Library

What happens when a white woman, Phoebe, contacts a Black woman, Betty, saying she suspects they are connected through slavery? Join the co-authors of Cousins, which explores each woman's dramatic story and how they came together on a path toward reconciliation. Presented in partnership with Handley Regional Library's Stewart Bell Jr. Archives and Samuels Public Library in Front Royal.

Registration is free but please consider donating what you can to MSV. Register by November 3. Visit www.themsv.org or call 540.662.1473, ext. 240. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with the Zoom link for the program.

Dr. Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin grew up in rural Culpeper and Warren counties, Virginia, one of five children. Thanks to her father’s determination, she entered and graduated from Warren County High School after suing the school board, based on the landmark Supreme Court Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954. Baldwin started her employment as a factory worker and climbed the corporate ladder to achieve executive management employment. After she retired, she wrote and published her autobiography, Wit, Will & Walls. Based in Texas, she is actively involved in Coming to the Table, and speaks frequently with Phoebe Kilby about making connections across the racial divide to create a more just and peaceful world.

Phoebe Kilby grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where she lived with her physician father, mother, and sister. Kilby had a long career as an urban and environmental planner, working on contracts with local, state, and federal governments. She studied at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. A descendant of enslavers, Phoebe was inspired by the Coming to the Table movement to connect with descendants of persons her family enslaved. She is dedicated to helping others uncover and explore the truths of their experiences and move toward racial reconciliation.

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In-Person Event

Join us for a free conversational English language class for adults whose primary language is not English. All skill levels are welcome. Practice speaking English in a welcoming, group atmosphere. This class is led by a teacher from Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education as a partnership between Samuels Public Library and Lord Fairfax Community College.

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
In-Person Event
 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 

Having trouble with your electronics? Don't worry! Come into What the Tech and we can help you! Phones, tablets, e-readers, and anything else you need help with! Just check at the Adult Reference Desk for available times every Tuesday between 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 540.635.3153 ext. 105.

Saturday, November 13th, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

Join local photographer and educator Sharon Fisher for a review in photography trends. Participants will also share their favorite two images from the past year and set goals for their photography for the coming year. Register for this event online.

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In-Person Event

Join us for a free conversational English language class for adults whose primary language is not English. All skill levels are welcome. Practice speaking English in a welcoming, group atmosphere. This class is led by a teacher from Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education as a partnership between Samuels Public Library and Lord Fairfax Community College.

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
In-Person Event
 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 

Having trouble with your electronics? Don't worry! Come into What the Tech and we can help you! Phones, tablets, e-readers, and anything else you need help with! Just check at the Adult Reference Desk for available times every Tuesday between 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 540.635.3153 ext. 105.

Thursday, November 18th, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
In-Person Event

Free General Education Development test preparation classes are held each week at the library (except on school holidays or closings). Let this course be the stepping stone to your success. For more information and to sign up, visit needmyged.org or call 800.435.5945.

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In-Person Event

Join us for a free conversational English language class for adults whose primary language is not English. All skill levels are welcome. Practice speaking English in a welcoming, group atmosphere. This class is led by a teacher from Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education as a partnership between Samuels Public Library and Lord Fairfax Community College.

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
In-Person Event
 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 

Having trouble with your electronics? Don't worry! Come into What the Tech and we can help you! Phones, tablets, e-readers, and anything else you need help with! Just check at the Adult Reference Desk for available times every Tuesday between 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 540.635.3153 ext. 105.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
In-Person Event

Free General Education Development test preparation classes are held each week at the library (except on school holidays or closings). Let this course be the stepping stone to your success. For more information and to sign up, visit needmyged.org or call 800.435.5945.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In-Person Event

Join us for a free conversational English language class for adults whose primary language is not English. All skill levels are welcome. Practice speaking English in a welcoming, group atmosphere. This class is led by a teacher from Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education as a partnership between Samuels Public Library and Lord Fairfax Community College.