Cascades Library

This week, sharpen your photo edits with Adobe Lightroom, seize the moment as a public speaker, and celebrate the lively beats of milonga and chacarera with Juan Megna Quarter.

Also, boost your appreciation of dragonflies with naturalist Lindsay Lloyd, and travel back to the 1776 liberation of Boston with historian Bill Wilkin.

https://buff.ly/MjFqRg8

Dig into DIY! LCPL's How-To Festival celebrates a wide range of abilities in our community through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and information sessions.

Plant a seed, make a zine, use a sewing machine, ballroom dance, and acquire over 40 more skills at this inaugural series of events. Visit the link below to find the full list.

https://shorturl.at/qR41D

What a beautiful day to be outdoors! Our staff is taking advantage of this sunny day by taking a quick reading break outside. What are you doing on this lovely weather weekend? Stop by to pick up some great Spring reads that you can enjoy while soaking in the sun and appreciating nature. https://library.loudoun.gov/

This week, prepare for interviews with an employment consultant, recount the aftermath of D-Day, and take a closer look at brutalist architecture.

Also, percussionist Tom Teasley shows us how drums can calm the mind through rhythmic entrainment.

https://buff.ly/L5LR82Y

There's a new book vending machine in town! Bring your library card to Loudoun County Animal Services (LCAS) at 42225 Adoption Drive in Leesburg to make your "Gotcha Day" a story to remember. LCPL cardholders pay zero adoption fees this Saturday and Sunday, and you can use the machine to get your first library card. A ribbon-cutting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

This week, get creative with 16mm film, jam to live lute music from the Enlightenment era, and get involved at one of our volunteer expos.

Also, examine Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" with historian Richard Gillespie.

https://buff.ly/SEweZxy

All LCPL branches are closed Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. Regular service resumes Tuesday, May 26, at 9:30 a.m.

Buckle up, Loudoun — Summer Reading is back, and this year we're going PREHISTORIC! From June 16 through August 16, read what you love, complete challenges, and win some colossal prizes.

All ages. All Loudoun. All summer long. Register today through the link in our comments. 🦕

Do you yo-yo? Join us at our Yo-Yo Workshop to learn the history of yo-yos, watch a demonstration and learn some tricks! See you at the library!
https://loudoun.libnet.info/event/16462887