National Night Out
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VAAloha! It’s a luau! Come out and meet your neighbors and library friends. They’ll have Hawaiian themed crafts and activities along with Hawaiian music from the Happy Hula Band.
No Dragons for Tea
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VASparky says that fire safety skills save lives. Join Chesterfield Fire & EMS for a fun, interactive program all about fire safety. Ages 8 to 10 learn about smoke alarms, home escape plans, as well as fire and injury prevention.
Tinkergarten
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VADesigned by education experts and loved by all families, Tinkergarten’s play-based outdoor curriculum guides parents in raising healthy, confident, and capable kids. making purposeful outdoor play doable for every family. For ages 18 months to 5 years.
Chris Michael’s Magic Show
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VAJoin super entertainer and magician Chris Michael as he opens his unique bag of tricks. This high energy and laugh-out-loud show features sleight of hand, mind-reading and stunts to keep you on the edge of your seat. For ages 5 to 12.
Visit the VMFA Artmobile
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VAThe Artmobile is an interactive, traveling museum exhibit that features works of art from the VMFA collection. Art on Wheels will also be on hand to provide a fun art project for all ages.
Space Freeze–Virginia Air & Space Center
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VAWhy is liquid nitrogen so important to NASA? Explore the effects of extreme temperature on the different phases of matter and create a cloud at the library. Can we freeze air? Discover what happens when metals get just as cold as space. For ages 8 to 12.
Juneteenth Jubilee
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VAThe Culture Queen will use music, movement and storytelling to teach about this historic Texas holiday where African Americans who were enslaved received news that they were finally free.
Zoo to You: Animal Wraps
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VALearn about what different animals “wear” and how their coverings protect them. Meet real Ambassador Animals from the Metro Richmond Zoo. For ages 5 to 12.
Heirloom Seeds, Watermelon, and Beyond
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VALearn from Joshua Fitzwater, an expert and advocate for keeping heritage produce in the garden and on the table, about how heirloom watermelons and other vegetables have been lost to commercial farming and what you can do to help keep them alive in your own garden. Adults.
Stavna Ballet
Meadowdale Library 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, Richmond, VAExperience Sleeping Beauty told in the form of dance as the Stavna Ballet performs this evergreen, classic tale. Ages 5 to 10.