Adult Programming
- Latte Art Demonstration
Friday, January 29th, 2021
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDJoin us for an evening of coffee! Two local baristas will talk about coffee, espresso, fair trade and more. There will be a latte art demonstration and coffee beans will be available to the first 10 people to sign up, courtesy of Cordial Coffee Company. Register for this event online.
- iPhone Photography
Saturday, January 30th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDThis class will provide tips for taking great photos with your iPhone. Register for this event online.
- Photography & Beyond: Sharing Birds & Other Winter Images
Saturday, February 6th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDOur photography group meets virtually, every other week via Zoom. During this presentation we will share bird photos and other winter images. This interactive forum is facilitated by local photographer, Sharon Fisher. Register for this event online.
- Respect the Shenandoah
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDThe Shenandoah River and its Valley have long been regarded as among the most beautiful and majestic natural features of America. But for many reasons, the river has suffered over the last few decades. Fish kills and algal outbreaks, associated with manure from unfenced herds of cattle and large poultry operations, make the river unhealthy and unpleasant for those hoping to enjoy it. And so Mark Frondorf, Shenandoah Riverkeeper, is launching the Respect the Shenandoah Campaign. Join us to learn what you can do! Register for this event online.
- Front Royal Writer's Group
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDWe're a supportive, non-judgmental group of writers who meet and share our mutual love of writing and to help each other get better at it! Join us for a special Zoom discussion session. Register for this event online.
- Bad Romance
Friday, February 12th, 2021
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDDo you consider yourself a hopeless romantic? Are bad romances a guilty pleasure of yours? Can't get enough puns? Can you quote every line from your favorite rom com? Join us for Bad Romance, where Samuel Public Library will have a genre discussion as part of our Adult Winter Reading program. Indulge us with your favorite romance books, movies, music or other media, and possibly discover a new treat in this awesome informal discussion! As an extra valentine from SPL and local author and host Sydney Woods, participants get free access to her Valentine's Novella, The Candyman Can. This is a virtual program run through Zoom. Register for this event online.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDJoin us for our adult book club discussion time! This month's book is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105. Register for this event online.
- Photography & Beyond: Moon & Stars
Saturday, February 20th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDOur photography group meets virtually, every other week via Zoom. During this presentation we will discuss capturing the night skies. This interactive forum is facilitated by local photographer, Sharon Fisher. Register for this event online.
- Tea Talk
Friday, February 26th, 2020
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.Join us for an evening of Tea! Just in time for the 100th year anniversary of Samuels Public Library’s Silver Tea event. We will be premiering a prerecorded video on different types of tea. Don't miss out!
- Android Phone Photography
Saturday, February 27th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDOur photography group meets virtually, every other week via Zoom. During this presentation we will discuss how to capture and edit photos using Android phones. This interactive forum is facilitated by local photographer, Sharon Fisher. Register for this event online.
- Photography & Beyond: Sharing Moon & Stars Images
Saturday, March 6th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDOur photography group meets virtually, every other week via Zoom. During this presentation we will share moon and star images. This interactive forum is facilitated by local photographer, Sharon Fisher. Register for this event online.
- Front Royal Writer's Group
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDWe're a supportive, non-judgmental group of writers who meet and share our mutual love of writing and to help each other get better at it! Join us for a special Zoom discussion session. Register for this event online.
- Photography & Beyond: Wildflower Photography
Saturday, March 13th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDOur photography group meets virtually, every other week via Zoom. During this presentation we will share places and techniques for photographing the valley’s speculator wildflowers. This interactive forum is facilitated by local photographer, Sharon Fisher. Register for this event online.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDJoin us for our adult book club discussion time! This month's book is The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105. Register for this event online.
- Front Royal Writer's Group
Thursday, April 8th, 2021
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDWe're a supportive, non-judgmental group of writers who meet and share our mutual love of writing and to help each other get better at it! Join us for a special Zoom discussion session. Register for this event online.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDJoin us for our adult book club discussion time! This month's book is I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105. Register for this event online.
- Front Royal Writer's Group
Thursday, May 13th, 2021
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDWe're a supportive, non-judgmental group of writers who meet and share our mutual love of writing and to help each other get better at it! Join us for a special Zoom discussion session. Register for this event online.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDNew members of all ages are always welcome to the library's book club! This month's book is The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective: Secrets and Lies in the Golden Age of Crime by Susannah Stapleton. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105. Register for this event online.
- Front Royal Writer's Group
Thursday, June 10th, 2021
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDWe're a supportive, non-judgmental group of writers who meet and share our mutual love of writing and to help each other get better at it! Join us for a special Zoom discussion session. Register for this event online.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDNew members of all ages are always welcome to the library's book club! This month's book is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDNew members of all ages are always welcome to the library's book club! This month's book is The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDNew members of all ages are always welcome to the library's book club! This month's book is A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDNew members of all ages are always welcome to the library's book club! This month's book is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDNew members of all ages are always welcome to the library's book club! This month's book is The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDNew members of all ages are always welcome to the library's book club! This month's book is Lab Girl by Hope Jahren. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105.
- Books & Beyond
Wednesday, December 15th, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDNew members of all ages are always welcome to the library's book club! This month's book is Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. This program will take place over Zoom. You will need to provide an email as well as a device that has Zoom on it. Zoom is accessible as a website or as an app you can download to your phone. If you need help setting up Zoom on your device, please call the Adult Reference desk at 540.635.3153 ext. 105.
