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Stream Movies with Kanopy

With WRL's subscription to Kanopy, all library card holders can stream up to four movies per month from a collection of over 30,000 documentary, classic, and foreign films. Happy viewing!

Book Groups

Whether you love mind-bending mysteries, otherworldly sci-fi and fantasy, informative nonfiction, immersive graphic novels, or classic and contemporary fiction, WRL has a book group for you. Check our calendar for more info and meeting times.

ZooPro Animal Adventures

Meet mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and insects up close and personal with ZooPro Adventures. Learn about their habitats and how they interact with humans. 7/26, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the James City County Library.

Family Movie Mondays

Join us all summer long for family movie screenings! Come by the Williamsburg Library Theatre each Monday at 11 a.m. for the early show, or bring your own blankets and snacks for a picnic-style viewing at the JCC Library at 6:30 p.m. Check our calendar for the complete list of movies.

Biography and Autobiography ebooks

Get to know a person of the past (or present) by downloading a biography or autobiography from our ebook collection.

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Events

Williamsburg

Jul

Chess Open Play

2:00pm

James City County

Jul

Summer Reading Program: Free Book Week at JCCL

(All day)

Stryker Center

Jul

The Peninsula Watermedia Society Member Show

(All day)

Williamsburg

Jul

Through the Eye of a Naturalist

(All day)

Williamsburg

Jul

Family Movie Monday - Kubo and the Two Strings (PG)

11:00am

Williamsburg

Jul

Super Smash Bros. Open Play

2:00pm

James City County

Jul

Beginning Meditation

2:00pm

James City County

Jul

Family Movie Monday - Kubo and the Two Strings (PG)

6:30pm

Click here to see all upcoming events

Contact Us

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Road
757.259.7770 (Answered live, M-F, 10am-5pm)

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland Street
757.259.4040 (Answered live, M-F, 10am-5pm)

Unplanned Closings and Holiday Closings
757.259.4989

Monday-Thursday

10:00am-9:00pm

Friday

10:00am-6:00pm

Saturday

10:00am-5:00pm

Sunday

1:00pm-5:00pm

For information on unplanned or holiday closings please call 757.259.4989

Questions? Comments? Please let us know how we can help!

Please direct media-related queries about the Williamsburg Regional Library to:

Barry Trott
Special Projects Director
Phone: 757.259.7747
Fax: 757.259.4077
7770 Croaker Rd.
Williamsburg VA 23188

Please direct queries about gifts or donations to the Williamsburg Regional Library to:

Benjamin Goldberg
Library Development Officer
757.259.4042
7770 Croaker Rd.
Williamsburg VA, 23188

Betsy Fowler
Library Director
757.259.7777

Janet L. Crowther
Assistant Director
757.259.4066

Adult Services Director
Melissa Simpson
757.259.4053

Circulation Services Director
Alicia Phinney
757.259.4063

Finance and General Services Director
Carrie Binsfeld
757.259.4047

IT Services Director
Mark Lutner
757.259.7739

Program Services Director
Rob Haas
757.259.4071

Special Projects Director

Barry Trott

757.259.7747

Youth Services Director
Sandra Towers
757.259.4054