Alyssa McKinley
We hope everyone had a great time at our How-To Fest on Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Handley Library branch.
Save the date for next year – Sept 26, 2026. If you would like more details, contact Handley Library Branch Manager Adrienne Davis at 540-662-9041 ext. 13.
If you missed it, our annual How-To Fest is an out-of-this-world learning experience for humans of all ages to connect, create, and acquire new skills. Knowing how to human is hard. During our event, Howie, - the how to alien - comes to help every human from ages 0-99 eager to learn new, everyday skills at various stations and workshops.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 How-To Fest:
How to Sew a Button / Sit & Stitch volunteers
How to Make a Mini Comic / Comix Wellspring + Apollo City Comics
How to Make Graphic Novels / Apollo City Comics
How to Do Chalk Art / The Typewriter Studio
How to Create Balloon Animals / Disabled American Veterans
How to Learn Chainmaille for Beginners / Señor Chainmaille
How to Make a Zine / Handley Library branch staff
How to Craft with Kate / Handley Library branch staff
How to Join a Food Co-Op / Winchester Co-Op Market
How to Get Breastfeeding Support / La Leche League NSV
How to be a Good Friend / Girls on the Run NSV
How to Become a Foster Family / CFW Foster Families
How to Start Saving for College / VA529
How to Be a Friend of the Library / Friends of HRLS
How to Apply for a Mortgage / Guild Mortgage
How to Put Out a Fire / Winchester Fire Department
How to Get Moving for Wellbeing / Shenandoah University MoveU!
How to Walk with a Doc / Walk with a Doc
How to Irish Dance / Armstrong Irish Dance Academy
How to Be Good at Sports / Winchester Parks and Recreation
How to Create Your Living Will / The Five Wishes Program
How to Keep Your Cool through Breathwork / Avoiding Average
How to Look at the Night Sky / Shenandoah Astronomical Society
How to Create Pollinator Pathways / Bee City USA
How to Know if You Want to be a Beekeeper / Beekeepers of the Northern Shenandoah Valley
How to Save Seeds / Master Gardeners
How to Identify (and Enjoy) Birds in Your Backyard / Northern Shenandoah Valley Audubon Society
How to Start a Small Flower Farm / Shenandoah Blooms
How to Protect Yourself Online / Tech Team Solutions
How to Fix a Flat Bike Tire / BikeWalk Winchester
How to Join the Daughters of the American Revolution / SAR and DAR
How to Write with a Quill Pen / Archives
How to Organize Your Home / The Staging Fairy
How to DJ / Summit Events
How to Make a Podcast / Silk Studio Podcasts
How to Make the Perfect Gooey Grilled Cheese / Nibblins
How to Fill Your Own Sweet Fluffy Whoopie Pie / Nibblins
How to Grow a Reader / Handley Library Youth Services staff / Kids Place
How to Irish Dance / Armstrong Irish Dance Academy / Garden
How to Be a Lego Master / RoboRiot First Lego League / Kids Place
How to Be Good at Sports / Winchester Parks and Recreation / Garden
How to Find Your Rhythm / Con Moto Music Teaching / Auditorium
How to Play with STEM / STARBASE / Kids Place