🌱 LIBRARY CLOSED and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• LIBRARY CLOSED at Goochland Branch Library
• County Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday at Goochland County, VA Calendar
• Take & Make: Pasta Snowflake at Mechanicsville Branch

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A morning shower in the area, with a high of 64 and low of 34 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 41, low: 37.
• Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 50 and low of 36 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Goochland

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Friday December 26

• LIBRARY CLOSED
  Goochland Branch Library , 3075 River Road West , Goochland
• County Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday
  Goochland County, VA Calendar Goochland, VA 23063

Saturday December 27

• Take & Make: Pasta Snowflake
  Mechanicsville Branch

Wednesday December 31

• LIBRARY CLOSES AT 3:00 P.M.
  Goochland Branch Library , 3075 River Road West , Goochland
• Take & Make: Pasta Snowflake
  Mechanicsville Branch

Thursday January 1

• County Offices & Convenience Centers Closed for New Year's Day
  Goochland County, VA Calendar Goochland, VA 23063

Tuesday January 6

• Board of Supervisors Organizational/Business Meeting, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, TTBD, 6:00 PM Public Hearings, meeting is open to the public.
  Goochland County, VA Calendar , 1800 Sandy Hook Road Room 250 , Goochland
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Admin Offices, Library and Circuit Court Closed for Christmas - Convenience Center OPEN
  Powhatan County, VA Calendar Powhatan, VA 23139
• Holiday Music Time
  Twin Hickory Area Library , TW Children's Program Room , Tuckahoe
  10:30 am

Monday December 29

• Library Mini Golf
  Tuckahoe Area Library , TU Meeting Room , Tuckahoe
  1:30 pm
• Tween LEGO Club
  North Park Branch Library , NP Meeting Room , Tuckahoe
  5:30 pm
• Great Films & Discussions
  Gayton Branch Library , GA Meeting Room , Tuckahoe
  6:00 pm

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• River Town Antiques & Curious Goods!
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🗞 Nearby News

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• At Henrico town hall, VanValkenburg pushes for a statewide policy that would create more housing (henricocitizen.com)

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• At Henrico town hall, VanValkenburg pushes for a statewide policy that would create more housing • No injuries reported in Glen Allen townhome fire (henricocitizen.com)
• Henrico Crime Report: Dec. 19-23, 2025 (henricocitizen.com)
• Henrico Property Transactions: Dec. 3-9, 2025 (henricocitizen.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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