Thursday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. Author Dr. Benjamin Franklin Cooling will discuss his book Counter-Thrust:  From the Peninsula to the Antietam. Civil War lecture and book signing. Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville. Free; registration required, call 703-830-2223. 

Saturday, Oct. 11, 3 p.m. Fairfax County African-American Stories. Fairfax County Stories 1607-2007 and the Jamestown 400 Legacy Book with Supervisor Penny Gross and authors Houston Summers, Keith Mann and Deborah Nagy. Woodrow Wilson Library, 6101 Knollwood Drive, Falls Church. Free; registration required, call 703-820-8774.

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. Daniel Silva author of Moscow Rules presents “The Undercover Life of an Espionage Writer” at the Fairfax County Government Center, Board Auditorium, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Books available for sale and signing. No registration required; first come first served. Call 703-324-8428.

Saturday, Oct. 18, 10:30 a.m. Harambee Readers. Meet Dr. Joyce Willard-Teal, author of Are You Raising the Next Generation of Hoodlums? Lecture and book signing. Sherwood Regional Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria. Free; registration required, call 703-765-3645.

Saturday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Friends of the Oakton Library will celebrate the first anniversary of the library by hosting a Champagne and Dessert Gala with author David Baldacci. Mr. Baldacci and his wife are cofounders of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts. Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Tickets may be purchased by contacting The Friends of the Oakton Library, at patriciasreed1@juno.com

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1 p.m.  Meet Judith Heimann, author of The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II. Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Avenue East, Vienna. Free; registration required, call 703- 938-0405. 

USED BOOK SALES

Friday – Sunday, Oct. 3-5. Used Book Sale. Friends of the Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville. 703-830-2223.

Saturday, Oct. 4. Used Book Sale.  Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. 703-790-8088.

Saturday, Oct.11. Friends Book Sale. Friends of the Kingstowne Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. 703-339-4610.

Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 16-19. Semi-Annual Used Book Sale. Friends of the George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. 703-256-3800.

Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 18-19. Book Sale. Books and other items. Friends of the City of  Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street, Fairfax. 703-293-6227.

Saturday-Sunday, Oct.18-19. Book Sale. Fill a bag for $5. Friends of the Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Avenue East, Vienna. 703-938-0405.

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 24-26. Friends of the Oakton Library Book Sale. Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. 703-242-4020.

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 24-26.Used Book Sale.  Special clearance on Sunday. Friends of the Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. 703-502-3883.