Thursday/Nov. 15
<cal2>Open House. 5-6 p.m., 10-C Cardinal Park Drive, Leesburg. The Salvation Army will kick off its annual kettle campaign with an open house featuring honorary chairman former Washington Redskin Sam Huff. Call 703-771-3371.
Teen Book Club: Book It! The Teen Book Club offers refreshments and fun activities in addition to book chats at the Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, at 7 p.m. November's featured book is "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Copies can be checked out at the Youth Services desk. Ages 12-18 are welcome. Advance registration required, online at www.lcpl.lib.va.us or call 703-444-3228, Ext. 309.
Ashburn Kids Book Club, 7 p.m., at the Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, to discuss "Mr. Popper's Penguins," by Richard Atwater. Recommended for ages 8-11, or grades 3-5. Advance registration required, register online, www.lcpl.lib.va.us, go to Calendar of Events.
Middle-School Book Discussion club, 7 p.m., at the Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, to discuss "The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn" by Dorothy Hoobler. Recommended for ages 11-14. Copies of the book available at the information desk. Call 703-737-8100.
<cal1>Friday/Nov. 16
<cal2>MOMS Club of Sterling will hold its monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m., at the Cascades Library. Children can play while moms mingle and find out more about the club such as playgroups, field trips, Moms night out and more. A pediatric dentist will be the guest speaker. Visit www.geocities.com/sterlingmomsclub or e-mail sterlingmomsclub@yahoo.com.
<cal1>Saturday/Nov. 17
<cal2>Information Fair. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Law Library, Loudoun County Courthouse, 18 E. Market St., Leesburg. Loudoun County Adoption Information Fair, includes information on international and domestic adoptions, foster care and tax breaks, as well as meet with seven adoption agencies. Also includes children's story times, food and music. Sponsored by Loudoun Chapter, Virginia Women Attorneys Association and the Loudoun Department of Family Services. Call 540-454-9442.
Blood Drive. The Loudoun County chapter of the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at Leesburg United Methodist Church, 107 West Market St., Leesburg, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 703-777-7171 for more information.
<cal1>Tuesday/Nov. 20
<cal2>Countryside Quilters will meet at 7:30 p.m., at the Community Lutheran Church in Countryside. The featured speaker will be Carly Mul of WebFabrics in Purcellville. She will be discussing new trends in quilting with updates from the Houston Quilt Market. The meeting is open to all interested quilters.
Book Club. The book discussion group at the Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling, meets from 12-1:30 p.m., to discuss "Alice in Wonderland," by Lewis Carroll.