Seek out MAYhem all month long!

Murder Mystery May 2024

The Case Notes

Test your detective skills alongside fellow genre fans. Use your killer instincts to investigate clues, sleuth out suspects, revel in classic thrillers and more.

The Forensics

Donate travel-sized toiletries in the name of science. Items will be collected during programs for distribution to neighbors in need. See below for details.

The Bounty

Pick up a raffle ticket each time you attend a program and/or make a toiletry donation for a chance to win a themed prize. Five witnesses will be called to the stand in June.

For adults. This program is sponsored by the Loudoun Library Foundation.

THEMED PROGRAMS

Scavenger Hunt: An Unfortunate Demise
in the Library
Gum Spring Library, all month

Murder Mystery Bingo
Cascades Library, all month

Solve the Case at Cascades Library
Cascades Library, all month

Movie Night: Knives Out
Middleburg Library
Wednesday, May 1, 6:30-9 p.m.

Adult Book Club: Book to Art
Ashburn Library
Wednesday, May 1, 7-9 p.m.

Murder Mystery May: Trivia
Old Ox Brewery
(44652 Guilford Dr., Unit 114, Ashburn)
Thursday, May 2, 7-9 p.m.

Murder Mystery Theatre: Disco is Dead
presented by StageCoach Theatre
Rust Library
Saturday, May 4, 2-4 p.m.

Tea and a Movie: Arsenic and Old Lace
Ashburn Library
Sunday, May 5, 1-4 p.m.

Adult Book Club: Crafter's Choice
Brambleton Library
Monday, May 6, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Mystery Night Trivia
Vanish Farmwoods Brewery
(42245 Black Hops Lane, Leesburg)
Tuesday, May 7, 6-7:30 p.m.

Murder Mystery May: Trivia
Rust Library
Wednesday, May 8, 7-8:30 p.m.

Meet the Author: Nina Simon
Live Online
Wednesday, May 8, 7-8 p.m.

Murder Mystery May: The Movies of Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window)
Gum Spring Library
Thursday, May 9, 6:30-9 p.m.

Adult Book Club
Middleburg Library
Monday, May 13, 7-8 p.m.

Adult Book Club: Nonfiction
Ashburn Library
Tuesday, May 14, 10-11 a.m.

Solve a Murder Mystery
Purcellville Library
Tuesday, May 14, 6-8:30 p.m.

Adult Book Club
Sterling Library
Tuesday, May 14, 7-8 p.m.

A Deep Dive into the Investigation of a Double Murder
Purcellville Library
Wednesday, May 15, 7-8 p.m.

Adult Book Club: Mystery
Gum Spring Library
Thursday, May 16, 11 a.m.-noon

Murder Mystery May: True Crime Book Discussion
Cascades Library
Thursday, May 16, 6-7:30 p.m.

Murder Mystery May: The Movies of Alfred Hitchcock (The Birds)
Gum Spring Library
Thursday, May 16, 6:30-9 p.m.

Reimagined Clue
Brambleton Library
Saturday, May 18, 1-3 p.m.

Tea and a Movie: Murder on the Orient Express
Gum Spring Library
Sunday, May 19, 1-4 p.m.

Murder Mystery Movie: Clue
Purcellville Library
Sunday, May 19, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Adult Book Club
Lovettsville Library
Monday, May 20, 1-2 p.m.

Adult Book Club: Mystery
Purcellville Library
Tuesday, May 21, 1-2 p.m.

Murder Mystery May: The Movies of Alfred Hitchcock (Shadow of a Doubt)
Gum Spring Library
Thursday, May 23, 6:30-9 p.m.

Adult Book Club
Brambleton Library
Thursday, May 23, 7-8 p.m.

Modern Forensics with Deborah Leben
Old Ox Brewery
(44652 Guilford Dr., Unit 114, Ashburn)
Thursday, May 23, 7-8 p.m.

Mystery in the Manuscripts
Rust Library
Tuesday, May 28, 7-8:30 p.m.

Escape Room: Crime Scene Investigation
Gum Spring Library
Wednesday, May 29, 6-8 p.m.

My Favorite Mystery Swap & Chat
Ashburn Library
Wednesday, May 29, 7-9 p.m.

Murder Mystery May: The Movies of Alfred Hitchcock (Notorius)
Gum Spring Library
Thursday, May 30, 6:30-9 p.m.

DIY Adults: Mystery Craft Box
Sterling Library
Thursday, May 30, 7-8:30 p.m.

Modern Forensics with Deborah Leben
Rust Library
Thursday, May 30, 7-8 p.m.

Live Mystery: Based on Agatha Christie's Crooked House
Sterling Library
Friday, May 31, 7-9 p.m.

TRAVEL-SIZED TOILETRY DRIVE

Receive a raffle ticket each time you make a donation. Suggested travel-sized items include:

  • Shampoo
  • Comb
  • Brush
  • Soap
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Menstrual products
  • Deodorant
  • Toothbrush
  • Toothpaste
  • Floss
  • Gallon Ziploc bags
  • Clear plastic toiletry holders

Donate travel-sized toiletries to help neighbors in need