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CHARLES E. BEATLEY, JR. CENTRAL LIBRARY

Hours & Location
Mon, Mar 18 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 19 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Mar 20 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 21 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Mar 22 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 23 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 24 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Address
5005 Duke Street
Alexandria
VA 22304
Tel: 703.746.1702
Fax: 703.746.1763
About the branch

Parking: The library has a large parking lot with 175 spaces.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: King Street Station (Yellow & Blue Lines 3.2 miles); Van Dorn Station (Blue Line 2.1 miles)
  • Metrobus: 8Z, 29K, 29N, 21A, 25B
  • DASH Bus: AT7, AT8
Upcoming Events
Writers Group
Small Conference Room
Sun, Mar 24, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Friends of the Beatley Central Library Booksale
Large Meeting Room
Sun, Mar 24, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Brain Games
Small Conference Room
Mon, Mar 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Family Storytime Class
Mon, Mar 25, 10:30am - 11:10am
Rescheduled
Friends of the Beatley Central Library Booksale
Mon, Mar 25, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
New date Monday, March 25, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Friends of the Beatley Central Library Booksale
Mon, Mar 25, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
English Language Workshop
Small Conference Room
Mon, Mar 25, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
English Language Workshop
Small Conference Room
Tue, Mar 26, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Time for 2s - Storytime Class
Story Room
Tue, Mar 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool Storytime Class
Story Room
Tue, Mar 26, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Writing Triage with Vera Pastore
Small Conference Room
Tue, Mar 26, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Family Game Night
Tue, Mar 26, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bottle Cap Craft
Story Room
Tue, Mar 26, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Canceled
Family Storytime Class
Wed, Mar 27, 10:30am - 11:10am
Bilingual English/Spanish Family Storytime Class
Picture Book Area
Wed, Mar 27, 10:30am - 11:10am
Babies & Ones - Storytime Class
Story Room
Wed, Mar 27, 11:30am - 12:00pm
STEM Storytime Class
Story Room
Wed, Mar 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
STEM Storytime Class
Wed, Mar 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Make & Take
Story Room
Wed, Mar 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
English Language Workshop
Small Conference Room
Wed, Mar 27, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
English Language Workshop
Small Conference Room
Thu, Mar 28, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Preschool Stortyime Class
Story Room
Thu, Mar 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
Babies & Ones - Storytime Class
Story Room
Thu, Mar 28, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Music and Drama at the Library
Story Room
Thu, Mar 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Women Building Cross-Cultural Friendships
Large Meeting Room
Thu, Mar 28, 6:45pm - 8:30pm
Knit Nite
Thu, Mar 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Family Storytime Class
Fri, Mar 29, 10:30am - 11:10am
AARGGH - Grand Gaming Melee
Large Meeting Room
Sat, Mar 30, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday Stories
Picture Book Area
Sat, Mar 30, 11:00am - 11:40am
Let's Talk: An ESL Conversation Class
Small Conference Room
Sat, Mar 30, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Chess
Sat, Mar 30, 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Sunday Storytime with Miss Stacy - Who Runs The World? Girls!
Picture Book Area
Sun, Mar 31, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Family Storytime Class
Mon, Apr 01, 10:30am - 11:10am
Scrapbooking Series
Mon, Apr 01, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Highlights from Alexandria's African American History
Large Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
English Language Workshop - Intermediate Level
Small Conference Room
Tue, Apr 02, 10:00am - 12:00pm
English Language Workshop - Beginner Level
Large Meeting Room
Tue, Apr 02, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Time for 2s
Story Room
Tue, Apr 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool Storytime Class
Story Room
Tue, Apr 02, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Handcraft Tuesday
Large Meeting Room
Tue, Apr 02, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Girls Who Code
Tue, Apr 02, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Family Storytime Class
Wed, Apr 03, 10:30am - 11:10am
Babies & Ones
Story Room
Wed, Apr 03, 11:30am - 12:00pm
STEM Storytime
Story Room
Wed, Apr 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Marvel Movie Marathon
Large Meeting Room
Wed, Apr 03, 6:00pm - 8:20pm
Lego Night
Wed, Apr 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
English Language Workshop
Story Room
Wed, Apr 03, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
English Language Workshop - Intermediate Level
Small Conference Room
Thu, Apr 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
English Language Workshop - Beginner Level
Large Meeting Room
Thu, Apr 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Preschool Storytime Class
Story Room
Thu, Apr 04, 10:30am - 11:15am
Babies & Ones
Story Room
Thu, Apr 04, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Music and Drama at the Library
Story Room
Thu, Apr 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Paws to Read
Story Room
Thu, Apr 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Knit Nite
Thu, Apr 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Family Storytime Class
Fri, Apr 05, 10:30am - 11:10am
Saturday Stories
Picture Book Area
Sat, Apr 06, 11:00am - 11:40am
Let's Talk - An ESL Conversation Class
Small Conference Room
Sat, Apr 06, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Chess
Sat, Apr 06, 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Build a Book
Sun, Apr 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Canceled
Teen Book Discussion Group
Sun, Apr 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Romance Book Club
Small Conference Room
Sun, Apr 07, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Brain Games
Small Conference Room
Mon, Apr 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Family Storytime Class
Mon, Apr 08, 10:30am - 11:10am
Ask a Librarian - Genealogy Research
Small Conference Room
Mon, Apr 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
English Language Workshop
Small Conference Room
Mon, Apr 08, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
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