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Local History and Special Collections Tour

Foodways
2019-12-07 11:00:00 2019-12-07 11:45:00 America/New_York Local History and Special Collections Tour Local History/Special Collections

Saturday, December 07
11:00am - 11:45am

Add to Calendar 2019-12-07 11:00:00 2019-12-07 11:45:00 America/New_York Local History and Special Collections Tour Come take a tour of the Local History and Special Collections Branch. Local History/Special Collections

Local History/Special Collections

Sprouse Rare Book Room

Come take a tour of the Local History and Special Collections Branch.

Learn about what materials are available and how to begin research in the Local History and Special Collections Branch. 

At the end of the tour, staff will give quick tips for how to search online catalogs for books and archival collections, as well as highlight resources on traditional foodways.

Due to space limitations, this event is limited to 10 people.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Local History |

TAGS: | Food |

Local History/Special Collections
pwalker@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1706
Fax: 703.746.1708
Hours
We're closed Friday August 14
We're closed Saturday August 15
Mon, Aug 10 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Aug 11 Closed
Wed, Aug 12 Closed
Thu, Aug 13 Closed
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Sat, Aug 15 Closed
Sun, Aug 16 Closed
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