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JAMES M. DUNCAN BRANCH LIBRARY

Hours & Location
Mon, Mar 18 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 19 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Mar 20 1:00PM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 21 10:00AM to 7:00PM
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
2501 Commonwealth Avenue
Alexandria
VA 22301
Tel: 703.746.1705
Fax: 703.746.1785
About the branch

Parking: There is a small lot with 9 spaces.  On street parking is available.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1.3 miles) and King Street Stations (1.5 miles)
  • Metrobus: 10A, 10B, 10E
  • DASH Bus: AT10
Upcoming Events
Baby Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Mar 25, 10:15am - 10:45am
Baby Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Mar 25, 11:15am - 11:45am
Meet the Author: Story Time with Peter Huggins
Children's Area
Mon, Mar 25, 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Sensory Story Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Mar 25, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young
Meeting Room
Mon, Mar 25, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Stories & Songs
Meeting Room
Tue, Mar 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stories & Songs
Meeting Room
Tue, Mar 26, 10:45am - 11:15am
Stories & Songs
Meeting Room
Tue, Mar 26, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Pre-K Story Time
Meeting Room
Tue, Mar 26, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
PAWS to Read
Meeting Room
Tue, Mar 26, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
After School Book Club - "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
Meeting Room
Wed, Mar 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Pajama Story Time
Children's Area
Wed, Mar 27, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Fannie Lou Hamer - “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired"
Meeting Room
Wed, Mar 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Toddler Rock 'n Read
Meeting Room
Thu, Mar 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Toddler Rock 'n Read
Meeting Room
Thu, Mar 28, 10:45am - 11:15am
Toddler Rock 'n Read
Meeting Room
Thu, Mar 28, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Spitfire Book Club
Meeting Room
Thu, Mar 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Girls Who Code
Meeting Room
Thu, Mar 28, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Nevertheless She Persisted - Things Your Daughter Needs to Know
Meeting Room
Sat, Mar 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - Crazy Love
Meeting Room
Sun, Mar 31, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Baby Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 01, 10:15am - 10:45am
Baby Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 01, 11:15am - 11:45am
Sensory Story Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 01, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Monthly Meditation
Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Stories & Songs
Meeting Room
Tue, Apr 02, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stories & Songs
Meeting Room
Tue, Apr 02, 10:45am - 11:15am
Stories & Songs
Meeting Room
Tue, Apr 02, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Pre-K Story Time & All Alexandria Reads
Meeting Room
Tue, Apr 02, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
PAWS to Read
Meeting Room
Tue, Apr 02, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
After School Movie - "Sherlock Gnomes"
Meeting Room
Wed, Apr 03, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
A Year of Great Neo Noir Films - "The Grifters"
Meeting Room
Wed, Apr 03, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Pajama Story Time
Children's Area
Wed, Apr 03, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Toddler Rock 'n Read
Meeting Room
Thu, Apr 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Toddler Rock 'n Read
Meeting Room
Thu, Apr 04, 10:45am - 11:15am
Toddler Rock 'n Read
Meeting Room
Thu, Apr 04, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Afternoon Book Discussion Group - "The Little Red Chairs"
Meeting Room
Thu, Apr 04, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Spitfire Book Club
Meeting Room
Thu, Apr 04, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Girls Who Code
Meeting Room
Thu, Apr 04, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
French Story Time
Meeting Room
Fri, Apr 05, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
LEGO Club
Children's Area
Sat, Apr 06, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Poetry Walk of Avenue Poems
Meeting Room
Sat, Apr 06, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - "The Cuckoo"
Meeting Room
Sat, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Baby Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 08, 10:15am - 10:45am
Baby Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 08, 11:15am - 11:45am
Sensory Story Time
Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 08, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Friends of Duncan Library Monthly Meeting
Meeting Room
Mon, Apr 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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