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Resilient Community Idea Swap

World Localization Day!
2024-06-22 00:00:00 2024-06-22 23:59:00 America/New_York Resilient Community Idea Swap From Thursday to Saturday, stop into the Barrett Branch to add your sustainable, zero-waste, community-building idea to our wall of ideas. Check out and jot down what others share too! Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library -

Saturday, June 22
All day

Add to Calendar 2024-06-22 00:00:00 2024-06-22 23:59:00 America/New_York Resilient Community Idea Swap From Thursday to Saturday, stop into the Barrett Branch to add your sustainable, zero-waste, community-building idea to our wall of ideas. Check out and jot down what others share too! Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library -

From Thursday to Saturday, stop into the Barrett Branch to add your sustainable, zero-waste, community-building idea to our wall of ideas. Check out and jot down what others share too!

Have a nifty way to prevent plastic waste? Are you implementing a sustainability practice at work that has been a hit? Is there a need being met that is strengthening your neighborhood? Do you know of a small business that's creating positive change?

Please share your ideas, actions, and dreams that are and can make our community more resilient. The more local, the better!  

If you'd like to see all of the ideas shared at the end, register with an email address.  

World Localization Day!

World Localization Day is an annual celebration convened by the international NGO Local Futures. On June 21 and throughout the month of June, Local Futures and an array of amazing Global Partners host in-person and online events to highlight localization as a strategy for change. And not least, to celebrate the many efforts and initiatives that foster ecological economies, thriving communities and healthy local food systems.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Sustainability |

TAGS: | Sustainability | Resiliency | Environment | Community | Climate Change |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Hours
Mon, Oct 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Oct 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 24 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 25 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 26 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 27 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street. 

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
  • Metrobus: 10A/B, 11C
  • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
  • King Street Trolley:  King & Columbus

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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Tue, Oct 29, 11:00am - 11:40am
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