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Get Out & Type!

An open writing event with vintage typewriters

2024-09-07 13:00:00 2024-09-07 15:00:00 America/New_York Get Out & Type! Experience both manual and electric typewriters paired with writing prompts to get the creative juices flowing! James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Saturday, September 07
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-09-07 13:00:00 2024-09-07 15:00:00 America/New_York Get Out & Type! Experience both manual and electric typewriters paired with writing prompts to get the creative juices flowing! James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room

James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library

Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Experience both manual and electric typewriters paired with writing prompts to get the creative juices flowing!

Join us for an open writing event where folks can walk in, sit down at a typewriter, and compose a poem or short story based on provided prompts. Attendees will also be encouraged to go around the room and experiment with different typewriters brought to us by GO&Type “Get Out and Type”, a local organization that collects vintage typewriters, both manual and electric. 

⌨️ A typewriter will also be raffled off at the end of the event for one lucky attendee to keep! 

👈️ Register to save a seat and receive reminders! 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Maker |

TAGS: | Writer | Typewriter | Short story | Poetry | Author |

James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library

kpayne@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1705
Fax: 703.746.1785
Branch manager
Kayla Selsky

Hours
Mon, Jul 07 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 08 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 09 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 11 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 12 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 13 1:00PM to 5:00PM

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
  • DASH Bus: 33

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

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