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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
Hours
Mon, Aug 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Aug 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 30 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 31 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 01 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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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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