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Parenting Professional Development Series

Baby Steps Towards Self-Care and Building Resiliency

2025-07-26 10:30:00 2025-07-26 11:30:00 America/New_York Parenting Professional Development Series Parenting can be hard enough! Learn to work a bit smarter, not harder, in our monthly Parenting Professional Development Sessions hosted by Carin Andrews, founder of Engaged Training & Consulting. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Saturday, July 26
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-26 10:30:00 2025-07-26 11:30:00 America/New_York Parenting Professional Development Series Parenting can be hard enough! Learn to work a bit smarter, not harder, in our monthly Parenting Professional Development Sessions hosted by Carin Andrews, founder of Engaged Training & Consulting. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Parenting can be hard enough! Learn to work a bit smarter, not harder, in our monthly Parenting Professional Development Sessions hosted by Carin Andrews, founder of Engaged Training & Consulting.

Little ones are welcome to sit on your lap or the floor with you during the session and/or play with some of the sanitized toys that will be provided. We hope you can join us and invest some time in your professional & personal development, because parents are people too.

Mother Yourself – Baby Steps Towards Self-Care and Building Resiliency When Living in a State of Overwhelm

How much of your time and energy is devoted to ensuring the overall health, happiness, and well-being of your children? How much of that care do you extend to yourself? During this session, we will explore the critical importance of self-care for parents. We will discuss strategies for nurturing yourself, the benefits of incorporating play and relaxation into your routine, and building resilience over time. Discover how prioritizing your own well-being can positively impact your ability to care for your family.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Nutrition | Financial Literacy | Family |

TAGS: | Self Care | parenting | kids | family |

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
ahargreaves@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775
Branch manager
Abby Hargreaves
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Wed, Mar 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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Fri, Mar 06 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 07 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 08 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Parking:
There is a library parking lot available.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: King Street Station
  • Metrobus: F20
  • DASH Bus: 36A, 36B, 102

Upcoming Events

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Teen Calligraphy Workshop
Sat, Mar 07, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room
Are you curious about learning calligraphy? Join us to learn and practice different styles each session at Burke! Teens and adults welcome!
Senior Bingo
Mon, Mar 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to socialize and engage your mind with a game of bingo served with food, prizes, and fun. Registration is required.
This event is full
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Mar 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
English practice for English language learners. No registration is needed. Class is held in the Burke Branch Meeting Room.
Dungeons & Dragons - at Burke Branch Library
Mon, Mar 09, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
Join Dungeon Master Jacob on an epic adventure where you call the shots and leave fate up to the dice.
This event is full
Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Mar 10, 10:15am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Mar 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a special uninterrupted playtime with your child and meet other caregivers. Discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. (ages 0-3).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Mar 11, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. Quilting tutorials will be provided on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
American Revolution - Episode 6 watch party - Episode 6: The Most Sacred Thing
Wed, Mar 11, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library for Episode 6 of Ken Burn's newest documentary, The American Revolution.
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Mar 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to learn the basic line dance steps to great Oldies and Motown music. This is a great class for beginners. Bring a friend or come alone. Please wear comfortable shoes!
Line Dancing 201
Thu, Mar 12, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Viva Line Dancing: Join our intermediate level of line dancing to improve flexibility and enhance memory. We work the dance floors! This class is not intended for beginners.
Art with Julie - Memorabilia Collage
Thu, Mar 12, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Celebrate the important women in your life and Women's History Month by joining us to create your own personal memorabilia collage.
Sit & Stitch
Thu, Mar 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
Stitchers of all kinds and skill levels, join us for an hour of stitching and community at Burke Branch Library!
Baby Storytime
Fri, Mar 13, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
We sing, play, dance, and rhyme all while promoting your baby’s development and literacy skills. For ages 0-14 months.
Musical Movement
Fri, Mar 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Come and play with music in this fun parent-child learn & play class! Program focuses on activities that enhance brain development and build social skills, language/motor skills, and more (ages 0-5).
Fun Friday! - Viernes de diversión
Fri, Mar 13, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Have fun on Fridays after school building, making, playing word bingo, and winning prizes! Grades K-5.
Trash Trekkers (Fort Ward Edition) - Burke Branch Walking and Litter Pickup Club
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Calling All Trash Trekkers! Join the Burke Branch walking and litter pickup club. Get some exercise while helping to clean our environment.
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Teen Calligraphy Workshop
Sat, Mar 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Are you curious about learning calligraphy? Join us to learn and practice different styles each session at Burke! Teens and adults welcome!
Introduction to Tarot
Sat, Mar 14, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour learning more about tarot!
King Street Bluegrass
Sat, Mar 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Celebrate America's 250th with the King Street Bluegrass as Charlie Bean and his band regale us with familiar bluegrass country, Americana and original tunes. Light refreshments will be served.
Board Game Bliss
Sun, Mar 15, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Let's celebrate the joy of playing games! Play a wide variety of games, both classics and new. Bring a friend or make new ones.
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Mar 16, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
English practice for English language learners. No registration is needed. Class is held in the Burke Branch Meeting Room.
Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Mar 17, 10:15am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Trans-Atlantic Book Club: Alexandria & Helsingborg - Reading "Take Only What Belongs to You" by Kathryn Harlan
Tue, Mar 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Burke Virtual Room
Join Alexandrians & our Sister City Helsingborg, Sweden to discuss short story "Take Only What Belongs to You" by Kathryn Harlan from her collection "Fruiting Bodies." Registration required. Register
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Mar 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a special uninterrupted playtime with your child and meet other caregivers. Discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. (ages 0-3).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Mar 18, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. Quilting tutorials will be provided on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Mar 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to learn the basic line dance steps to great Oldies and Motown music. This is a great class for beginners. Bring a friend or come alone. Please wear comfortable shoes!
Line Dancing 201
Thu, Mar 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Viva Line Dancing: Join our intermediate level of line dancing to improve flexibility and enhance memory. We work the dance floors! This class is not intended for beginners.
Fun Friday! - Viernes de diversión
Fri, Mar 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Have fun on Fridays after school building, making, playing word bingo, and winning prizes! Grades K-5.
Teen Calligraphy Workshop
Sat, Mar 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Are you curious about learning calligraphy? Join us to learn and practice different styles each session at Burke! Teens and adults welcome!
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - "The Gods Must Be Crazy"
Sun, Mar 22, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a screening of Director Jamie Uys' 1980 film.
Senior Bingo
Mon, Mar 23, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to socialize and engage your mind with a game of bingo served with food, prizes, and fun. Registration is required.
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Mar 23, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
English practice for English language learners. No registration is needed. Class is held in the Burke Branch Meeting Room.
Dungeons & Dragons - at Burke Branch Library
Mon, Mar 23, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
Join Dungeon Master Jacob on an epic adventure where you call the shots and leave fate up to the dice.
This event is full
Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Mar 24, 10:15am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Mar 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a special uninterrupted playtime with your child and meet other caregivers. Discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. (ages 0-3).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Mar 25, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. Quilting tutorials will be provided on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
Jewelry Making Workshop
Wed, Mar 25, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Celebrate America 250 by joining us for a relaxing workshop making handcrafted stretch bracelet, earrings and necklace with handcraft jewelry designer Toni.
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Mar 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to learn the basic line dance steps to great Oldies and Motown music. This is a great class for beginners. Bring a friend or come alone. Please wear comfortable shoes!
Line Dancing 201
Thu, Mar 26, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Viva Line Dancing: Join our intermediate level of line dancing to improve flexibility and enhance memory. We work the dance floors! This class is not intended for beginners.
250th Film Festival - "Mudbound"
Thu, Mar 26, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
We are celebrating America's 250th Birthday with a screening of the 2017 historical film based on the 2008 novel by Hillary Jordan.
Baby Storytime
Fri, Mar 27, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
We sing, play, dance, and rhyme all while promoting your baby’s development and literacy skills. For ages 0-14 months.
Musical Movement
Fri, Mar 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Come and play with music in this fun parent-child learn & play class! Program focuses on activities that enhance brain development and build social skills, language/motor skills, and more (ages 0-5).
Fun Friday! - Viernes de diversión
Fri, Mar 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Have fun on Fridays after school building, making, playing word bingo, and winning prizes! Grades K-5.
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