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Build Your Own Birdhouse!
2025-06-25 14:00:00 2025-06-25 15:00:00 America/New_York Build Your Own Birdhouse! Want to see the birds flying around this summer? Join us at the library to build and paint your very own birdhouse! Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, June 25
2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Want to see the birds flying around this summer? Join us at the library to build and paint your very own birdhouse!

Registration is not required but supplies are limited and come on a first-come-first-serve basis. 

SummerQuest Jr. is made possible through a generous grant from the James M. Duncan, Jr. Library Foundation, Inc. SummerQuest is made possible through support from the Alexandria Library Foundation, Inc., the Friends of Beatley Central Library, Friends of Barrett Library, Friends of Burke Library, and Friends of Duncan Library.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Quest | STEM/STEAM | Family | Children |

TAGS: | SummerQuest | Nature | Environment | Arts & Craft | animals |

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
ahargreaves@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775
Branch manager
Abby Hargreaves
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Mon, Sep 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 18 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 19 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 20 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

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