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Book Tasting

Get book recommendations and enjoy pastries!
2025-07-12 11:00:00 2025-07-12 12:00:00 America/New_York Book Tasting Need more books to fill your SummerQuest logs? Look no further! Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Saturday, July 12
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-12 11:00:00 2025-07-12 12:00:00 America/New_York Book Tasting Need more books to fill your SummerQuest logs? Look no further! Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Need more books to fill your SummerQuest logs? Look no further!

Join us at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library for a book tasting! Books of various genres from both our General Collection and our Young Adult Collection will be available to browse and check out. Enjoy pastries while you browse!

Do you have a book you want to recommend for the tasting? Please reach out to Skie Thorp at kthorp@alexlibraryva.org with book recommendations and questions about the program.

This program is for adults and teens ages 12+. Registration is encouraged, but not required.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Quest | Book Discussion Groups |

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Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Hours
Mon, Apr 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, May 03 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 04 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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