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Alexandria Library Cards

Your Library Card: A Tour

Making the best of the most valuable card in your wallet
2025-12-06 14:00:00 2025-12-06 16:00:00 America/New_York Your Library Card: A Tour Make good on your New Year resolution to read more, learn, explore, create, and connect with your community using your library card! Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Saturday, December 06
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-06 14:00:00 2025-12-06 16:00:00 America/New_York Your Library Card: A Tour Make good on your New Year resolution to read more, learn, explore, create, and connect with your community using your library card! Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Make good on your New Year resolution to read more, learn, explore, create, and connect with your community using your library card!

Learn how to maximize the benefits of your library card, ask questions about programs and services, get tips on navigating the new Library catalog, and hear about hidden gems available to you for free with your library card.

While the Library is always here to guide you anytime you need it, join Burke Branch Manager Abby Hargreaves for a two-hour orientation focused on how you can benefit from the most valuable card in your wallet. Don't have a library card yet? Sign up for free at this link.

Bring your questions and something to take notes with to jot down your favorite tips.

For questions before the event, please contact Abby Hargreaves at ahargreaves@alexlibraryva.org.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Children | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Technology | Special Event |

TAGS: | library card | library |

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
ahargreaves@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775
Branch manager
Abby Hargreaves
Hours
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We're closed Tuesday November 11 due to Veterans Day
Mon, Nov 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Nov 11 Closed
(Veterans Day)
Wed, Nov 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Nov 14 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Nov 15 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Nov 16 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

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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Senior Bingo
Mon, Nov 17, 10:30am - 12:15pm
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, Nov 17, 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, Nov 18, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Nov 18, 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; toys and resources will be divided up by age (ages 0-3).
Lego Club
Tue, Nov 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Calling all brick enthusiasts: come join us to make cool creations and participate in themed challenges. Grades 2-5.
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Nov 19, 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.
Burke Book Club - "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom" by Robin Kimmerer
Wed, Nov 19, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us in-person for a celebration of Native American Heritage Month with a discussion of Robin Wall Kimmerer's 2013 nonfiction book.
Line dancing 101
Thu, Nov 20, 11:00am - 11:45am
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
Line dancing 201
Thu, Nov 20, 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.
Film series - "Sugarcane"
Thu, Nov 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a film screening of a powerful 2024 documentary giving tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life.
Baby Storytime
Fri, Nov 21, 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, Nov 21, 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, Nov 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Have fun on Fridays after school building, making, playing word bingo, and winning prizes! Grades K-5.
Introduction to Tarot
Sat, Nov 22, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour learning more about tarot!
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - "Jabberwocky"
Sun, Nov 23, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a screening of the 1977 film, a British fantasy comedy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam. "Jabberwocky" stars Michael Palin as Dennis, a cooper's apprentice.
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Nov 24, 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, Nov 25, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Nov 25, 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; toys and resources will be divided up by age (ages 0-3).
Cancelled
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Nov 26, 10:30am - 12:30pm
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.
Film Series - "Frankenstein"
Wed, Nov 26, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Read the book, then join us to watch this 2025 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic tale.
Ooey Gooey Slime Factory
Sat, Nov 29, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Come make some fun themed slime at the Burke Branch! October’s theme is “Potions,” and November's theme is “Cozy.” All children must come with a guardian. Registration required.
This event is full
Senior Bingo
Mon, Dec 01, 10:30am - 12:15pm
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, Dec 01, 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, Dec 02, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Dec 02, 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; toys and resources will be divided up by age (ages 0-3).
Lego Club
Tue, Dec 02, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Calling all brick enthusiasts: come join us to make cool creations and participate in themed challenges. Grades 2-5.
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Dec 03, 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.
Film Series - "Downton Abbey: Grand Finale"
Wed, Dec 03, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
The time has come to say good bye. Join us for a screening of the third and final film in the series following the Crawley family into the 1930s as they face scandal and financial trouble.
Line dancing 101
Thu, Dec 04, 11:00am - 11:45am
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
Line dancing 201
Thu, Dec 04, 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 - Winter Crafts: Ojo de Dios and Sculptural Snowflakes
Thu, Dec 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Get into the festive holiday mood by joining us to for a couple of winter crafts.
Baby Storytime
Fri, Dec 05, 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, Dec 05, 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, Dec 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Have fun on Fridays after school building, making, playing word bingo, and winning prizes! Grades K-5.
Kids’ Winter Movie Mornings!
Sat, Dec 06, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us in the month of December to watch some chilly and winter themed movies!
Your Library Card: A Tour - Making the best of the most valuable card in your wallet
Sat, Dec 06, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Make good on your New Year resolution to read more, learn, explore, create, and connect with your community using your library card!
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