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New Year Digital Decluttering
2026-03-28 10:00:00 2026-03-28 12:00:00 America/New_York New Year Digital Decluttering At the limit of your cloud storage? Laptop moving at a snails pace? Join us for a Saturday morning dedicated to clearing up space on devices and cloud accounts accompanied by camaraderie and coffee. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Saturday, March 28
10:00am - 12:00pm

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At the limit of your cloud storage? Laptop moving at a snails pace? Join us for a Saturday morning dedicated to clearing up space on devices and cloud accounts accompanied by camaraderie and coffee.

This event is meant to offer time and space to spend reducing redundant and unneeded digital files. Participants will need to bring, and be responsible for work on, their own devices. Some tips will be presented and participants will be encouraged to share suggestions with each other. Computer diagnostics will not be provided.

Please bring your own mug for coffee and tea.

Contact mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Sustainability | Computer & Tech Classes |

TAGS: | Mobile devices | Laptops | Digital files | Cloud storage |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Branch manager
James Cahill
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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: A11, A12, F19
  • 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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