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Trash Trekkers (Fort Ward Edition)

Burke Branch Walking and Litter Pickup Club

2026-03-14 10:00:00 2026-03-14 12:00:00 America/New_York Trash Trekkers (Fort Ward Edition) Calling All Trash Trekkers! Join the Burke Branch walking and litter pickup club. Get some exercise while helping to clean our environment. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Outdoors

Saturday, March 14
10:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-14 10:00:00 2026-03-14 12:00:00 America/New_York Trash Trekkers (Fort Ward Edition) Calling All Trash Trekkers! Join the Burke Branch walking and litter pickup club. Get some exercise while helping to clean our environment. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Outdoors

Calling All Trash Trekkers! Join the Burke Branch walking and litter pickup club. Get some exercise while helping to clean our environment.

We are celebrating America's 250th by also stopping by for a tour of the local Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site. Clean up supplies will be provided. Please dress for the weather as we will be outside. This activity will require the ability to walk at an easy pace and to bend to pick up items on the ground. Through registering, you will receive instructions and email updates related to the event.

Space is limited and registration is required. For ages 16 and up only. Please contact Caroline at cpak@alexlibraryva.org if you have any questions.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Sustainability | Health & Nutrition | Anniversary | All Alexandria Reads |

TAGS: | walking | volunteering | va250 | Sustainability | social hour | service project | america250 | AllAlexandriaReads | Alex250 | AAR |

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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Mon, Feb 09 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Feb 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 11 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 13 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Feb 14 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 15 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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Trash Trekkers - Burke Branch Walking and Litter Pickup Club
Sat, Feb 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Outdoors
Start your Saturday doing good for your community. Join the Burke Branch walking and litter pickup club.
Registration is now closed
Burke Branch Friends Pop-Up Book Sale
Sat, Feb 14, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Shop used books and more while supporting the Burke Branch Friends!
Burke Branch Friends Pop-Up Book Sale
Sun, Feb 15, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Shop used books and more while supporting the Burke Branch Friends!
Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Feb 17, 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, Feb 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, Feb 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, Feb 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, Feb 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.
Film Series - "Sinners"
Thu, Feb 19, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Celebrate Black History Month by joining us for a screening of the acclaimed 2025 horror film set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta.
Baby Storytime
Fri, Feb 20, 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, Feb 20, 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, Feb 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Have fun on Fridays after school building, making, playing word bingo, and winning prizes! Grades K-5.
Board Game Bliss
Sun, Feb 22, 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.
Senior Bingo
Mon, Feb 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, Feb 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, Feb 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, Feb 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, Feb 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, Feb 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.
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Feb 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, Feb 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.
Film Series - "American Fiction"
Thu, Feb 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Celebrate Black History Month by joining us for a screening of this 2023 comedy-drama film, an adaption of the 2001 novel "Erasure" by Percival Everett.
Film Series - "Nickel Boys"
Fri, Feb 27, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Read the book, Watch the film. Celebrate Black History Month by joining us for the 2024 film, an adaptation of Colson Whitehead's acclaimed 2019 novel.
Fun Friday! - Viernes de diversión
Fri, Feb 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Have fun on Fridays after school building, making, playing word bingo, and winning prizes! Grades K-5.
Crafty Kid Series
Sat, Feb 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us one Saturday a month to get crafty! Each month is a new fun craft, followed by open play time and bubbles!
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Mar 02, 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.
AAR Movie Series
Mon, Mar 02, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us on some fun adventures through the ages of America! (All ages)
Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Mar 03, 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 03, 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 04, 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 5 watch party - The Soul of All America (December 1777 - May 1780)
Wed, Mar 04, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library for Episode 5 of Ken Burn's newest documentary, The American Revolution.
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Mar 05, 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 05, 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 06, 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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