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BAR C Ranch

Amazing Adaptations
2026-07-15 15:00:00 2026-07-15 16:30:00 America/New_York BAR C Ranch Learn about and get to pet some amazing wild animals. Ages 6+ Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area

Wednesday, July 15
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-15 15:00:00 2026-07-15 16:30:00 America/New_York BAR C Ranch Learn about and get to pet some amazing wild animals. Ages 6+ Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area

Learn about and get to pet some amazing wild animals. Ages 6+

Meet 5 wild animals from the Bar C Ranch, and learn about the amazing physical and behavioral adaptations that they use to find the food, water and shelter that they need to survive. Kids will get a chance to pet the visitors at the end of the program. Ages 6+

Can't make it on July 15?  Join Bar C Ranch for "Amazing Adaptations" on one of the following dates:

  • June 23 at 2 PM, Leonard "Chick" Armstrong Recreation Center (25 W Reed Ave.)
  • July 1 at 2 PM, Burke Library Meeting Room (all ages)
  • July 10 at 11 AM, Charles Barrett Recreation Center (1115 Martha Custis Dr.)

 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 | Children |

TAGS: | SummerQuest | Summer Quest | live animals | animals | #SummerQuest | #STEM | #animal show |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
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James Cahill
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  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
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