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Secret Garden: Raptors
2026-08-05 16:00:00 2026-08-05 17:00:00 America/New_York Secret Garden: Raptors Meet and learn about raptors--birds of prey like hawks and owls. Ages 6+ Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area

Wednesday, August 05
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Meet and learn about raptors--birds of prey like hawks and owls. Ages 6+

Secret Garden is a local volunteer group that rescues and cares for birds of prey.

Meet their "Raptor Ambassadors" and learn about their lives. This program is for ages 6 and up.

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 |

TAGS: | stem | steam | Nature | live animals | #SummerQuest | #STEM | #STEAM |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Branch manager
James Cahill
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Mon, Jul 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 24 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 25 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 26 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: 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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