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After-School Party Games
2026-11-12 15:30:00 2026-11-12 16:30:00 America/New_York After-School Party Games *AGES 11-15* Bring a friend and play some group board/card games! We’ll be playing games like Spoons, Werewolf, reverse charades, Spyfall, Telephone Pictionary, and more. The more the merrier! Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Thursday, November 12
3:30pm - 4:30pm

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*AGES 11-15* Bring a friend and play some group board/card games! We’ll be playing games like Spoons, Werewolf, reverse charades, Spyfall, Telephone Pictionary, and more. The more the merrier!

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens | Gaming |

TAGS: | teens | Tabletop Games | social | Board Games | after school | #Games |

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 Monday October 12 due to Indigenous People's Day
Mon, Oct 12 Closed
(Indigenous People's Day)
Tue, Oct 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 16 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 17 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 18 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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Board Game Bliss
Sun, Oct 18, 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, Oct 19, 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, Oct 19, 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.
Burke Branch Friends, Inc. Book Sale
Tue, Oct 20, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Shop over 10,000 books, CDs, and DVDs covering a variety of genres at the Burke Branch Friends Book Sale!
Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Oct 20, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Weekly Kids Play Date
Tue, Oct 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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 0-5).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Oct 21, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. "Show & Tell" will happen on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
Junk Journaling
Wed, Oct 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
*AGES 14-18**Biweekly* Like the idea of journaling, but not the actual writing? Have a problem of keeping your notes, and movie tickets for too long? Solve both of those problems with junk journaling!
Technology & Career Readiness - English Sessions
Wed, Oct 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room
Come and take the first step to a better future! Learn computer skills, create your resume, and prepare for your job interview. Register
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Oct 22, 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, Oct 22, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
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.
Burke Branch Friends, Inc. Book Sale
Fri, Oct 23, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Shop over 10,000 books, CDs, and DVDs covering a variety of genres at the Burke Branch Friends Book Sale!
Burke Branch Friends, Inc. Book Sale
Sat, Oct 24, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Shop over 10,000 books, CDs, and DVDs covering a variety of genres at the Burke Branch Friends Book Sale!
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - "The People Under the Stairs"
Sun, Oct 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Oddball Cinema brings you all of the weird, eclectic, and lesser-known films you may have missed in theaters.
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Oct 26, 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, Oct 27, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Weekly Kids Play Date
Tue, Oct 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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 0-5).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Oct 28, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. "Show & Tell" will happen on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
Film Screening: A Halloween Tribute to Tim Curry - "Rocky Horror Picture Show"
Wed, Oct 28, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a spine-chilling, hilarious celebration of the legendary Tim Curry with his most iconic, delightfully wicked performance this Halloween.
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Oct 29, 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, Oct 29, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
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.
Trans-Atlantic Book Club: Alexandria & Helsingborg - Reading "In a Jar" by Morgan Talty
Thu, Oct 29, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Burke Virtual Room
Join Alexandrians & our Sister City Helsingborg, Sweden to discuss short story "In a Jar" by Morgan Talty from his collection "Night of the Living Rez." Registration required.Register
Film Screening - "Practical Magic"
Thu, Oct 29, 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Meeting Room
Fall into the spooky spirit early with an afternoon matinee of 1998 classic "Practical Magic." The film is rated PG-13.
Fun Friday
Fri, Oct 30, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
*AGES 8-13* Have fun on Fridays after school – building, making, playing games, and winning prizes!
Senior Bingo
Mon, Nov 02, 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, Nov 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.
Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Nov 03, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Weekly Kids Play Date
Tue, Nov 03, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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 0-5).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Nov 04, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. "Show & Tell" will happen on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
250th Film Festival - "Our Town"
Wed, Nov 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
We are celebrating America's 250th Birthday with a screening of the 1940 film based on the play by Thornton Wilder.
Earth Friendly Cooking and Recipes
Wed, Nov 04, 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room
Join EcoAmbassadors to learn how to prepare meals that reduce waste and support a healthy planet!
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Nov 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, Nov 05, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
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 Screening - "The Devil Wears Prada 2"
Thu, Nov 05, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Looking for the perfect afternoon escape? Join us for a screening of the highly anticipated sequel, "The Devil Wears Prada 2," and see what Andy, Emily, and Miranda are up to next.
Rescheduled
Celebrating Poet Mary Oliver - Poetry Workshop with Alexandria Poet Laureate Cristi Donoso
Thu, Nov 05, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
New date Sunday, November 22, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Guided by selections of Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver’s work and her celebrated "Poetry Handbook," participants write draft their own poem. No experience necessary!
Baby Storytime
Fri, Nov 06, 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.
Fun Friday
Fri, Nov 06, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
*AGES 8-13* Have fun on Fridays after school – building, making, playing games, and winning prizes!
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