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PINGO

Plastic Free BINGO

2022-07-03 00:00:00 2022-07-03 23:59:00 America/New_York PINGO Pick up a PINGO card and play to help save the ocean! PINGO will run throughout the month of July. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library -

Sunday, July 03
All day

Add to Calendar 2022-07-03 00:00:00 2022-07-03 23:59:00 America/New_York PINGO Pick up a PINGO card and play to help save the ocean! PINGO will run throughout the month of July. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library -

Pick up a PINGO card and play to help save the ocean! PINGO will run throughout the month of July.

Pick up your PINGO card at the Barrett Branch Library. The PINGO card contains activities to help you move towards eliminating single-use plastic from your life. Mark your completed activities on the card and once you fill up a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row, bring your card back to Barrett's Information Desk to receive a donation token. You can chose to drop your tokens into the bucket of either the Bahamas Plastic Movement or the Potomac Riverkeeper Network - Trash Free Potomac Campaign. Fill up the whole card to get two tokens to donate. Tokens cannot be redeemed for cash value. Cards must be returned to the Barrett Branch, 717 Queen St., by July 31. 

For questions or to find out how you can pick up your card, contact Megan at mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org.  

Bahamas Plastic Movement

BPM’s mission is to build a community of education and activism around plastic pollution. By empowering Bahamians to contribute to hands on citizen science and environmental leadership, we aim to evolve mindsets and spark cultural practices that will be pivotal in executing changes at the policy level. Watch the Plastic Warriors short documentary to see the work Bahamas Plastic Movement is doing and check off a spot on your PINGO card!

Potomac Riverkeeper Network 

Our mission is to protect the public’s right to clean water in the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers and their tributaries. We stop pollution to enhance the safety of our drinking water, protect healthy river habitats, and enhance public use and enjoyment. Join in a Potomac Riverkeeper Event and check off a spot in your PINGO card!

Plastic Free July® is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation that allows us to work towards our vision of seeing a world free of plastic waste. Want to go beyond PINGO? Check out their website to Take the Plastic Free Challenge! plasticfreejuly.org 

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library

jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708

Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31 due to Easter Sunday
Mon, Mar 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 29 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 30 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed
(Easter Sunday)

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: 10A/B, 11C
  • 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.

Upcoming Events

Thu, Mar 28, 11:00am - 11:40am
First Floor
Stories, songs, movement and more for ages 2+

Thu, Mar 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Second Floor
Our Mahjong group uses the American rules variation developed from the ancient Chinese game. Meetings are from 2-4 PM on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Registration is limited and required.
Registration is now closed

Fri, Mar 29, 10:15am - 11:00am
Story Room
Build motor, language and social skills with your baby through songs, games, simple baby yoga and more. Just for babies ages 0-12 months and parents/caregivers--no older siblings please.

Fri, Mar 29, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
First Floor
Join the Mobile Art Lab at the Barrett Branch for some fun bunny crafting.

Mon, Apr 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Second Floor
Curious about black cake and other Caribbean food? Try samples from Ruby's Jamaican Kitchen and learn about Jamaican cuisine.

Tue, Apr 02, 11:00am - 11:40am
First Floor
Songs, games, movement and more for ages 0-23 months

Thu, Apr 04, 11:00am - 11:40am
First Floor
Stories, songs, movement and more for ages 2+

Thu, Apr 04, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Second Floor
Join Barrett Branch’s knitting and crochet group making items to donate.

Fri, Apr 05, 10:15am - 11:00am
Story Room
Build motor, language and social skills with your baby through songs, games, simple baby yoga and more. Just for babies ages 0-12 months and parents/caregivers--no older siblings please.