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Pizzas, Poems, and Video Games

For the Love of Country writing workshop
2022-07-14 16:00:00 2022-07-14 17:30:00 America/New_York Pizzas, Poems, and Video Games Come by, write, or submit a poem, and get a free slice! It's our annual FLOC writing contest and you could win up to $100! We'll have video games, too. (For rising 7th, 8th, and 9th graders) Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library -

Thursday, July 14
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2022-07-14 16:00:00 2022-07-14 17:30:00 America/New_York Pizzas, Poems, and Video Games Come by, write, or submit a poem, and get a free slice! It's our annual FLOC writing contest and you could win up to $100! We'll have video games, too. (For rising 7th, 8th, and 9th graders) Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library -

Come by, write, or submit a poem, and get a free slice! It's our annual FLOC writing contest and you could win up to $100! We'll have video games, too. (For rising 7th, 8th, and 9th graders)

Bring or write a poem or essay for the For Love of Country contest, and grab a free slice. You could win up to $100 for your contest entry! For rising grades 7-9.

Visit the For Love of Country contest page for more details and to submit an entry.

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens |

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Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
ahargreaves@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775
Branch manager
Abby Hargreaves
Hours
We're closed Thursday June 19 due to Juneteenth
Mon, Jun 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 19 Closed
(Juneteenth)
Fri, Jun 20 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 21 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 22 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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