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National Book Festival Watch Party
2022-09-03 10:00:00 2022-09-03 16:30:00 America/New_York National Book Festival Watch Party Join us in our Large Meeting Room and Small Conference Room to watch a livestream of selected authors from the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival! Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room, Small Conference Room

Saturday, September 03
10:00am - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2022-09-03 10:00:00 2022-09-03 16:30:00 America/New_York National Book Festival Watch Party Join us in our Large Meeting Room and Small Conference Room to watch a livestream of selected authors from the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival! Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room, Small Conference Room

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library

Large Meeting Room, Small Conference Room

Join us in our Large Meeting Room and Small Conference Room to watch a livestream of selected authors from the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival!

For more about the National Book Festival and to see a list of authors, visit https://www.loc.gov/events/2022-national-book-festival/about-this-event/ 

*Note: Not all scheduled author events will be shown at the Watch Party.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens | Special Event | Author Talks |

TAGS: | National Book Festival | Library of Congress | author talk |

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
Phone: 703.746.1702
Fax: 703.746.1763
Hours
Mon, Dec 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 24 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Dec 27 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 28 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 29 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Parking: The library has a large parking lot with 175 spaces.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: King Street Station (Yellow & Blue Lines 3.2 miles); Van Dorn Station (Blue Line 2.1 miles)
  • Metrobus: 29K/N, 21C
  • DASH Bus: 30, 32

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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