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American Girl™ Dress Up and Play

2023-01-06 15:00:00 2023-01-06 16:45:00 America/New_York American Girl™ Dress Up and Play Bring your doll or borrow one of ours! An independent experience for ages 6 - 12 Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Story Room

Friday, January 06
3:00pm - 4:45pm

Add to Calendar 2023-01-06 15:00:00 2023-01-06 16:45:00 America/New_York American Girl™ Dress Up and Play Bring your doll or borrow one of ours! An independent experience for ages 6 - 12 Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Story Room

Bring your doll or borrow one of ours! An independent experience for ages 6 - 12

Drop in with your American Girl™ doll (or borrow one of ours for the hour) for free play and dress up with our collection of clothes and accessories. Bring a friend or make new ones together! Supplies provided to make doll flower crowns to take home.

It is recommended to bring a large labeled zip lock bag to hold your doll's own outfit and accessories. We have lots to try on for the program and this will help avoid any mix ups!

Please note that all dolls, clothing, and accessories cannot leave our story room and must be returned to Miss Vanessa at the end of the program. We invite you to check out one of Barrett's American Girl™ dolls from our circulation desk, but these dolls cannot be used for this event - there are plenty of others to chose from for play and dress up!

Ages 6 - 12. For both safety and our story room capacity limits, this will be an independent play experience for children 6-12 only. Coloring activities for younger siblings or younger siblings provided in our children's room. Check our events page for 0-5 events both at Barrett and other Alexandria Library locations. American Girl™ dolls are recommended for ages 8+. 

Contact Miss Vanessa at vsalo@alexlibraryva.org or 703-746-1744 for more information

AGE GROUP: | Children | Ages 6-12 |

EVENT TYPE: | Children |

TAGS: | American Girl | Ages 6-12 |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library

jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Branch manager
James Cahill

Hours
Mon, Jul 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 18 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 19 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 20 1:00PM to 5:00PM

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.

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First Floor
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Thu, Jul 17, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Thu, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Thu, Jul 17, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Sat, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Tue, Jul 22, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tue, Jul 22, 6:45pm - 7:45pm
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Wed, Jul 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
First Floor
Songs, games, yoga and more,just for infants ages 0-12 months.

Wed, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Story Room,Youth Services Area
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Thu, Jul 24, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Schedule time with a librarian on Thursday mornings to receive help with applications. Appointments are available at 10 AM and 11 AM. Please call 703-746-1721 to schedule an appointment.

Thu, Jul 24, 11:00am - 11:45am
First Floor
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Thu, Jul 24, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Second Floor
The Barrett Branch Mahjong group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Space is available for up to 12 players, so it's first come first served as game tables fill.

Thu, Jul 24, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Second Floor
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Sat, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Second Floor
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