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Book Design - All Alexandria Reads

2023-04-11 14:00:00 2023-04-11 15:00:00 America/New_York Book Design - All Alexandria Reads A well-crafted book cover or design can delight the senses, streamline the reading experience, and sell more copies. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, April 11
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-11 14:00:00 2023-04-11 15:00:00 America/New_York Book Design - All Alexandria Reads A well-crafted book cover or design can delight the senses, streamline the reading experience, and sell more copies. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

A well-crafted book cover or design can delight the senses, streamline the reading experience, and sell more copies.

Join Professor Roger Lathbury of GMU as he explores deeper into the elements that make a book as beautiful to hold as it may be to read. Bring your own book to get feedback on its design.

Roger Lathbury, Professor of English at George Mason University, received his B.A. in English at Middlebury College, and his M.A. in English at Indiana University. He is the founder and editor of Orchises Press, one of the nation’s premier small presses specializing in original poetry. He has written books on American realism and modernism and published a book on The Great Gatsby.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Author Talks | Art & Music | All Alexandria Reads |

TAGS: | design | books | book cover | art |

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library

gschuler@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775

Hours
We're closed Monday May 29 due to Memorial Day
Mon, May 29 Closed
(Memorial Day)
Tue, May 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 03 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Parking: The library has a parking lot.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: King Street Station (Yellow & Blue 3.3 miles)
  • Metrobus: 28A, 8W
  • DASH Bus: 36A, 36B, 102

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

Upcoming Events

Sat, Jun 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Outdoors
Join us for a tour and clean up of the Four Mile Run Park located at 3700 Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305.
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jun 07, 3:30pm - 7:00pm
Books, CDs, and DVDs for both children and adults all for sale at low prices. Join the Friends and/or shop the sale and help support the library!

Thu, Jun 08, 11:00am - 7:00pm
Books, CDs, and DVDs for both children and adults all for sale at low prices. Join the Friends and/or shop the sale and help support the library!

Fri, Jun 09, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Books, CDs, and DVDs for both children and adults all for sale at low prices. Join the Friends and/or shop the sale and help support the library!

Sat, Jun 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
All ages are invited to a storytime where we will read, sing, and play. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sat, Jun 10, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Books, CDs, and DVDs for both children and adults all for sale at low prices. Join the Friends and/or shop the sale and help support the library!

Sun, Jun 11, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Books, CDs, and DVDs for both children and adults all for sale at low prices. Join the Friends and/or shop the sale and help support the library!