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Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion

2023-04-29 11:00:00 2023-04-29 15:00:00 America/New_York Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion Join us for food, fun, and family while contributing to the Library's archives. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors

Saturday, April 29
11:00am - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-29 11:00:00 2023-04-29 15:00:00 America/New_York Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion Join us for food, fun, and family while contributing to the Library's archives. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors

Join us for food, fun, and family while contributing to the Library's archives.

Alexandria Library is hosting its first ever Black Family Reunion on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The event, at the Barrett Branch Library in Old Town, aims to bring neighborhoods together and help fill gaps in the documented history of Alexandria’s African American community.

African American families are invited to bring documents and images to be scanned and added to the Library’s Local History/Special Collections archive and preserved as part of the City’s historical record.

The event will feature music, games, food trucks, and more. Contributors to the archive will receive a free ticket to the participating food trucks.

WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU ARE DONATING

To donate material during the Black Family Reunion event, please either fill out a registration form online beforehand, or complete a form at the donation table. A staff member may ask you questions about the material you are donating in order to catalog all the participants, dates, or other relevant details about your material.

Depending on how many items are being donated, staff may ask you to leave the items at the Library to be scanned in the following days. Arrangements can then be made to pick up the materials once scanning is complete.

If you have further questions about the scanning and archiving process, or would like to arrange a time to meet with staff to donate a larger quantity of materials, please call the Local History/Special Collections Branch at 703-746-1706.

REGISTER AND DONATE ONLINE

Early donations are now being accepted online. If you are unable to attend the Reunion or would like to donate early, please complete our online donation form. If your items are already in digital format, you may also upload* them directly to our Archive.

REGISTER OR DONATE ONLINE

* If the total number of files exceeds 20 MB, please submit this form without file attachments, and then contact lhsc@alexlibraryva.org for additional instructions.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Local History | Family | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion |

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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.