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Ready for Anything

Emergency Preparedness Workshop
2023-09-26 18:30:00 2023-09-26 19:30:00 America/New_York Ready for Anything Lee Gjertsen Malone, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Volunteer Alexandria, will provide information on what to do in and how to prepare for an emergency situation. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Tuesday, September 26
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-09-26 18:30:00 2023-09-26 19:30:00 America/New_York Ready for Anything Lee Gjertsen Malone, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Volunteer Alexandria, will provide information on what to do in and how to prepare for an emergency situation. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Lee Gjertsen Malone, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Volunteer Alexandria, will provide information on what to do in and how to prepare for an emergency situation.

Learn the supplies, resources and actions you can take to keep yourself, your family, and neighbors safe when an emergency happens.

September 24-30 is Climate Prep Week! As a Climate Resilience Hub, the Kate Waller Barrett Branch participates in this information week to help our community prepare and respond to our changing climate and extreme weather.

If you have supplies you'd like to donate to the Emergency Supply Drive, please bring them when you attend this workshop. The Emergency Supply Drive runs from September 5-22. Supplies can be dropped off at any branch. 

Contact mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Nutrition |

TAGS: | Sustainability | Resiliency | Emergency Preparedness | Climate Prep Week |

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
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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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