Library Events in September

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library 5005 Duke Street, 22304 Tel: 703.746.1702 Fax: 703.746.1763 Mon-Thurs 10am - 9pm; Fri 10am - 6pm; Sat 10am - 5pm; Sun 1pm - 5pm ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES 1) Free, on-going, drop-in All Levels ESL Workshop, Tuesdays, from 10:00am to noon, September 4, 11, 18, & 25 2) Free, on-going, drop-in Intermediate ESL Workshop, Tuesdays, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, September 4, 11, 18, & 25 3) Free, on-going, drop-in All Levels ESL Workshop, Thursdays, from 10:00 to noon, September 6, 13, 20, & 27 LIBRARY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Saturday, September 8, 11:00am to 4:00pm. Join us for a variety of events celebrating the Library's 75th birthday. Couponing Workshop with Laura Harders, the "Beltway Bargain Mom" from 10:00 to 11:00am; Technology Zoo from 11:00am to noon, bring your e-readers for hands-on help or learn more about the latest gadgets; Project Natale from 1:00 to 2:00pm, featuring live jazz music; Kofi Dennis from 3:00 to 4:00pm, an interactive drum performance with stories for all ages. ELECTION MOVIE SERIES Sunday, September 9, 2:00 to 4:00pm. Just in time for campaign season! Join us for a Sunday matinee series featuring films with political themes. We will be showing a PG-13 movie. Call 703-746-1702 for info. Located in the Large Meeting Room. Sponsored by the Friends of Beatley Central Library. AUTHOR EVENT- BROOKE STODDARD Wednesday, September 12, 7:00 to 8:30pm. Local author will speak about the major events of World War II that occurred in September. Located in the Large Meeting Room. LATIN AMERICAN BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Thursday, September 13, 7:00 to 8:30pm. Discussions are in English. For stories in Spanish and English, please contact the adult services /reference desk: 703-746-1702 ext. 3. BLOCKBUSTER THURSDAY Thursday September 13, 6:30 to 8:30pm. Join us for a screening of a hit movie. Call 703-746-1702 for info. Located in the Large Meeting Room. ELECTION MOVIE SERIES Sunday, September 16, 2:00 to 4:00pm. We will be showing a PG-13 movie. Call 703-746-1702 for info. Located in the Large Meeting Room. BLUEPRINT FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS Tuesday, September 18, 7:00 to 8:30pm. Learn how to create a budget and manage your cashflow. All participants will receive a free workbook courtesy of New York Life. Located in the Large Meeting Room. Event is sponsored by the Friends of Beatley Central Library. GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP Thursday, September 20, 7:00 to 8:30pm. Located in the Large Meeting Room. ELECTION MOVIE SERIES Sunday, September 23, 2:00 to 4:00pm. We will be showing a movie, Rated R. Call 703-746-1702 for more info. Located in the Large Meeting Room. OVERDRIVE DIGITAL BOOKMOBILE Tuesday, September 25, 1:00 to 7:00pm. Want to learn about the future of reading? Come check out the Digital Bookmobile, a futuristic exhibit showcasing how to download digital titles which can be accessed anytime or anywhere with just a library card and an Internet-connected computer or device. Located in the parking lot. RAISING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CHILDREN Tuesday, September 25, 7:00 to 8:30pm. Learn how to create a budget and manage Learn how to teach your children about the value and responsible use of money. All participants will receive a free workbook courtesy of New York Life. Located in the Large Meeting Room. Event is sponsored by the Friends of Beatley Central Library. AUTHOR EVENT- DR. RICARDO LASSO Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 to 8:30pm. Local author will speak about his book, Democracy On Trial. Located in the Large Meeting Room. ELECTION MOVIE SERIES Sunday, September 30, 2:00 to 4:00pm. We will be showing a movie, Rated R. Call 703-746-1702 for info. Located in the Large Meeting Room. TALKING BOOKS SERVICE Talking Book Service (TBS) is a free service for the blind, physically and/or visually impaired or learning disabled. Please call Loni McCaffrey for more info: 703-746-1760. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS *Pre-registration required: Call 703-746-1702 ext. 5 or visit children's desk *PAWS TO READ Thursdays, September 6 & 20, 5:30 to 6:30pm. Sign up to read to a dog! On the first and third Thursday of the month, some friendly dogs are coming to the Beatley Central Library to listen to their human buddies read to them. Pre-registration required; to register for a 15 minute slot, call 703.746.1702 x5. For ages 6-12. *LITTLE ONE-DERS Mondays, September 10, 17 & 24, 10:30 or 11:15am. For ages 12-23 months, with an adult. *BABY RHYME TIME Tuesdays, September 11, 18 & 25, 11:30am to noon. For ages 0-11 months, with an adult. *TIME FOR 2's Tuesdays, September 11, 18 & 25, or Wednesdays, September 12, 19 & 26, 10:30 to 11:00am. For ages 24-36 months, with an adult. Half-hour event. *STORY TIME Thursdays, September 13, 20 & 27, 10:30am or 3:00pm, for ages 3 to 5 (children only). Half-hour event. SPANISH STORY TIME, Wednesday, September 12, 1:00 to 1:30pm, all ages welcome.

James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library 2501 Commonwealth Avenue, 22301 Tel: 703-746-1705, Fax: 703-746-1785 Mon 10am-7pm; Tues 10am-7pm; Wed 1pm-9pm; Thurs 10am-7pm; Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm FILM NOIR SERIES Wednesday September 5, 6:45 to 9:00pm. The monthly film series continues. Discussion follows at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub. OVERDRIVE eBOOK TRAINING Thursday, September 13, 4:00 to 5:00pm. Want to borrow ebooks but don't know how? Learn to search for and download ebooks/audiobooks from our Overdrive site. DUNCAN BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Wednesday, September 19, 7:00 to 8:30pm. We will be discussing The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. FRIENDS BOARD MEETING Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 to 9:00pm. Join us for our monthly business meeting. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS *Pre-registration required STORIES & SONGS Tuesdays, September 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10:00 or 11:00am. Sign-up half hour before 11:00am program. Ages 1 to 4. STORY TIME Thursdays, September 6, 13, 20 & 27, 11:00am to noon. Ages 3 to 5 without adult. MOTHER GOOSE TIME Thursdays, September 6, 13, 20 & 27, 10:00 to 10:30am. Songs, fingerplays, bounces and one story read to children who are one year old and their adults. Ages 12 to 24 months. CELEBRATE THE LIBRARY'S 75TH BIRTHDAY! Saturday, September 8. Fireman and Fire Truck Visit, 10:30 to 11:30am. Irish Breakfast Band, 11am to noon. Shazam Magic, 2:00 to 2:45pm. All ages. BABY TIME Mondays, September 10, 17 & 24, 11:00 to 11:30am. Songs, fingerplays and bounces aimed at babies under 1 year old with their adults. Ages 0 to 11 months. *PAWS TO READ Tuesdays, September 11 & 25, 5:30 to 6:30pm. Call 703-746-1783 to register for a 15-minute slot. Grades 1 to 6. PAJAMA STORY TIME Wednesday, September 12, 7:00 to 7:30pm. Come listen to two or three bedtime stories read to you. Ages 3 to 7 without an adult. VISIT FROM ANIMAL SHELTER Monday, September 17, 3:30 to 4:00pm. Employee from the city's Animal Shelter comes to talk about animals they have at the Animal Shelter; talk encompasses habits and care and maybe training of animals. Usually they bring a live animal or two with them. Grades K-5 only. STORIES AND SONGS IN SPANISH Monday, September 17, 10:00 to 10:30am. Two or three stories and/or books read in Spanish along with songs, rhymes and fingerplays all in Spanish. Ages 0 to 5. NATURE PROGRAM Wednesday, September 19, 3:30 to 4:15pm. For ages 6 to12 only. GERMAN STORY TIME Monday, September 24, 10:00 to 10:30am. Stories, fingerplays, and songs all done in German. Ages 1 to 5. MEET A K-9 DOG AND DEPUTY SHERIFF Monday, September 24, 3:45 to 4:30pm. Grades K-5 only.

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library 4701 Seminary Road, 22304 Tel: 703-746-1704, Fax: 703-746-1775 Mon 10am-9pm; Tues & Wed 10am-7pm; Thurs 1pm-9pm; Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm WORLD SHORT STORIES Thursday, September 27, 7:00 to 8:30pm. We will be discussing stories from the book, Other Voices, Other Vistas edited by Barbara Solomon. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS STORY TIME Tuesdays, September 4, 11, 18 & 25, 11:00 to 11:30am. Ages 2 to 3. PAJAMA PARTY Thursdays, September 6, 13, 20 & 27 7:00 to 7:30pm. Ages 3 to 6. LIBRARY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Saturday, September 8. Face painting with Todd Sprow all day; Magician Joe Romano 11:00 to 11:45am; Buddie Ford Nature Center's exotic animals 2:00 to 3:00pm.

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library 717 Queen Street, 22314 Tel: 703-746-1703, Fax: 703-746-1708 Mon 1pm-9pm; Tues 10am-9pm; Wed & Thurs 10am-7pm; Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday, September 8, All day. Help us celebrate our 75th Birthday: We were founded as a subscription library in 1794, but we've been Alexandria's public library since 1937. BOOK SALE Saturday, September 8, 10:00am to 4:00pm. Buy good quality used books and media and support the Friends of the Barrett Branch Library. $3.00 for Hardcover books, DVDs and CDs; $2.00 for Paperback books, and VHS tapes. TIME TRAVEL September 8, 11:00am to noon. Time travel back through Alexandria's history with Photo Librarian Julia Downie. Explore our history through archival photos from the turn of the 20th Century through the 1950s. To register call 703-746-1714 or emailhmartyn@alexandria.lib.va.us (A Barrett Branch and Special Collections joint event.) TIME TRAVEL BOOK CLUB:1937 Saturday, September 8, 3:00 to 4:00pm. Turn back time and come discuss the books our founders would have been reading! Of Mice and Men, The Hobbit, The Years, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Death on the Nile are just a few of the classics that were first published in 1937. To register, call 703-746-1714 or email hmartyn@alexandria.lib.va.us LET'S TALK BOOKS Monday, September 10, 7:00 to 8:00pm. Discuss The Cat's Table, by Michael Ondaatje, the author of The English Patient. To register, call 703-746-1703 or email vpowers@alexandria.lib.va.us CRAFT NIGHT Tuesday, September 18, 7:00 to 8:00pm. Do you knit, crochet or sew? Join us to meet other crafters, share your love of yarn, thread and fabric, or even learn a new skill. Participants must bring their own supplies. To register, call 703-746-1714, or emailhmartyn@alexandria.lib.va.us MANY BACKGROUNDS, MANY STORIES: STORYTIME FOR ADULTS Wednesday, September 19, 2:00 to 3:00pm. Listening to stories read aloud is a pleasure for listeners of all ages. Join us for a different kind of Storytime-- one for adults! Librarians will read short stories by Hispanic authors in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS READ, SING, PLAY, BABY! Mondays, September 10, 17 & 24, 4:00 to 5:00pm. Songs, games & fun for babies and their parents/caregivers, including free play time with toys. Ages 0-11 months. MOTHER GOOSE TIME Tuesdays & Wednesdays, September 18, 19, 25 & 26, 10:15 to 10:45am. Songs, fingerplays, games & more for toddlers & their parents/caregivers. Please come on time--latecomers cannot be admitted. Ages 12-24 months. STORIES GROW ON Tuesdays & Wednesdays, September 18, 19, 25 & 26, 11:00 to 11:45am. Stories told in a variety of ways, songs, games & creative movement. Younger siblings are welcome to join. Ages 2 & up.