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KATE WALLER BARRETT BRANCH LIBRARY

Hours & Location
Mon, Sep 09 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 11 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 13 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 14 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 15 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Address
717 Queen Street
Alexandria
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
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
Mon, Sep 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Second Floor
Please join Let's Talk Books club to read and discuss in person the cozy mystery, "The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree" by Susan Albert Wittig.

Tue, Sep 10, 11:00am - 11:45am
First Floor
Join Miss Lisa for songs, games, movement activities, and bubbles! Fun that's just right for ages 0-23 months

Tue, Sep 10, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Barrett Library has a volunteer available on Tuesdays to help with computer and technologies use. Appointments are available at 5 PM and 6 PM. Please call 703-746-1721 to schedule an appointment.

Rescheduled
Tue, Sep 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
New date Tuesday, October 22, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Join us for a talk with local poet, Miles Liss who will discuss the process of getting published and read from his newest collection "Some Inconvenient Poems." Copies will be available for sale. 

Thu, Sep 12, 11:00am - 11:40am
First Floor
Join Miss Lisa for stories, songs, movement and more fun just right for ages 2+

Thu, Sep 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Second Floor
The Barrett Branch Mahjong group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 2 - 4 PM on the second floor. Accommodation is for 12 players so first come first served if more than 12.

Rescheduled
Sat, Sep 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
New date Saturday, September 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Barrett Branch is hosting an All We Can Save Circle open to all interested in sincere discussion centered on the climate crisis and for those seeking community rooted in wise and just solutions.

Sat, Sep 14, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Outdoors
The second-annual event reconnecting with each other, preserving our past, and strengthening our community.

Tue, Sep 17, 11:00am - 11:45am
First Floor
Join Miss Lisa for songs, games, movement activities, and bubbles! Fun that's just right for ages 0-23 months

Tue, Sep 17, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Barrett Library has a volunteer available on Tuesdays to help with computer and technologies use. Appointments are available at 5 PM and 6 PM. Please call 703-746-1721 to schedule an appointment.

Tue, Sep 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Join us for a discussion on Citizenship and Immigration 101Register

Thu, Sep 19, 11:00am - 11:40am
First Floor
Join Miss Lisa for stories, songs, movement and more fun just right for ages 2+

Thu, Sep 19, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Second Floor
Join Barrett Branch’s knitting and crochet group making items to donate.