Library Cards Unlock Film Vaults Beginning August 6th, Alexandria Library customers will have free access to more than 30,000 films, with the popular on-demand film streaming service. Cardholders can access Kanopy and […]
79th Anniversary of the 1939 Library Sit-In (August 21, 2018) One of America’s first sit-ins took place at Alexandria Library on Friday, August 21, 1939 at the Kate Waller Barrett […]
Alexandria, VA – October 10, 2017 – Alexandria Library’s James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library – located at 2501 Commonwealth Avenue – will be closed for renovations from Monday, October 23 […]
Alexandria Library hosts 5th Annual “Le Tour d’Alexandria” Bicycle Tour on Saturday, October 28 Alexandria, VA – October 5, 2017 – Alexandria Library invites the community to participate in Le Tour d’Alexandria […]
The correction is to the Low Vision Resource Group program on Friday, October 20. The program is at 1pm, not 7pm. The time has been corrected in the press release below. Alexandria Library Embraces […]
Alexandria Library receives Inclusive Internship Initiative Grant from Public Library Association (PLA) ALEXANDRIA, VA – July 21, 2017 – The Youth Services Department at the Beatley Central Library received an “Inclusive Internship […]
Alexandria Library’s summer reading program, SummerQuest, begins Monday, June 26 Start off summer with a bang at the Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library – located at 5005 Duke Street – on […]
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Access to information, public disclosure, deliberation, civic engagement and the opportunity for everyone to have a better tomorrow – these are the ideals that many great countries hold true. […]
All Alexandria Library locations will be closed on Friday, May 12, for Staff Development Day. No library materials will be due on this day. In addition, book drops will remain open […]
Please join ACT for Alexandria to “Meet the Author” and receive an introduction to the new book: Historical Tours: Alexandria, Virginia: Walk the Path of America’s Founding Fathers by Frederick Knops. All profits from […]
