Fiction Only BOOK SALE: Saturday, January 14, from 10 am to 4:30 pm

BE A BETTER CONSUMER
Wednesday, January 18, at 7:30 pm
Don't be a victim! Learn how to be better consumer about what you buy, where you buy it, etc. Presented by Ferris Kaplan, an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University.

Do you want to learn how to read our free eBooks? Come and learn! Thursday, January 26 at 7 pm. Please call 703-746-1702x3 for more info.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES

1) Free, on-going, drop-in All Levels ESL Workshop, Tuesdays, from 10 am to noon, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31.

2) Free, on-going, drop-in Intermediate ESL Workshop, Tuesdays, from 3 pm to 5 pm, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31.

3) Free, on-going, drop-in All Levels ESL Workshop, Thursdays, from 10 to noon, January 5, 12, 19 & 26.

For info, call the adult services desk, 703-746-1702x3.

LATIN AMERICAN BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Discussions in English. Thursday, January 12, 7 to 8:30 pm. For stories in Spanish and English, please contact the adult services / reference desk: 703-746-1702x3.

GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP
Thurs., Jan. 19, 7 pm, to discuss "Human Personality," by Simon Weil's Selected Essays, 1934-1943. Please call Bill Scouton, 703-931-3559, for more information.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS:
*sign-up required: call 703-746-1702x5 or visit children's desk.

*LITTLE ONE-DERS, Mondays, January 9, 23 & 30, at 10:30 or 11:15 am, ages 12 to 23 months, with an adult.

*TIME FOR 2's, Tuesdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, or Wednesdays, January 4, 11, 18 & 25, at 10:30 am, for ages 24 to 36 months, with an adult.

*BABY RHYME TIME, Tuesdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, at 11:30, for ages 0 to 11 months, with an adult.

*STORY TIME, Thursdays, January 5, 12, 19 & 26, at 10:30 am or 3 pm, for ages 3 to 5 (children only).

*KIDS READ TO DOGS, with PAL (People Animals Love), Thursdays, January 5 & 19, for 15-minute sessions which start at 5:30 pm. Please call 703-746-1702x5 or visit the children's desk to sign up.

FREE SUPERHERO MOVIE: Captain America (PG-13), Thursday, January 12, at 6:45 pm.

TALKING BOOKS SERVICE
Talking Book Service (TBS) is a free service for the blind, physically and/or visually impaired or learning disabled. This service is free and open to the public. Please call Loni McCaffrey for more information about Talking Books or about the next Friends of Talking Books meeting in 2012: 703.746.1760.

DUNCAN BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Wednesday, January 18, 7 pm, to discuss Saving Fish From Downing by Amy Tan. Call Ruth Hailu at 703-746-1705x3 for more information about the group.

Do you want to learn how to read our free eBooks? Come and learn! Wednesday, January 25 at 7 pm. Please call 703-746-1705x3 for more info.

DUNCAN LOCAL AUTHOR SERIES
Monday, January 30, at 7:30 pm, (RESCHEDULED) local author Thomas Kaufman discusses his ever-thrilling book... Steal the Show. Please call 703-746-1705x3 for more info.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS:

BABY TIME, Mondays, January 9, 23 & 30, at 11 am, for ages 0 - 11 months, with an adult. Sign-up half hour before story time. Limited to 20 children.

STORIES & SONGS, Tuesdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, at 10 or 11 am , for ages 1 - 4, with an adult. Sign-up half hour before 11 am story time.

THURSDAY STORY TIME, Thursdays, January 5, 12, 19 & 26, at 11 am, for ages 3 to 5, without an adult.

MOTHER GOOSE TIME, Thursdays, Jan. 5, 12, 19 & 26, ages 12 - 24 months, 10 am, w/ adult. Limited to 25 children.

STORIES & SONGS IN SPANISH, Mondays, January 9 & 23, at 10 am, for ages 0 - 5, with an adult.

PAJAMA STORY TIME, Wednesday, January 11, at 7 pm, for ages 3 - 7, without an adult.

NATURE PROGRAM, Wednesday, January 18, at 3:30 pm. For grades K to 5 only.

DROP-IN BOARD & CARD GAMES, Monday, January 23, for grades 3 - 5, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm.

GERMAN STORY TIME, Friday, January 27, at 4 pm, for ages 2 to 5 with an adult.

ANIMAL SHELTER VISIT, Monday, January 30, at 3 pm. For grades K to 5 only.

WORLD SHORT STORY DISCUSSION GROUP
Discussing the stories in Short Shorts: An Anthology of the Shortest Stories, edited by Howe & Howe. Next meeting: Thursday, January 26, at 7 pm. Please contact the adult services / reference desk, 703-746-1704, for the stories.

Do you want to learn how to read our free eBooks? Come and learn! Monday, January 30 at 7 pm. Please call 703-746-1704x3 for more info.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS:

TUESDAY TOTS, Tuesdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31,
at 11 am, ages 2 to 3, with an adult.

PAJAMA PARTY, Thursdays, January 5, 12, 19 & 26,
at 7 pm, ages 3 to 6, with an adult.

"Let's Talk Books," Mon., Jan. 9, 7 pm, to discuss The Ballad of Tom Dooley by Sharyn McCrumb. Please call Heather Martyn, 703-746-1703x4, for more information.

Do you want to learn how to read our free eBooks? Come and learn! Tuesday, January 24 at 7 pm. Call Heather Martyn, 703-746-1703x4, for more information.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS:

MOTHER GOOSE TIME, Tuesdays & Wednesday, January 17, 18, 24, 25 & 31, at 10:15 am, for ages 12 to 24 months. Select one program per week to attend.

STORIES TO GROW ON, Tuesdays & Wednesday, January 17, 18, 24, 25 & 31, at 11 am, for ages 2 & up. Select one program per week to attend.

STORY TIME, Thursdays, January 19 & 26, at 4 pm, for ages 3 & up, without an adult. Select one program per week to attend.

READ, SING & PLAY, BABY! Mondays, January 23 & 30, at 4 pm, for ages 0 to 11 months. Select one program per week to attend.

Author and former Chief Historian for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Robert K. Krick will give a free lecture on "Robert E. Lee and His Detractors in the Age of the Anti-Hero," Saturday, Jan. 28, 1 to 3 pm, at Beatley Central Library. Special Collections will also display a newly-acquired letter penned by Lee himself.

Special Collections/Local History houses many unique resources for those interested in Alexandria history, Virginia history, genealogy and the Civil War. For more information on services, materials, events, or classes, call 703-746-1706.

BE A FRIEND
The Alexandria Library has a Friends group for each branch. Membership contribution to a Friends group enhances library services and provides needed funds to supplement Library resources. Please call a branch for more information.

HOMEBOUND VISITS
Free home delivery of library materials is available to Alexandria residents unable to visit the library. Please call 703-746-1730 for more information.

LIBRARY FOUNDATION
The Alexandria Library Foundation is a tax-exempt, private, nonprofit organization formed to enhance the Library's services. We are pleased to offer the option for donors to endow certain areas or fixtures of the Library. For info on how to make a tax-deductible gift, call 703-746-1701.

Signing for Hearing Impaired
Signing is available at all library sponsored programs if it is requested and five days notice is given. Please call 703-746-1760 for more information.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN
This service allows for materials such as books or journal articles that are not in Alexandria Library branches to be borrowed from other libraries in the continental US. A nominal, non-refundable fee is charged for this service.

STORIES ALIVE ON COMCAST
Please tune into Alexandria Comcast Cable Channel 69 for children's stories "live" on Mondays nights at 5 pm and Wednesdays nights at 6 pm.

TALKING BOOK SERVICE
For Blind and Physically Handicapped
5005 Duke Street (Second Floor), 22304
703-746-1760 Fax: 703-746-1738 TTY (Hearing Impaired): 703-746-1790
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm

Visit Alexandria Library online www.alexandria.lib.va.us for databases, eBooks, and eAudioBooks!