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SUMMARY:American Girl Birthday Party and Meet-and-Greet
LOCATION:Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library\nCharles E. Beatley Jr. Ce
 ntral Library
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DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the American Girl Company’s 40th birthday and
  meet Alexandria Library’s BRAND NEW American Girl dolls! (Ages 6-1
 2).\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/15511450
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join your peers\, library staff\, and our 
 American Girl&nbsp\;doll friends for a celebration marking the end of All 
 Alexandria Reads 2026: America 250.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Play party games\, me
 et our new dolls\, have a little birthday cake\, and stick around for the 
 prize drawing!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Enter the drawing by&nbsp\;submitti
 ng&nbsp\;your&nbsp\;fully stamped&nbsp\;American Girl passport. Earn a&nbs
 p\;stamp by attending each of April&rsquo\;s American Girl &ldquo\;Passpor
 t to American History&rdquo\;&nbsp\;events\, or&nbsp\;visiting the corresp
 onding historical site. Pick up a blank&nbsp\;passport at any Alexandria L
 ibrary youth services desk.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>If&nbsp\;you&rsquo\;re&nbsp\;
 unable to attend the May 5th&nbsp\;celebration\, visit any Alexandria Libr
 ary youth services desk by May 4th&nbsp\;and present your&nbsp\;fully stam
 ped&nbsp\;passport to enter a virtual drawing.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Events and
  historical sites for your passport:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-
 left: 30px\;"><strong>April 7th:&nbsp\;</strong><a href="https://alexlibra
 ryva.org/event/15511662">Passport to American History with Julie Albright<
 /a> (1970s)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 60px\;">Historical site al
 ternative: The Earl Lloyd statue at Charles Houston Recreation Center |&nb
 sp\;<em>Julie pushed the boundaries of basketball at her new school by joi
 ning the all-boys team\; 20 years earlier\, Alexandria&rsquo\;s own Earl L
 loyd pushed the boundaries of basketball as the first African American to 
 play in an NBA game!&nbsp\;901 Wythe St.\, open daily\, hours vary\; visit
 &nbsp\;<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/recreation-centers/charles-ho
 uston-recreation-center">https://www.alexandriava.gov/recreation-centers/c
 harles-houston-recreation-center</a>&nbsp\;to plan your visit.&nbsp\;</em>
 </p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;"><br /><strong>April 14th:</strong>&n
 bsp\;<a href="https://alexlibraryva.org/event/15511647">Passport to Americ
 an History with Melody Ellison</a> (1960s)&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="pa
 dding-left: 60px\;">Historical site alternative: The Alexandria Black Hist
 ory Museum |&nbsp\;<em>Explore the history of African Americans in Alexand
 ria and the ways&nbsp\;they&rsquo\;ve&nbsp\;advocated for their rights &nd
 ash\; just like Melody! 902 Wythe St.\, open Thursday-Sunday\, visit&nbsp\
 ;<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/BlackHistory">https://www.alexandri
 ava.gov/BlackHistory</a>&nbsp\;to learn more.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p s
 tyle="padding-left: 30px\;"><br /><strong>April 21st:</strong> <a href="ht
 tps://alexlibraryva.org/event/15511609">Passport to American History with 
 Molly McIntire</a> (1940s)&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 60px
 \;">Historical site alternative: The Torpedo Factory |&nbsp\;<em>Once Alex
 andria&rsquo\;s own historic wartime munitions factory\, this building is 
 now an art center. Snap a picture with the World War II-era Mark XIV green
  torpedo\, currently displayed in their main hall.105 N. Union St.\, open 
 daily from 10am &ndash\; 6pm. Learn more at&nbsp\;<a href="https://torpedo
 factory.org/.">https://torpedofactory.org/</a>.</em></p>\n<p style="paddin
 g-left: 30px\;"><br /><strong>April&nbsp\;28th:</strong> <a href="https://
 alexlibraryva.org/event/15511475">Passport to American History with Felici
 ty Merriman</a> (1770s)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 60px\;">Histor
 ical site alternative: Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum |&nbsp\;<em>Th
 is apothecary &ndash\; like a pharmacy&nbsp\;&ndash\;&nbsp\;was founded in
  1792\; Felicity might have visited if she journeyed north from Williamsbu
 rg. 105-107 South Fairfax Street\, hours vary\; visit&nbsp\;<a href="https
 ://www.alexandriava.gov/museums/location/visit-stabler-leadbeater-apotheca
 ry-museum">https://www.alexandriava.gov/museums/location/visit-stabler-lea
 dbeater-apothecary-museum</a>&nbsp\;to plan your&nbsp\;trip.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 </em></p>\n<p>If you choose to visit a historical site rather than&nbsp\;a
 ttending&nbsp\;the corresponding event\, take a photo of yourself there an
 d present it to the Children&rsquo\;s desk at your local Alexandria Librar
 y branch by May 4th to get your passport stamped.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps
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