Burke Centre Library To Celebrate 15th Anniversary With Music, Food

BURKE, VA — Burke Centre Library is celebrating its 15th anniversary on Saturday, June 24, with live music, refreshments and programming for all ages.

The celebration will start at 11 a.m. with remarks by Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw and Fairfax County Public Library Director Jessica Hudson.

Located 5935 Freds Oak Road just off the Fairfax County Parkway, Burke Centre Library opened in June 2008. The library is the only branch in the county that offers drive-thru services.

The event will feature face painting, a themed scavenger hunt and music by pianist Linda Thoren.

Here is the 15th anniversary celebration schedule at Burke Centre Library on Saturday, June 24:

11:30 a.m.

• HEMA: The Art of Medieval Swordsmanship (fencing demonstration), Bill Grandy Page, BC

Noon

• Meet with Recorder Presentation & Performance

Noon

• Teen Tech Demo: Robotics

1:15 p.m.

• Friends of Burke Centre Presentation & Refreshments

2 p.m.

• “Images of America: Burke” Book Talk, Burke Historical Society

2:50 p.m.

• Closing Remarks