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Join us Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1:30 pm as Glencarlyn neighborhood resident Alexander Malakhoff discusses his memoir Growing Up In Iran, at the Glencarlyn Branch Library. Malakhoff, born in Czechoslovakia of Russian parents, moved to Iran with his family when he was three. He lived in Iran from 1935 until 1956, and his book tells a story of Iranian society as it began to transform itself.
Read a excerpt from Growing Up In Iran:
Copies of the book will be available at Glencarlyn on Saturday for purchase. For more information, call 703-228-6548.
- Glencarlyn Plant Sale - May 1
Join us Sunday, May 1 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for the 12th Annual Glencarlyn Branch Library Community Garden Plant Sale. Hundreds of plants will be sold, including native plants, herbs, perennials, flowering shrubs, tropicals and annuals. Proceeds...
- Glencarlyn Garden's Herbs Superb! - Sept. 18
The Glencarlyn Library Herb GardenThe Glencarlyn Branch Library Community Garden will hold its annual Herbs Superb Day on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. What can you do with herbs? The Master Gardeners will show you - taste a brownie made...
- Glencarlyn Day Open House At The Library
Glencarlyn Branch Library will be hosting an Open House from 10-4 during Glencarlyn Day on Sat. June 5th. We will have books and cd's for sale, bookmarks to give away and plenty of stickers for the children. Stop by, say hello, take a look...
- Tonight: Lawncare Tips At Glencarlyn - 03/16
The Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia will offer a free class on 'Lawn Care Basics for the Spring,' on Tuesday, March 16, 7 p.m., at the Glencarlyn Branch Library. This class will cover such issues as when and how to water and apply fertilizer,...
- Glencarlyn Uses Cisterns To Save On Water Bills
Village Views, the Newsletter of the Glencarlyn Citizens' Association, reports the following news from the Glencarlyn Branch Library: "Since June 2009, when the Library Community garden began fully using new cisterns and other water-saving methods,...
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Glencarlyn Author Talk with Alexander Malakhoff - 12/5/09
Join us Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1:30 pm as Glencarlyn neighborhood resident Alexander Malakhoff discusses his memoir Growing Up In Iran, at the Glencarlyn Branch Library. Malakhoff, born in Czechoslovakia of Russian parents, moved to Iran with his family when he was three. He lived in Iran from 1935 until 1956, and his book tells a story of Iranian society as it began to transform itself.
Read a excerpt from Growing Up In Iran:
"I was attending a physics lecture in the Tehran Technical School auditorium that morning when the door suddenly burst open and a sergeant entered with several soldiers. The Shah granted the university a charter that guaranteed its immunity from such intrusions, but when the lecturer protested, he was simply pushed aside by the sergeant. He soon left the auditorium not wishing to get involved in whatever was going to happen.?Where is he?? the sergeant shouted. ?Where is the S.O.B that shouted ?Death to the Shah? this morning? I know he is here! Show me where he is hiding!?The soldiers spread throughout the auditorium. We were all sitting holding our breath." Read more.
Copies of the book will be available at Glencarlyn on Saturday for purchase. For more information, call 703-228-6548.
- Glencarlyn Plant Sale - May 1
Join us Sunday, May 1 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for the 12th Annual Glencarlyn Branch Library Community Garden Plant Sale. Hundreds of plants will be sold, including native plants, herbs, perennials, flowering shrubs, tropicals and annuals. Proceeds...
- Glencarlyn Garden's Herbs Superb! - Sept. 18
The Glencarlyn Library Herb GardenThe Glencarlyn Branch Library Community Garden will hold its annual Herbs Superb Day on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. What can you do with herbs? The Master Gardeners will show you - taste a brownie made...
- Glencarlyn Day Open House At The Library
Glencarlyn Branch Library will be hosting an Open House from 10-4 during Glencarlyn Day on Sat. June 5th. We will have books and cd's for sale, bookmarks to give away and plenty of stickers for the children. Stop by, say hello, take a look...
- Tonight: Lawncare Tips At Glencarlyn - 03/16
The Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia will offer a free class on 'Lawn Care Basics for the Spring,' on Tuesday, March 16, 7 p.m., at the Glencarlyn Branch Library. This class will cover such issues as when and how to water and apply fertilizer,...
- Glencarlyn Uses Cisterns To Save On Water Bills
Village Views, the Newsletter of the Glencarlyn Citizens' Association, reports the following news from the Glencarlyn Branch Library: "Since June 2009, when the Library Community garden began fully using new cisterns and other water-saving methods,...