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Page updated on March 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Warming Center Locations

Winter Shelter

Due to incoming inclement weather, the Winter Shelter will open today, Monday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m.

The City of Alexandria’s Winter Shelter season runs from Saturday, November 1  through April 15, 2026 and the shelter is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The shelter is located at 2355-A Mill Road | 703.746.6551

Recreation Centers

Warming centers are offered at the following recreation centers. Visit the Recreation Centers page for full business hours.

Charles Houston Recreation Center (901 Wythe St.)

Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center (25 West Reed Ave.)

Mount Vernon Recreation Center (2701 Commonwealth Ave.)

Patrick Henry Recreation Center (4653 Taney Ave.)

William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Ave.) 

Libraries

In addition, the following Alexandria Library branches are open during the following hours for warming needs during cold weather:

  • Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke St.) 

  • Parking: The library has a large parking lot with 175 spaces.

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library (717 Queen St.) 

  • Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street.
    • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles).
    • Metrobus: A11, A12, F19
    • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
    • King Street Trolley: King & Columbus

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library (4701 Seminary Rd.)

James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library (2501 Commonwealth Ave.)

  • Parking: There is a small lot with 9 spaces.  On street parking is available.