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Bilingual Story Time

Wed, Jul 15, 2:30 PM–3:00 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Listen to stories, sing songs, dance, and learn during our bilingual story time. Our English/Spanish story time introduces children to the Spanish language through books, rhymes, and songs. Escucha cuentos, canta, baila y aprende durante nuestra hora de cuentos bilingüe. La hora de cuentos...

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Love in Color Book Club

Wed, Jul 1, 11:00 PM–12:00 AM UTC · Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Do you love romance novels but never see yourself represented in them? If so, this book club is for you! The Love in Color book club is for people who love the romance genre and want to read books from a diverse set of authors. All of the books selected are written by an author of color with...

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Black Studies Book Club

Sat, Nov 7, 7:00 PM–9:00 PM UTC · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington, DC

The MLK Black Studies Book Club meets the first Saturday of each month to explore, engage, and discuss books from and relating to the Black radical tradition. Selections include classics from authors such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois, James Baldwin, and Audre Lorde, as well...

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Bilingual Story Time

Wed, Sep 9, 2:30 PM–3:00 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Listen to stories, sing songs, dance, and learn during our bilingual story time. Our English/Spanish story time introduces children to the Spanish language through books, rhymes, and songs. Escucha cuentos, canta, baila y aprende durante nuestra hora de cuentos bilingüe. La hora de cuentos...

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Baby Lap Time - Spring Session

In 1 week · Tue, May 12, 2:30 PM–3:30 PM UTC · Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC · Ages Up to 5

These 20-30 minute story times are specially designed for pre-walking infants and their caregivers. Participants are introduced to developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces in a positive and fun atmosphere. Because Baby Lap Time emphasizes lots of interaction between...

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Bilingual Story Time

Wed, Sep 16, 2:30 PM–3:00 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Listen to stories, sing songs, dance, and learn during our bilingual story time. Our English/Spanish story time introduces children to the Spanish language through books, rhymes, and songs. Escucha cuentos, canta, baila y aprende durante nuestra hora de cuentos bilingüe. La hora de cuentos...

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Love in Color Book Club

Thu, Nov 5, 12:00 AM–1:00 AM UTC · Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Do you love romance novels but never see yourself represented in them? If so, this book club is for you! The Love in Color book club is for people who love the romance genre and want to read books from a diverse set of authors. All of the books selected are written by an author of color with...

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Los Bookis Queer Latine Book Club

Thu, Jul 9, 10:15 PM–11:30 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Join our community of readers for a bimonthly book club where we will discuss titles centering queer Latine voices and stories with library staff and Los Bookis , a podcast for queer Latine bookworms. This space will center queer Latine authors and celebrate storytelling, community, and...

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Toddler Story Time

In 2 weeks · Wed, May 20, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM UTC · West Roxbury Branch — Community Room · Washington, DC · Ages Up to 5

Little ones ages 0 to 5 are invited to join Miss Annette for a story time with books, songs, movement, and finger play in the Community Room. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the department listed.

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Baby Lap Time - Spring Session

Starts in 5 hrs · Tue, May 5, 2:30 PM–3:30 PM UTC · Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC · Ages Up to 5

These 20-30 minute story times are specially designed for pre-walking infants and their caregivers. Participants are introduced to developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces in a positive and fun atmosphere. Because Baby Lap Time emphasizes lots of interaction between...

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Story Time Tuesday

In 4 weeks · Tue, Jun 2, 2:30 PM–3:15 PM UTC · Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Story Time helps to foster a love of reading and early literacy skills in your little one through books, songs, rhymes, and movement. Register to stay informed of any changes.

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Baby Lap Time

Tue, Dec 8, 6:00 PM–6:30 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC · Ages Up to 5

These 20-30 minute story times are specially designed for infants from birth until they begin walking, along with their grown-ups! Participants are introduced to developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces in a positive and fun atmosphere. Because Baby Lap Time emphasizes.

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Calendars and Clocks Book Club

Mon, Jun 15, 10:30 PM–12:00 AM UTC · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington, DC

A classic of queer literature, Fun Home takes its place alongside the unnerving, memorable, darkly funny family memoirs of Augusten Burroughs and Mary Karr. It's a father-daughter tale perfectly suited to the graphic memoir form. Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive...

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Chevy Chase Mystery Book Club

Wed, Nov 11, 11:30 PM–12:30 AM UTC · Virtual Program · Washington, DC

The Chevy Chase Mystery Book Club meets monthly on Teams on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm.

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Baby Lap Time

Tue, Sep 15, 5:00 PM–5:30 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC · Ages Up to 5

These 20-30 minute story times are specially designed for infants from birth until they begin walking, along with their grown-ups! Participants are introduced to developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces in a positive and fun atmosphere. Because Baby Lap Time emphasizes.

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Chevy Chase Mystery Book Club

Wed, Jun 10, 10:30 PM–11:30 PM UTC · Virtual Program · Washington, DC

The Chevy Chase Mystery Book Club meets monthly on Teams on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm.

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MLK Library Literary Book Club

Tue, Jul 14, 5:30 PM–7:00 PM UTC · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington, DC

Are you interested in literary fiction and nonfiction? Are you looking for a book club that meets in downtown DC? Join the longest-running book club hosted by DCPL! For July's meeting, we will be discussing Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. About the book: Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term...

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Chevy Chase Mystery Book Club

Wed, Sep 9, 10:30 PM–11:30 PM UTC · Virtual Program · Washington, DC

The Chevy Chase Mystery Book Club meets monthly on Teams on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm.

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MLK Library Literary Book Club

Tue, Dec 8, 6:30 PM–8:00 PM UTC · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington, DC

Are you interested in literary fiction and nonfiction? Are you looking for a book club that meets in downtown DC? Join the longest-running book club hosted by DCPL! For December's meeting, we will be discussing Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. About the book: It is 1985 in a small Irish...

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Not-So-Lazy-Sunday Book Club

Sun, Sep 27, 7:00 PM–8:30 PM UTC · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington, DC

This month we will talk about Evicted: poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew Desmond. "[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she.

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Love in Color Book Club

Thu, Dec 3, 12:00 AM–1:00 AM UTC · Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Do you love romance novels but never see yourself represented in them? If so, this book club is for you! The Love in Color book club is for people who love the romance genre and want to read books from a diverse set of authors. All of the books selected are written by an author of color with...

KidsFree

Bilingual Story Time

Wed, Sep 23, 2:30 PM–3:00 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Listen to stories, sing songs, dance, and learn during our bilingual story time. Our English/Spanish story time introduces children to the Spanish language through books, rhymes, and songs. Escucha cuentos, canta, baila y aprende durante nuestra hora de cuentos bilingüe. La hora de cuentos...

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Bicentennial Urban Hellscape Book Club

Mon, Jun 22, 11:00 PM–12:15 AM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

The US Bicentennial of 1976 came and went with a bare minimum of celebration. The country was in no such mood. It was a post-Vietnam, post-Civil Rights, post-Watergate, post-Great Society world with the great urban centers in a state of undeniable decay and inflation eroding the confidence of the...

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Black Studies Book Club

Sat, Dec 5, 7:00 PM–9:00 PM UTC · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington, DC

The MLK Black Studies Book Club meets the first Saturday of each month to explore, engage, and discuss books from and relating to the Black radical tradition. Selections include classics from authors such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois, James Baldwin, and Audre Lorde, as well...

KidsFree

Baby Lap Time

Tue, Aug 18, 5:00 PM–5:30 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC · Ages Up to 5

These 20-30 minute story times are specially designed for infants from birth until they begin walking, along with their grown-ups! Participants are introduced to developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces in a positive and fun atmosphere. Because Baby Lap Time emphasizes.

KidsFree

Toddler Story Time

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM UTC · West Roxbury Branch — Community Room · Washington, DC · Ages Up to 5

Little ones ages 0 to 5 are invited to join Miss Annette for a story time with books, songs, movement, and finger play in the Community Room. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the department listed.

KidsFree

Baby Lap Time

Tue, Aug 25, 5:00 PM–5:30 PM UTC · Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC · Ages Up to 5

These 20-30 minute story times are specially designed for infants from birth until they begin walking, along with their grown-ups! Participants are introduced to developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces in a positive and fun atmosphere. Because Baby Lap Time emphasizes.

Free

MLK Library Literary Book Club

Tue, Aug 11, 5:30 PM–7:00 PM UTC · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington, DC

Are you interested in literary fiction and nonfiction? Are you looking for a book club that meets in downtown DC? Join the longest-running book club hosted by DCPL! For August's meeting, we will be discussing Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah. About the book: At the turn of the twenty-first century, three.

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Story Time Tuesday

Tue, Jul 7, 2:30 PM–3:15 PM UTC · Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library · Washington, DC

Story Time helps to foster a love of reading and early literacy skills in your little one through books, songs, rhymes, and movement. Register to stay informed of any changes.

Free

Not-So-Lazy-Sunday Book Club

Sun, Jun 28, 7:00 PM–8:30 PM UTC · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington, DC

This month we will talk about An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. "Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally-recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people...