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Esta divertida hora del cuento está llena de actividades sensoriales diseñadas especialmente para niños de 2 a 8 años, incluyendo niños con autismo y otras discapacidades. This fun story time is full of sensory-friendly activities designed to be enjoyed by kids...
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...
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.
These 30 minute story times are designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Promoting early literacy skills through books, songs, rhymes, and movement, Family Story Time is a great way to further your child’s lifelong love of reading and learning. The whole family is encouraged to participate! ----...
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...
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...
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...
Experience a vibrant celebration of National Arab American Heritage Month at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Enjoy an exciting afternoon featuring fashion, food, music, visual art, a traditional Arab Souq, and hands‑on workshops led...
Share the joy of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! In these 30-40 minute programs, preschoolers and their grown-ups will explore stories and activities designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations, and arouse their curiosity about the world around...
Want to paint on textured surfaces, and introduce your child to the fun of paint? Come to Messy Art and paint for the fun of it! We’ll be painting on cardboard textured panels, layered with recycled materials, as to make layered painted parts of a giant collaborative art piece. Make dots, mix...
This month we will talk about The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat;..
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.
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...
Come join us for an ASL Book Club on Zoom every other month on a Wednesday evening from 6-7 p.m. ET. The ASL Book Club is facilitated by Librarian Janice Rosen from the Center for Accessibility. NOTE : Even if you do not know sign language, you are welcome to join us. Voice and automatic captioning.
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 June's meeting, we will be discussing Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. About the book: Cyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an...
Join us for Preschool Story Time each Tuesday at 11:30 am where we will listen to stories, sing and dance, and do an occasional craft to explore creativity and also help build fine motor skills each week! Our program will be held in the children’s area of the Fairbanks Branch Library. This program..
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...
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...
This month we will talk about The Sisterhood: the secret history of women at the CIA by Liza Mundy. "The New York Times bestselling author of Code Girls reveals the untold story of how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, a sweeping story of a "sisterhood" of women spies...
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...
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.
The Chevy Chase Mystery Book Club meets monthly on Teams on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm.
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.
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...
Want to paint on textured surfaces, and introduce your child to the fun of paint? Come to Messy Art and paint for the fun of it! We’ll be painting on cardboard textured panels, layered with recycled materials, as to make layered painted parts of a giant collaborative art piece. Make dots, mix...
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.
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...
Join us every Tuesday at 10:30 am for stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts using best practices of the Every Child Ready to Read program. You and your children will have fun while honing skills necessary to be ready to read!
We will both sign and vocalize our stories and songs. No prior knowledge of ASL is required. This fun story time is recommended for kids ages 2-5 with a caregiver. If you would like to request an accommodation for a disability, please contact the DC Public Library Center for Accessibility at least..
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...