Calendar

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

4:00 p.m.

Learn the basic features of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet environment that are frequently used for calculation and data entry functions in the workplace. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics and Word I Basics.

You will learn to:

  • Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft Excel window.
  • Build a simple budget spreadsheet, using data entry and cell navigation skills.
  • Format and edit spreadsheet data, using common and unique formatting features.
  • Create simple formulas.
  • Use the AutoSum feature.
  • Explore the Insert Function feature for all other mathematical operations available in Excel.
  • Engage the Chart Gallery to create a chart based on the simple budget database created in class.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

5:00 p.m.

cicada eyesBrood 2 of the 17 year cicadas are coming to the East Coast.... soon and very soon. These flying, red-eyed creatures will quickly be upon us, and the creative minds at WNYC's Radiolab have made a cicada tracker to follow the emergence of the brood. 

Join other Capitol Hill residents in contributing to this crowdsourced information about the cicadas in D.C.

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5-7 p.m., a Southeast Branch staff member will be available to help you submit your cicada sighting to the tracker. 

By mid-June, you may have to wade through the cicada shells to get up to the library, but it will be worth it.




5:30 p.m.

Sign language classes are free and no registration is required. 

This is an ongoing class—just walk in and begin any day; come whichever day you wish.

This class, with instructor Maurice Smith, meets Mondays and Tuesdays at the second floor East Lobby and continues indefinitely.
 

5:30 p.m.

The Librarian DVD coverThe Fiction Lover's Book Club invites you to a book swap and film showing as we launch our summer reading season. 

The book swap starts at 5:30 p.m.:
Recycle your familiar reads by trading with another book lover, or choose from the free books or audiobooks on the Fiction Lover's Book Club's swap cart. 

The film starts at 6 p.m.:
To be a librarian, you must master the Dewey Decimal System, ace internet research and, if you're new librarian Flynn Carsen, save the world! The Librarian: Quest for the Spear is the first in a trilogy of comedy-adventure films featuring the exploits of Carsen as he preserves and protects the world's mythological treasures. 

Starring Noah Wyle, Olympia Dukakis, Kyle MacLachlan, Jane Curtin, and Bob Newhart.
Directed by Peter Winther.
2004, 106 mins. Not Rated.

Both events will be held in Room A-9 on the Lower Level.

6:00 p.m.

Come and participate in the chess club activites at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library. Every Tuesday, engage your chess moves with other players.

This program is open to youth ages 10 to 16. 

Call 202-715-7707 for move information.

6:00 p.m.

Join us for months of great movies! All movies show in Room A-5 on the lower level.

Lincoln movie poster Zero Dark Thirty DVD cover. Gangster Squad DVD cover The Impossible movie poster

Note Time Change: Gangster Squad and the Impossible will screen at 6:30 p.m. in Room A-5 on the lower level to accomodate concerts showing at 5 p.m.

April 2
Lincoln
Daniel Day-Lewis in his Academy Award-winning turn as our 16th president. Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones also star in this superior historical drama.

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

2012, 150 mins. Rated PG-13.

April 9
Zero Dark Thirty (New Date)
Dramatic telling of the hunt for and the killing of Osama Bin Laden, starring  Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

157 mins. 2012, Rated R.

April 23 6:30 p.m.
Gangster Squad
Action-filled tale of undercover cops and the mob in Los Angeles, circa 1949. Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling star.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer.

113 mins. 2013, Rated R.

April 30 6:30 p.m.
The Impossible
Heart-wrenching account of a vacationing family’s plight after the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.

Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona.

114 mins. 2012, Rated PG-13.

 

Jack Reacher poster
 
4 Little Girls poster
 
Cloud Atlas poster
 
Parker poster


May 7
Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise stars as a homicide investigator in a case where things are not as they seem. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
130 minutes. 2012. Rated PG-13.

May 14
4 Little Girls
Spike Lee's documentary on the church bombing in Alabama during the Civil Right's Movement. Special presentation with the Humanities Council of Washington's "Live to Read" program.
102 minutes 1997. Rated NR.

May 21
Cloud Atlas
Tom Hanks and Halle Berry play multiple characters through time in this sci-fi mystery. Directed by Tom Tykwer and Lana and Andy Wachowski.
172 minutes. 2012. Rated R.

May 28
Parker
Jason Statham is a master thief in this thrilling actioner, also starring Jennifer Lopez. Directed by Taylor Hackford.
118 minutes. 2013. Rated R.

6:00 p.m.

May Film Series: Our Furry Friends

May 7 -- March of the Penguins (G, 2005)
May 14 -- The Cove (PG-13, 2009)
May 21 -- Seabiscuit (PG-13, 2003)
May 28 -- Hachi - A Dog's Tale (G, 2009)

6:30 p.m.

Join us at Northwest One for free Yoga lessons every week.

We welcome all skill levels and provide mats! Classes are an hour long.

7:00 p.m.

Free weekly yoga classes led by a qualified instructor, courtesy of Yoga Activist.

Geared toward beginners, but all are welcome.

7:00 p.m.

Monthly book club meets to discuss literary fiction and nonfiction.

Call for current title: 202-698-3377.

7:00 p.m.

Join us every Tuesday evening for open chess play in the Bellevue Teen Room.

Players of any skill level are invited to hone their skills or learn to play in an informal and welcoming environment. Learn the fundamentals or practice for the next tournament with other teenage king slayers!

7:00 p.m.

KindredThe May selection for the Southeast Book Club is Kindred by Octavia Butler. Kindred is the now classic sci-fi novel exploring racism and the legacy of slavery.

Join us on the fourth Tuesday of the month for a lively discussion of this very rich book.

7:00 p.m.

inkwellJoin our monthly writing workshop.  We meet on the second and last Tuesdays of every month from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Ginger Ingalls, published author and poet, will lead the workshop, teaching techniques to find the flow of words within you.

7:00 p.m.

Frydl picKathleen Frydl talks about her new book, The Drug Wars in America, 1940-1973.  She will also speak on the topic, “The District and the Origins of the Drug War.” 

The Drug Wars in America argues that the U.S. government has clung to its militant drug war, despite its obvious failures, because effective control of illicit traffic and consumption were never the critical factors motivating its adoption in the first place. 
 
Ms. Frydl is also the author of The G.I. Bill (2009), which won the 2010 Louis Brownlow Book Award from the National Academy of Public Administration. 
 
Come join us for this informative discussion!

For more information, call the Information Services Department, 202-727-1161.
 

7:30 p.m.

We know that downloading library e-books and audiobooks can be confusing, even for the tech-savvy among us. That is why we offer personalized assistance on a drop-in basis.

Need help checking out digital materials, downloading them, registering your library account or transferring library media to your e-book reader, tablet or MP3 player?

Stop by the Georgetown Library on Tuesday evenings or Friday mornings, and we'll get you sorted out.  Bring your device and your library card with you.

Also, bring your laptop if you need help downloading onto a Nook or an MP3 player that is not also a smartphone.

If you are unsure of what you need to bring, email Maria.Rosensweig@dc.gov with the make and model of your device.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

10:00 a.m.

Introduce your child to a love of reading and the library at our weekly Wednesday story times. Each week enjoy adapted stories, songs and movement activities that engage children.

Ages birth-36 months.

10:00 a.m.

An interactive story time to encourage early literacy skills for one-year-old children through stories, songs and rhymes.

Ages 12 - 24 months.

10:00 a.m.

Do you want to practice English? What would you like to talk about and learn?

Come to our free English Conversation Circles, where you can practice your English with others in a casual environment. They are held in Room 302.


10:00 a.m.

Baby/toddler lap times are story times geared for babies ages birth to 24 months and their caregivers.

Starting March 6, 2013, tickets will be required for entry.

10:00 a.m.

Books, music and rhymes for two-year-olds.

10:00 a.m.

Stories, songs, dances and FUN, for ages 2-5 and their caregivers every Wednesday.

10:15 a.m.

Come explore the world and new ideas through reading stories, movies, arts and crafts.

Story time is held in the Children's Area Story Room.  All programs are free and open to the public.

10:30 a.m.

Stories, songs and rhymes for ages 3-5.

10:30 a.m.

Introduce your child to a love of reading and the library at our weekly Wednesday story times. 

Preschool Story Time is a read aloud program for children up to 5 years old (and their parents or caregivers).  It is designed to deliver the pre-literacy and early literacy skills that will prepare children to successfully learn to read once they enter school. These essential skills are presented in a fun package that includes stories, visuals, music, movement and rhyme. The activities from Preschool Story Time (such as rhymes & chants, songs, stretches, and even picture books) can easily be repeated at home, allowing parents and caregivers to play an active role in their child's early literacy learning!

Don't forget to bring your library card so you can check out books to read!

10:45 a.m.

Enjoy stories and songs with the children's librarian every week!

For ages 3 - 5 with their caregivers.

11:00 a.m.

Children will hear short stories, sing, do fingerplays, and dance and move to popular songs. 

Ages 2-3

11:00 a.m.

Baby/toddler lap times are story times geared for babies ages birth to 24 months and their caregivers.

Starting March 6, 3013, tickets will be required for entry.

11:00 a.m.

Stories, songs and fun for young ones.

11:00 a.m.

Learn the basic features for creating a dynamic PowerPoint (slide show) presentation. This software is widely used in the workplace and in educational settings. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics and Word II Intermediate.

You will learn to:

  • Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft PowerPoint window.
  • Create a simple slide presentation using the installed themes and design templates.
  • Identify and engage the three working panes of the PowerPoint environment.
  • Edit and customize each slide and insert SmartArt graphics and links.
  • Insert additional slides and delete unwanted slides.
  • Activate the slide show presentation.
  • Save the presentation as a slide show (.ppsx) and as a presentation (.pptx).

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

Legend

  •  
    Adaptive Services
  •  
    Adults
  •  
    Back to School
  •  
    Kids
  •  
    Lecture
  •  
    Teens
  •  
    Special Event
  •  
    Summer Reading