The Uncle Devin Show will really get children moving! Uncle Devin uses drums and storytelling in his interactive show that is described as a cross between Fat Albert and School House Rock.
For ages 5-12.
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Monday, June 3, 2013
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
Are you interested in movies by pioneering film directors Oscar Micheaux and Spencer Williams who produced films for all-black audiences featuring black casts decades ahead of Spike Lee and Tyler Perry?
You do not want to miss the classics of the 1920s and 1930s, Harlem Rides the Range, Moon Over Harlem,The Big Timers and more.
3:00 p.m.
Sign up for Summer Reading Club so that you can get prizes for reading all summer long!
To celebrate our summer theme, we will be having stories about bugs and dirt, and making dirt sundaes.
3:30 p.m.
A storytime that combines early literacy and Process-Oriented Art. Process-Oriented Art is a technique that focuses on the process of producing art, rather than the product, and places emphasis on creative exploration of art materials.
Join us for stories, songs and a little bit of art.
This storytime is recommended for ages 2-5.
3:30 p.m.
Babies enjoy books, rhymes, songs, and other activities on the laps of their caregivers. For non-walkers.
Registration required.
Sign up at the children's desk or by phone.
4:00 p.m.
Arts and crafts activities for ages 8 and older.
4:00 p.m.
Did you know you can write on the walls in the story time room? Join us for this fun monthly event where we decorate the walls with dry erase markers.
Preschoolers and elementary schoolers welcome!
4:00 p.m.
The Uncle Devin Show will really get children moving! Uncle Devin uses drums and storytelling in his interactive show that is described as a cross between Fat Albert and School House Rock.
For ages 5-12.
4:00 p.m.
Join us at the Petworth Library to kick off our summer reading program, Dig Into Reading.
There will be parachute and other games, music, snacks, bubbles and more!
All ages are invited to join in the fun.
Groups, please call to register.
4:00 p.m.
Join us on the front lawn for parachute games, music and snacks.
Sign up for summer reading, get your activity packet and get a free book. Kids can read and get prizes all summer long.
All ages can participate in the summer reading program. All ages are welcome to the party.
Groups, please call 202-243-1188 to register.
5:30 p.m.
Chess instruction open to children and teens of all ages.
Call the library for details.
5:30 p.m.
Beginning Monday, April 2, 2013, Chess Instruction for children and teens will be held on Mondays at 5:30 p.m.
There is no change for chess instruction for younger children ages 2- 6 on Thursdays.
Best for ages 7-16.
5:30 p.m.
Bored? Nothing to do on those warm summer nights? Like board games but have no one to play them with?
Play board games at the library with your family, friends or meet new people! Bring your own or use ours, or even make your own to try out.
Children 4-12 and their caregivers are welcome to attend this program.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
10:00 a.m.
Story Time for ages 3-5. Class groups welcome.
To ensure that children can participate fully in this program, we ask that children who attend this program be at least over 2 years of age.
10:00 a.m.
Stories, songs, and SO much more.
Join us for a program for children ages 1-4 and their caregivers.
10:00 a.m.
Singing, talking and reading for 0- to 3-year-olds.
10:00 a.m.
Stories, songs, and rhymes for ages 0-2, with their caregivers.
For safety's sake, there is a limit of 75 participants for each story time.
Remember -- there is a story time at 10 a.m. and another at 11 a.m.
To schedule a class visit, please call 202-671-3125.
10:30 a.m.
Join us for baby and toddler story time.
Designed for children ages birth to 2 years and their families, the story time will include lots of fun songs, finger plays, baby bounces and rhymes as we work together to develop early literacy skills.
10:30 a.m.
Story Time for ages 3-5.
Class groups welcome.
To ensure that children can participate fully in this program, we ask that children who attend this program be at least over 2 years of age.
10:30 a.m.
Enjoy the world of reading through stories, movies, crafts and action rhymes.
Ages 3-5.
10:30 a.m.
Join us for songs, stories, finger plays and rhymes.
This story time is for ages birth to 2 years.
Groups, please call 202-243-1188 to schedule a story time for your group.
10:30 a.m.
Stories, songs, and rhymes for children aged 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
10:30 a.m.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, come and enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, finger plays, movement and more for children ages 0-5.
10:30 a.m.
Join us for a half hour of stories, songs, movement, finger plays, rhyme, and dance! Large groups of ten or more please contact, Lizzie Nolan, children's librarian at 202-541-6226 or elizabeth.nolan@dc.gov
Best for ages 2-5.
*Crafts every first Tuesday and Thursday of the month*
11:00 a.m.
Stories, songs, rhymes, finger plays, movement and more for children ages infant to five and their parents/caregivers.
11:00 a.m.
Stories, songs, and SO much more.
Join us for a program for children ages 1-4 and their caregivers.
11:00 a.m.
Story times include bounces, tickles, upsie-downsies, manipulables, and action rhymes with one or two stories.
Ages Birth-3
11:00 a.m.
Stories, songs, and rhymes for ages 0-2, with their caregivers.
For safety's sake, there is a limit of 75 participants for each story time.
Remember -- there is a story time at 10 a.m. and another at 11 a.m.
To schedule a class visit, please call 202-671-3125.
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