Free film showing on Jan. 7
Published on Thursday, December 27, 2012
If you're in the mood for a heart-warming tale, you won't want to miss Hachi: A Dog's Tale, which will be shown at Chevy Chase Library on Monday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. The film is based on a true story. It is rated G and it runs approximately 93 minutes.
Hachi was a dog who escorted his human to the train station every morning, and waited for him when he returned from work each evening. Even after the death of Hachi's human friend, he continued to wait for him every evening at the train station. A beautiful tale sure to bring a tear to your eye.
Published on Monday, December 10, 2012
"Arrival of portable full color touch screen devices is game-changing technology."
You can sit on a sofa with a young child and experience a digital version of cozy co-reading. eBooks are not brand new. As early as 1997, Living Books published some titles such as Stellaluna, a baby bat named after the stars and moon.
DC Public Libraries offers access to TumbleBooks and
Scholastics' BookFLIX.
The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli
Published on Monday, December 10, 2012
Published on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Chevy Chase offers three different book clubs! Check one or more of them out:
Free film showing Dec. 10
Published on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
You may recall the events that surprised all of D.C. in the 1990s, when a writer at The New Republic was revealed to have made up details in many of his stories. That writer, Stephen Glass, is the subject of an acclaimed film (Shattered Glass), which will be shown at the Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10.
Published on Monday, November 5, 2012
Our very popular “Marvelous Movie Mondays” series continues this month. This series features foreign and lesser-known American and English films. The series is hosted by one of our adult librarians, David Gantt, and it usually features a short pre-film lecture and a post-film discussion.
Films in this series are often of a mature nature and are generally intended for adults. All films are shown with subtitles or captions.
Nov. 5: Three Seasons (Vietnam/US, 1999. 113 minutes, Rated PG.)
Published on Monday, November 5, 2012
November's Mystery Book Club selection is Black Echo by Michael Connelly.
For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than an anonymous statistic. This one is personal ... because the murdered man was a fellow Vietnam vet. Pitted against enemies inside his own department and forced to make the agonizing choice between justice and vengence, Bosch goes on the hunt for a killer whose true face will shock him.
Published on Monday, November 5, 2012
November is National Novel Writing Month and the Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library will be hosting 4 "write-ins” . Come on in to write, get together with fellow writers and use all the library resources you need to write your masterpiece! (There will also be refreshments.)
Our write-ins will take place every Wednesday in November from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
To register, simply follow this link.
Hope to see you there!
Published on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Our “Classics on Film” series continues this month with some spectacular films. Hope to see you there!
Oct. 1 - To Catch a Thief
Oct. 15 – Cleopatra (1931)
Oct. 22 – Arabian Nights (1942)
Oct. 29 – Dracula (1931)
All films begin at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room.
The DC Public Library is sponsoring 