The Benning Branch of the D.C. Public Library was erected at 3935 Benning Road N.E. as the sixth in a series of branch libraries funded under the D.C. Public Works Program. The building was designed by architect Clark T. Harmon in cooperation with the...Read more
Come join us on Tuesday, November 17, or Thursday, November 19 - or both - for our fun branch book clubs!
On Tuesday at 7:30 we will be discussing Sophie Kinsella's Twenties Girl and on Thursday at 7:30 we will discuss E.L. Doctorow's latest, Homer and Langley. All book lovers 
welcome!
Teens, come to the Georgetown Interim Library to sign up for American Library Association's WrestleMania Reading Challenge! Participants can win a trip to WrestleMania 26 in Phoenix in March 2010.
Thanks to a generous donation from HSBC bank, the Georgetown Interim Library is pleased to offer chess lessons for children and families every Thursday afternoon at 5 p.m.
Ages 4 and up are welcome to come in and play with us!
Check out pictures from Saturday's outdoor chess tournament across the street from the R Street library.
Every year, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America give a prize to the previous year’s best science fiction novel. Find these award winners at DC Public Library:
Find these titles in the library catalog. Place a hold to have a book delivered to the library nearest you.
For more past winners, visit the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Website.
To find out who the top doctors are around the country, nonprofit Consumers' Checkbook surveyed roughly 340,000 physicians to tell us which specialists they would want to care for a loved one. The Top Doctors database contains the names of over 23,000 doctors who were mentioned most often. Find top-rated doctors in the 50 largest metropolitan areas, in over 35 specialties, and more. This resource is available online at all D.C. public libraries.
The National Book Award, given since 1950, honors the year’s best work in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Read past poetry winners:
Find these titles in the library catalog. Place a hold to have a book delivered to the library nearest you.
Find out more and view book nominees at the National Book Award Website.
3307 M St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-724-8783
| Monday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Thursday | 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Friday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Saturday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
