Welcome to Funbrain.com – where there’s no shortage of games for kids that are both entertaining and brain exercise. Half the games are pure fun, and can be found under the categories “Fun Arcade” and “Playground." The other half are not only enjoyable but educational, and fall under the headings “Math Arcade” and “Reading."
When Wall and Piece came out a few years ago, I did not know much about the graffiti artist Banksy, but I was intrigued. His work seemed both political and whimsical, witty and fun to look at. More recently, his movie Exit Through the Gift Shop opened my eyes to the world of urban graffiti artists and the lengths that they go to to create their pieces.
Did you know that Black men played a pivotal role in the oyster industry on Maryland's Eastern Shore?
Please join us on Monday, Feb. 25 for the revealing documentary, Black Captains of the Chesapeake, directed and produced by award-winning independent filmmaker and Howard University Professor, Steven Torriano Berry.
Mr. Berry will lead a discussion after the film, which starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Black Studies Center, Room 316.
DC Public Library is happy to partner with two Smithsonian Institution organizations for children programs during Black History month. The Smithsonian Institution National Museum on African American History and Culture will present its "Mission: Preservation" program at 11 branches. And the Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater on Tour will present "How Old is a Hero?" at six branches in wards 7 and 8, facilitated by Class Acts Arts and funded in part by CapitalOne.
Part murder mystery, part art market indictment, The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq (pronounced wellbeck), chronicles the lives of artist Jed Martin; Michel Houellbecq, a retiring, alcoholic writer; and Detective Jasselin.
Jed lives a somewhat bohemian life in Paris, and is on the verge of an exhibition for which Houellbecq is to write the exhibition catalog essay. After Jed's stratospheric rise on the art market, he must help the police solve a brutal murder.
Have you been looking for that perfect cookbook that covers everything from kale chips to field dressing a deer to olive oil gummy bears? Look no further -- that book has finally been published!
So, you’ve read all the books in the Hunger Games series, and while you’re going to go see the movies based on City of Bones and Beautiful Creatures, the books behind them really aren’t your thing.
Are you a composer of poetry? Want to share your work with your fellow DC Library patrons?
Join us on Monday, March 25 as we prepare for National Poetry Month with an open mic poetry reading, in Room 207 at 6:30 p.m.
All are welcome to come and share. We only ask that you keep it clean and have fun. If you do not wish to participate with readings of your own feel free to come and enjoy the skills of your DC friends and neighbors.
Did you know that February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month? To inform teens about the issue and about human trafficking, Teen Space has partnered with Fair Girls to host two workshops. On Feb. 13 and Feb. 20, from 4 p.m. to 5:15 , join us in Teen Space, room 208, for:
Tell Your Friends: Preventing Trafficking & Sexual Abuse of Youth. In this two-part workshop series, teens will learn about their rights and responsibilities in intimate relationships, gain a deeper understanding of sexual violence and exploitation, and get connected to helpful resources.
Yes, that’s right, Catalan: a language spoken in Andorra, northeastern Spain and the French side of the Pyrenees mountains. It's just one of the many treasures to be found in the Children’s Room! 
In addition to our famously abundant Spanish-language collection (and one book in Catalan), we also carry children's books for speakers and learners of Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Estonian, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Polish, Portuguese, Panjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese and Zulu.
