April is National Poetry Month, and is a special time set aside for the enjoyment and appreciation of the art of poetry.
'Poem in Your Pocket Day' is a great opportunity to celebrate poetry, so stop by the Palisades Library any time on Thursday, April 18 to select a poem you love.
You can write your poem, and decorate it with pens, or colorful foil and origami papers. Then put it in your pocket to share with coworkers, family, and friends.
The Job Seekers Drop-in Clinic at Palisades Library has changed to a new date and time.
Beginning in April, join us each Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to get one-on-one support for the basic activities needed for an online job search.
Come by to create an e-mail account, start a resume, work on an online application and much more.
Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle, and Shake is a family friendly jazz compilation that will appeal to adults and kids of all ages. It includes familiar favorites like “Old McDonald” and “The Muffin Man” alongside lesser known delights such as “Rag Mop” and “Doop-Doop-De-Doop.” It is a great collection to teach children about jazz and a few of its famous musicians such as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
Down-and-out American pulp fiction writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) travels to post-World War II Vienna to take a job offered by old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). Upon his arrival, Martins discovers that Lime has been run over by a car. Irregularities abound as Martins struggles to discover the truth behind Lime's death and the identity of the “third man” seen leaving the scene of Lime’s accident. Was Lime an innocent bystander or a notorious racketeer?
Wendy Wan Long Sheng’s The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is a familiar-feeling story of Lucy, a sixth-grade Chinese American who loves basketball. Lucy is looking forward finally to a perfect year — she’s out from under the shadow of her beautiful and flawless older sister who has gone to college. She has her own room now and she is looking to find her own identity.
Join us on Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. for a Palisades Garden Association program featuring guest speaker, Dr. Diana Post, President of the Rachel Carson Council.
This caper noir is directed by John Huston, from a novel of the same name by W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar, Scarface, High Sierra), and stars an ensemble cast including Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, and a young Marilyn Monroe in her breakthrough role.
Transport yourself into a different time and place in Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, Chickadee. A continuation of the Birchbark House series, which follows an Ojibwe family’s life in 19th-century Minnesota. Fear not if you have not read the previous books, the story gives you enough background and details to be read on its own.
Elizabeth Mitchell’s album, You Are My Little Bird was released in 2006 by the Smithsonian Folkways. It is a lovely combination of old and new folk songs, and melodies from around the world. Peaceful, simple acoustic arrangements are accompanied by Elizabeth’s soothing singing voice. The album is filled with sweet, timeless songs that are rhythmic and engaging.
Ambitious to establish your own business, but don’t know where to start?
Join us Tuesday, March 19 at 2 p.m. for a training program sponsored by the District of Columbia Small Business Development Center, (DCSBDC) Network.
Learn how to create a business plan and discuss why it is needed.
Registration required:
