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
The Kitchen Table Book discussion scheduled for Saturday, December 19, was canceled due to a snow-related library closure. Marley and Me by John Grogan has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 27, 2010.
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines has been re-scheduled for April 24, 2010. Wicked by Gregory Maguire has been re-scheduled for May 22, 2010.
The Chess Club has begun at the Southwest Neighborhood Library. The Chess Club will meet every Wednesday except for the second Wednesday of the month. Below are the scheduled dates for Chess Club.
March 3 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
No Chess Club on March 10 due to Open Mic Night at Southwest.
March 17 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
March 24 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
March 31 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
We welcome beginners and experts to our chess club.
Basic Computer Tutorials: Every Thursday from 10am-12pm. Each class features a different topic ranging from an introduction to personal computers, basic skills concerning internet navigation, and tutorials for Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Poetry Wednesdays: A spoken word jam hosted every second Wednesday of each month that features local performance artists performing original compositions and renditions of their favorite works from other writers.
March 1: Black Orpheus
March 8: Food, Inc. (Documentary)
March 15: To Kill A Mockingbird
March 22: The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (Opera)
March 29: Wit
AARP Tax assistance has begun at the Southwest Library. Mondays will now be on the schedule for tax assistance starting on March 1, 2010. Below are the schedules for tax assistance at the branch:
Mondays - 2:00pm - 8:00pm (Beginning March 1st)
Tuesdays - 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Thursdays - 10:30am - 1:30pm
Saturdays - 10:30am - 4:00pm
Please remember that the sign up sheet is put at the front desk an hour before tax help begins. This service is for first-come first served basis.
900 Wesley Place S.W.
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-724-4752
| Monday | 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Friday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Saturday | 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
