Winter Challenge

Discover a world of winter fun at your neighborhood library! Check out great reads, enjoy fun events and participate in healthy activities for a chance to win great prizes from DC Public Library and The Washington Wizards starting Dec. 9.

Teen reading in the Teen Space at the MLK Library

Celebrating MLK Week

Detail picture of the MLK mural at the MLK Library

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The Negro Motorist Green Book. Now on view at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library through Mar. 2, 2025.

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American Sign Language (ASL) Classes

ASL at FGR

American Sign Language (ASL) Classes

ASL at FGR

Tuesday, January 21 at 6:30 PM

Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library

5 - 12 Years Old13 - 19 Years Old (Teens)AdultsSeniors

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Celebrity Memoir Book Club

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Celebrity Memoir Book Club

Tuesday, January 21 at 6:30 PM

Southwest Neighborhood Library

Adults

Poetry Open Mic Night

Tuesday, January 21 at 6:30 PM

Petworth Neighborhood Library

13 - 19 Years Old (Teens)AdultsSeniors

Five Minute Horror Filmmaking Workshop

Grab your phone! Grab your friends! Get filming!

Five Minute Horror Filmmaking Workshop

Grab your phone! Grab your friends! Get filming!

Tuesday, January 21 at 6:30 PM

Petworth Neighborhood Library

Adults

Learn Something New in 2025

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LinkedIn Learning

Learn business, technology, computer and creative skills to meet your personal or professional goals.

Library card required

Teens Adults

Universal Class

Learn something new with Universal Class. Continuing education credits available.

Library card required

Teens Adults

Mango Languages

Learn new languages and cultural skills.

Library card required

Teens Adults

Creativebug

Experience unlimited access to craft classes. Paint, draw, sew, knit, bake, and design today.

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Kids Teens Adults All Ages

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

The Women

Kristin Hannah

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

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Winter Challenge

Celebrating MLK Week

DC Reads

Get a card

Find eBooks, movies and more

Find locations & hours

Find new release books

Learn More

Upcoming Events

American Sign Language (ASL) Classes

American Sign Language (ASL) Classes

Off Script!

Off Script!

Poetry Open Mic Night

Poetry Open Mic Night

Five Minute Horror Filmmaking Workshop

Five Minute Horror Filmmaking Workshop

Learn Something New in 2025

LinkedIn Learning

Universal Class

Mango Languages

Creativebug

Check Out the Top Reads of 2024

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

The Bee Sting

The Women

Yellowface

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