DC Reads

DC Reads is back, and this year, it is bigger, better and more D.C. than ever. In partnership with the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, we are inviting the community to read and discuss three different titles written by members of D.C.'s literary community.

Holiday Pop Up Shops at MLK Library

Winter Challenge

Teen reading in the Teen Space at the MLK Library

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The Recipe Club

Friday, December 8 at 12:00 PM

Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library

AdultsSeniors

Baby Lap Time

Friday, December 8 at 1:00 PM

Petworth Neighborhood Library

Birth - 5

Video Visitation

Friday, December 8 at 2:00 PM

Anacostia Neighborhood Library

Adults

Friday Movies

Friday, December 8 at 3:00 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library

Birth - 55 - 12 Years Old

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OverDrive & Libby

Borrow eBooks, Audiobooks, and digital magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app, by OverDrive.

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Kids Teens Adults All Ages

Kanopy

Stream over 30,000 movies & documentaries from hundreds of popular producers as well as thousands of independent filmmakers.

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Kids Teens Adults All Ages

PressReader

Stay connected with the world with unlimited access to more than 7,000 newspapers & magazines (including The Economist) from over 120 countries, in 60

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Teens Adults