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The Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library is closed from Wednesday, Apr. 8 - Wednesday, Apr. 22 for interim air conditioner repairs. It is expected to reopen on Thursday, Apr. 23

Month of the Young Child

Month of the Young Child is a fun-filled month that emphasizes our littlest readers, children ages birth to five. Throughout the month, DC Public Library invites you to learn more about early literacy practices, check out great books to read with your child, stop by your neighborhood library for story time and more.

Mother and father with toddler at the Cleveland Park Library

Poetry Month

Christylez Bacon

Arab American Heritage Month

Father and Son Reading at Southwest Library

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Baby and Toddler Playdate

Baby and Toddler Playdate

Wednesday, April 15 at 10:30 AM

Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library

Birth - 5

Family Story Time

Wednesdays

Family Story Time

Wednesdays

Wednesday, April 15 at 10:30 AM

Capitol View Neighborhood Library

Birth - 5

Family Story Time

Family Story Time

Wednesday, April 15 at 10:30 AM

Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library

Birth - 5

Windows 11 & NorthStar

Windows 11 & NorthStar

Wednesday, April 15 at 10:30 AM

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library

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Your Jazz Appreciation Month Playlist

Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month

Jazz Music Library

Jazz Music Library

Stream jazz music from every genre and time period. Provided by Alexander Street Press.

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Freegal Music+

Download and stream music twenty-four hours every day from popular music labels such as Sony Music.

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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

African American Music Reference

African American Music Reference

Essays and images on blues, jazz, spirituals, gospel, rhythm and blues, hip hop and rap and other forms of African American musical expression.

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It's Easy Being Green with Your Library Card

Earth Day at the Library

The conscious closet - the revolutionary guide to looking good while doing good

The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good

Elizabeth L. Cline

Can I recycle this? : a guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics

Can I Recycle This?: A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics

Jennie Romer

A year of living green : 365 things you can do for yourself and the planet

A Year of Living Green: 365 Things You Can Do for Yourself and the Planet

Julie Fisher-McGarry

The intersectional environmentalist : how to dismantle systems of oppression to protect people + planet

The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet

Leah Thomas

When the Forest Breathes-Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

Suzanne Simard

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