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Baby and Toddler Storytime

Monday, September 25, 2017, 11:00 am

These 20-30 minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and finger plays for children birth to two years old. Our Baby and Toddler Story Time is a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun environment. With slightly more activity and movement than our lap times, children and their grownups are encouraged engage with the books and songs and to actively participate in the program.

Wii Game Night

Join us every Monday night at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library to play Wii games. Ages 6 and up.

TMZ: Teen Movie Zone

Monday, September 25, 2017, 6:30 pm

Come join Anacostia Library as we enjoy a movie in the teen space.

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UNCENSORED Presents: "Banned" featuring Be Steadwell

Monday, September 25, 2017, 7:00 pm

Spend a wonderful evening grooving to the sounds of "Queer Pop" artist Be Steadwell. A DC native, Be has been around the country (and the UK) singing beautiful songs about love, loss, and redemption. Be has an amazing way with beats and melodies that is sure to captivate listeners of any age.

Community Connections

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 9:30 am

The Anacostia Neighborhood Library is pleased to be partnering with Community Connections, who will be here every Tuesday and Thursday to provide supportive services to promote housing stability and to prevent homelessness. Services offered include assistance with obtaining IDs, completing applications for services, and guidance with regards to Social Security Disability Income. Community Connections staff will be located in one of our study rooms and no appointment is needed.

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 10:30 am

Share the fun of reading with your children ages 3-5 years. Children and their caregivers, will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning. These 30-40 minute programs are designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations and arouse their curiosity about the world around them. Class groups and daycares welcome at these sessions. Please no children under 2 years of age unless attending with a sibling or class group.

CAAB's One-on-One Financial Coaching

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 2:00 pm

During a 45-minute long session with one of Capital Area Asset Builders' Financial Coaches, we can review your personal financial situation/challenges and develop an action plan to achieve your financial wellness. The session is confidential and free. To RSVP for your personal coaching session please RSVP with our partner CAAB. Study Room 1

UNCENSORED: "Banned Bars" Open Mic featuring Poet, Epiphany

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 7:00 pm

Poets, MCs and singers are all coming together to celebrate freedom of expression through poetry and free verse. The "Banned Bars" open mic will feature nationally acclaimed poet and author Ashley "Epiphany" Hodges. Please bring your best poems or free verse to share with us in this evening of poetry at the Anacostia Library.

Community Connections

Thursday, September 28, 2017, 2:00 pm

Page Turner Thursdays: Furiously Happy

Thursday, September 28, 2017, 7:00 pm

For the month of September Page Turner Thursday will be reading Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson. Furiously Happy explores the author's battle with mental illness and provides humor and laughter in fighting through such a difficult subject.

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Page Turner Thursdays Presents: Furiously Happy

For the month of September, Page Turner Thursdays will be reading Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson. Furiously Happy explores the author's battle with mental illness and provides humor and laughter in fighting through such a difficult subject.

Book Clubs

Meditation

A Tool to Balance Your Life

Do you feel like there is not enough time in the day? Do you find it difficult to balance your work and personal time? Have you tried meditation? On Thursday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. the Anacostia Neighborhood Library will be offering a free event entitled: Meditation: a Tool to Balance Your Life. This life changing event is offered by David Newcomb. Mr.

Health & Wellness

Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens

DC Public Library is participating in the 2017 Free Summer Meals Program. Kids and teens eat free lunch on weekdays from July 3 - August 11. No registration is required.

Page Turner Thursday Presents:Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim

For the month of May, we have selected a provocative biography Street Poison: The biography of Iceberg Slim by Justin Gifford. Literature professor Justin Gifford has been researching the life and work of Robert Beck for a decade culminating in Street Poison, a colorful and compassionate biography of one of the most complicated figures in twentieth-century literature.

Page Turner Thursday's

Florynce "Flo" Kennedy The Life of a Black Feminist Radical

Page Turner Thursday's is proud to present our book club book of the month. As you know, March is Women's History Month. To honor our women and the fight for justice in which many have embarked on, we decided to choose a person who may not be well known to many. However, her contribution to the feminist movement should not go unnoticed.

NorthStar Proctoring Session

Every Sunday at 2 p.m.

Earn your Northstar Digital Literacy Assesment (NDLA) Certificate during scheduled proctored sessions. A photo ID will be required to log on and a passing score of 85% on each assessment will be required to receive the NDLA Certificate. Assessments are available in the follow basic digital literacy skills: Computer Basics Internet Windows Mac OS X E-mail MS Word Social Media MS Excel MS PowerPoint Info Literacy

Adults

NSO in your Neighborhood series

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 1:30 pm

As part of the "NSO Music in Your Neighborhood" series, NSO musicians Heather LeDoux Green (violin) and Paul DeNola (bass) give a performance for children. A Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” will be set up at the library. The program is recommended for ages 5-8 years old. Children under 9 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver. Groups larger than 10 should contact the library at 202-715-7707 to reserve space.

Page Turner Thursday's Presents:

Major: A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the fight to be the world's fastest human being

Page Turner Thursdays is offering a two for one deal this month. Please read our book of the month Major: A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the fight to be the world's fastest human being by Todd Balf.

Book Clubs

Page Turner Thursday's

The Turner House: A Novel

We hope you enjoyed your summer and are in need of a new read heading into the fall. If so, we have just the book. The Turner House: A Novel by Angela Flournoy will kick off our Page Turner Thursday's Book Club series for the month of September. The Turner's are a vibrant American family that have endured a lot.

Book Clubs

Beach Reads 2016

When you think of summer books, does your mind go to the thriller that you can't put down while you're at the beach? Do you think of setting aside some time to finally get to that classic book you've been meaning to read forever? Or maybe you just want to read about two people who definitely won't be getting together at the end (wink wink). I think that the books on this list would fit very nicely with a cold drink and the unbearable humidity that we know and love.