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February Recess Guide

Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 2:00 pm

Monday, Feb. 17: Presidential Coloring Activity 2 p.m. (All ages) Tuesday, Feb. 18: Preschool Storytime 2 p.m. (Ages 3-5) Wednesday, Feb. 19: Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m. (Ages 3-5) STEM program: Bee-bots and Lego Mazes 2 p.m. (Ages 6-12) Thursday, Feb. 20: Crafternoon 4 p.m. (Ages 5-12) Amazing Books to Incredible Films: Hidden Figures 5 p.m. (Ages 9-up) Friday, Feb.21: Family Movie 2 p.m. (All ages)

Suppressed The Fight to Vote

Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 7:00 pm

In the new film Suppressed: The Fight To Vote, Robert Greenwald (director of Outfoxed, and Walmart The High Cost of Low Price) exposes rampant voter suppression that affected the outcome of the 2018 midterm election in Georgia and the threat it poses to our elections all across the nation in 2020. We hope you can join us for the viewing of this film at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.

Suppressed: The Fight To Vote

Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 7:00 pm

In the new film Suppressed: The Fight to Vote, Robert Greenwald (director of Outfoxed and Walmart The High Cost of Low Price) exposes rampant voter suppression that affected the outcome of the 2018 midterm election in Georgia and the threat it poses to our elections all across the nation in 2020. The free viewing will take place at 7 p.m. at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library. For more information visit www.fighttovote.org.

LEGO Mazes with Bee-Bots

Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 2:00 pm

Come expand your creative mind with Bee-Bots at the Anacostia Library. Bee-Bots are robotic toys that move around on the floor and can be directed by typing commands. Build fun and creative mazes using LEGOs and try to command the Bee-Bots to navigate through them. For ages 6-12.

February Recess Guide

Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 2:00 pm

Coffee and Conversation

Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 2:00 pm

Please join us at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library for our Coffee and Conversation program, which meets every other Wednesday at 2 p.m. Topics vary, but may include current events, discussions about local issues, or casual conversations on all manner of things. Library employees will be present to facilitate the conversation, and to provide the refreshments that are available to all participants. No need to RSVP, just come on in and get to know your local library staff and library customers! This program is free and open to anyone who is interested.

Words While You Wait

Thursday, February 20, 2020, 10:00 am

Join us throughout tax season on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. for our annual program, Words While You Wait. Customers can complete word search puzzles and other word games while they wait for tax preparation services.

Tax Assistance

Thursday, February 20, 2020, 11:00 am

From Feb. 1 through April 15, meet with a qualified AARP tax aide at your local library to help answer your tax questions and prepare your 2019 income tax filing. Tax assistance will take place from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more information and to find other sites offering tax assistance, please visit our tax page.

Books to Movies: From Amazing Books to Incredible Films

Thursday, February 20, 2020, 4:00 pm

The Anacostia Neighborhood Library has an assortment of amazing books that have been adapted into incredible blockbuster movies. Every month, library staff will select a book that has been adapted into a film and display it all month long for your reading pleasure. Read and enjoy the featured book of the month and on the third Thursday of each month, library staff will present the film adaptation of the book on the TV for your further enjoyment.

Crafternoon

Thursday, February 20, 2020, 4:00 pm

Come and try your hand at making something. Join us every Thursday for Crafternoon, a fun and simple drop in craft! Parents/Caregivers can make something too! Each week will feature a different activity. All supplies will be provided. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Supplies are limited, first 15 children will be able to attend. If you have a group with more than eight children, please call ahead at 202-715-7707.

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Great Novels of the 2010s

The end of a decade can make you think about the best offering from those previous 10 years. This is by no means the “best” books of the 2010s, but a selection of books that struck me in a way that I found unique. They cover different topics and different genres, including historical fiction, apocalyptic tales, and mythology, but all feel both classic and timely.

Adults

Book Cover of The Classical Music Companion

Intro to Classical Music

Classical music can be one of the most daunting topics for someone to get interested in. Although other forms of art such as literature and visual art have been around for centuries as well, classical music somehow seems like it existed for hundreds of years and then kind of stopped being created, leaving it stuck in the past and somewhat difficult to start discovering.

The Essential Theatre Presents:

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

In partnership with The Essential Theatre, the Anacostia Library cordially invites you to see the play, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This play based upon Washington Irving’s famous short story has been adapted by David Ostergaard and directed by Emily Hubbard. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is an ideal autumn tale for young and old. More tricks and treats will follow after the play provided by the Fairlawn Citizens Association and the Friends of Anacostia Library.

An Intro To The World of Soccer

For a long time, soccer has been the most popular sport in many places all over the world. Much of South America, Europe, Africa and Asia are crazy for the game. It seems as though the United States was resistant to it for a long time, but it has slowly but surely been gaining momentum here.

Voting Rights

The right to vote is central to the concept of a democracy, and the near-constant struggle for some citizens to access those rights is one of the most important narratives in our country’s history. These titles may provide a brief (and certainly not comprehensive) introduction to this issue, and will likely increase your interest in this and other related struggles in our nation’s complicated history.

Living Well Self Management Workshops

Workshops For Health and Wellness

In partnership with DC Health and other major health care providers, the Anacostia Library is offering the Living Well Self Management Workshops. These workshops are free to adults seeking help to manage health conditions such as cancer, depression or anxiety, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and more. The workshops will offer techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, pain, isolation, poor sleep and living with uncertainty. Living Well Workshops will take place at 10am every Saturday from Sept. 7 through Oct. 19.

Discover SCIENCE* with Dr. Bear: Nutrition!

*Scientific Creative Innovative Engaging New Cool Experience* A hands-on STEM and arts program focusing on health issues of concern to the local D.C. community.

The Art of Cursive Writing

What’s your style of handwriting? Which do you prefer, long or shorthand? During this four week workshop, we will explore the different levels of penmanship leading up to cursive writing. We will experiment with various writing instruments such as pencils, pens, markers and crayons.

Shakespeare for the Young

Thursday, June 20, 10:30 am & 11:30am

Shakespeare For The Young is a company of puppeteers and designers dedicated to bringing Shakespeare's stories and poetry to young audiences through the medium of puppets.

A Right to the City

Page Turner Thursday Presents: Mayor For Life

In celebration of DC Public Library "A Right to the City" campaign. The Anacostia Neighborhood Library will read Mayor For Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr. written by Marion Barry, Jr. and Omar Tyree. A blurb from the book jacket reads, "Marion Barry four-term mayor of Washington, D.C.

Book Clubs