Coloring can be an incredibly calming and stress relieving activity; it's a simple way to connect with one's creativity and relieve daily anxiety. Just like meditation, coloring also allows us to switch off our brains from other thoughts and focus only on the moment, helping to alleviate worry.
Stop in every Friday at noon and discover why this trend has taken off. Coloring pages and materials will be provided.
These 20-to-30-minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and finger plays for children birth to 2 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 to engage with the books and songs and to actively participate in the program.
Are you interested in starting a small business in the District? Do you know about the necessary regulations to get started?
The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has partnered with DC Public Library to educate prospective business owners on how to start a new business in the District of Columbia. Come and learn about:
Business Licensing
Corporate Registration
Join us throughout tax season on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. for our new program, Words While You Wait. Patrons will be able to complete word search puzzles and other word games while they wait for tax preparation services.
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 2018 income tax filing.
For more information and to find other sites offering tax assistance, please visit our tax page.
From Feb. 1 through April 18, meet with a qualified AARP tax aide at your local library to help answer your tax questions and prepare your 2018 income tax filing.
Tax assistance will take place from 11 am - 5 pm.
For more information and to find other sites offering tax assistance, please visit our tax page.
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-to-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 are welcome at these sessions. Please no children under 2 years of age unless attending with a sibling or class group.
Join us throughout tax season on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. for our new program, Words While You Wait. Patrons will be able to complete word search puzzles and other word games while they wait for tax preparation services.
From Feb. 1 through April 18, meet with a qualified AARP tax aide at your local library to help answer your tax questions and prepare your 2018 income tax filing.
Tax assistance will take place from 11 am - 3 pm.
For more information and to find other sites offering tax assistance, please visit our tax page.
Are you a teen who loves to play video games or just wants to try them out? The Teen Video Game League (TVGL) at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library is just right for you. Participating in the TVGL program will test your skills as you play against others in friendly competition. Not only will you get the opportunity to play some fun games, but you will also have the chance to meet and hang out with others in your age group that may share the same interests as you. You might even be able to make a new friend, or a new rival!
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.
Sending a very special whooty who To all who’s and Cindy Lou’s No matter how small This is your call!The time is nowTo celebrate Read Across AmericaThe Anacostia Library will show you how!So go, go, goRun, run, runTo the Anacostia Library to have Seuss fun, fun, fun!You can come on skatesYou can come on skisYou can come in a hat
*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. Presented by Children's National Health Systems, this month's topic is "Safety First!" Bicycle helmets will be given on a first come, first served basis.
A well put-together oral history is a beautiful thing. The organizational mind and narrative-building skills of a great writer can be paired with first-person quotes from some of the most interesting and talented people in a given field. Here is a sampling of some of the oral histories DC Public Library has to offer!
At the Anacostia Neighborhood Library, we want all of our visitors to feel welcomed when they walk through the doors. We strive to provide all the resources and services that our visitors look for when they come to the library. One important area we would like to improve is programs for teenagers. At the moment, we are looking to develop new teenage programs. The Anacostia Neighborhood Library wants these new programs to make our teenagers feel welcomed. However, we can't do it alone.
Sisters! Come to the Anacostia Library to read and discuss a great book. Our book club will meet the first and third Wednesday of every month at 4:30 p.m. to discuss chapters and have free talk. Teen girls. ages 15-17, will have an outlet to talk and express themselves in a comfortable environment with their peers. Light refreshments will be provided. The goal of the book club is to encourage self-love, build confidence and healthy relationships.
Welcome to The Homework Zone!
The Anacostia Library staff cares about the education and well being of the youth in our neighborhood. In support of scholastic achievement, library staff invite children ages 8 to 15 to visit the Anacostia Library on Wednesdays after school for a unique study hall opportunity.
Each Wednesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m., library staff will establish a calm study environment called The Homework Zone in the children's room.
Anacostia Library will offer fun and exciting experiments and projects. Children and teens are invited to come and join us as we create, experiment, and design.
July 23rd - July 27th
2:30pm - 4:30pm for ages 7-19
Call ahead for registration: 202-715-7708
Page Turner Thursday in tandem with DC Reads brings to you the book club book of the month entitled The Refugees, by Viet Thanh Nguyen. In this book, the author discusses collections of short stories exploring the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and refugees in the United States. This literary fiction touches on issues that affect our lives here in Washington, D.C. We will meet to discuss the book on May 24 at 7 p.m.
April is National Poetry month, and to celebrate, our book club will be readingA Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughterby Nikki Giovanni: "As energetic and insightful as ever, Nikki Giovanni now offers us an intimate and affecting look at her personal history and the hidden corners of her own heart.
