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.
If you enjoy playing games, then visit the Anacostia Neighborhood Library on Monday nights from 5 to 7 p.m. for Game Night!
Kids and teens will enjoy a variety of fun and competitive challenges from video games, to card games, to board games!
For ages 7-16.
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.
April is National Poetry Month.
Louder Than A Library is a Poetry Partnership with The Louder Than a Bomb-DMV Teen Poetry Slam Festival.
Events will be throughout the month of April and will include teen poetry workshops and open mics. Teens will learn techniques on how to enhance their creative writing at the beginning of the month, and then get opportunities to show off their work at the end of the month.
Join us in celebrating Women's History Month, and win fantastic prizes!
Every Monday in March, a new trivia question will be posted on Twitter (@dcpl) and Facebook. Respond by Friday with the correct answer using #herstoryDCPL, and get entered to win a different prize each week! We'll reveal the correct answer at the end of the week.
Our book of the month, Silver Sparrow, is a story of sisters and secrerts.
Silver Sparrow will break your heart before you even know it. One of the sisters is fully aware her father is a bigamist. Find out what happens when the other sister and her side of the family discovers the dark secret their father has hidden for their entire lives.
Come join us on Sunday, March 1 from 2-4 p.m. for the Kente Cloth Workshop hosted by the Anacostia Library and Master Weaver Andrew Kwasi Asare from Accra, Ghana.
Asare is a Master Weaver of exciting and exquisite Kente cloth that blends mathematics, symbols, color, culture and art designs.
Wii Move is a fun gaming activity to attend with your friends to get into the action and adventure.
So come on make your MOVES!!!
Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Ages 9-14.
I have an embarassing confession: my New Year's resolutions never last a month, much less a whole year. Still, I do think the New Year is a valuable time to reflect about what you like -- and dislike -- about your life. This year, instead of trying to make sweeping changes that will probably overwhelm me and doom me to failure, I'm going to start small. This year, I'm going to try to cook more and eat out less in an effort to eat more healthily and save money.
Luckily, the library has lots of great cookbooks to help me stay resolved!
World cuisine
The library's closed, but dclibrary.org is open 24/7!
All library locations are closed today, but there's myriad ways you can enjoy the library online!
1. Have your own film festival at home.
View films from major festivals like Sundance, Tribeca and more. Log into IndieFlix with your library card.
It's beginning to feel a lot like winter! I know winter doesn't technically begin until Dec. 21, but once the calendar turns to December my head thinks its winter - especially when it's cold out like it has been!
Luckily, there are lots of great books to curl up with that let you celebrate winter from the toasty warm comfort of inside.
Here are some winter books you might like:
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