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Page Turner Thursday's Book Club

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Join us April 23 at 7 p.m. as we discuss our book club selection for April, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. This story is about a delightful, cunning and enormously engaging lady named, Precious Ramotswe. Precious uses her detective skills to help people solve the problems in their lives.

Author Talk: Melinda Robertson

Meet

On Saturday, May 2 at 3 p.m., come meet Melinda Robertson, the author ofMistaken Identity. This is a fast-paced story that takes you into the life of a single woman who plays by her own rules and ultimately changes the dating game.

Author Events

Succeed...like a GIRL!

Women's History Month

As March comes to a close, so does the celebration of Women's History Month, but we at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library have had a wonderful time reading and learning about extraordinary girls and women! Among our favorite finds: Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name by Monique Davis and Hillary Beard

Louder Than a Library

Poetry Month Events for Teens!!!

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.

Page-Turner Thursday

Book Club: 'Silver Sparrow'

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.

Kente Cloth Weaving Workshop

A family program to wrap up Black History Month

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

Youth Program

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.

Book Talk

'S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C. '

S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C. discusses the streets of Washington, D.C. before gentrification took place in Northwest.

Resolutions

What will you do in 2015?

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

Winter Reads

Recommendations for Young Readers

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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