Service Alert

The Shepherd Park/Juanita E. Thornton Library will be closed Saturday, Apr. 26 and Sunday, Apr. 27 for necessary repairs to the HVAC system. This page will be updated with any service changes as they are available.

Kids

Take time to explore the natural world and take your books outside!

Earth Day Reads: For Children, Teens and Adults

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! New Children's Picture Books are here!

A brick building has smoke coming out of a top floor. A fireman comes out of the building carrying books. People are carrying piles of books and handing them to other people. A fire engine ladder leans up against the top floor of the building.

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Do you know these Black women? Your library card gives you an “in” to Her-story

Black woman wearing a blue hat and a green dress.

Understanding Through Illustrations : Children's Classics as Graphic Novels

The Secret Garden on 81st Street

Kid Detectives: There's more than Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew

Premeditated Myrtle, Book 1

Sweet as Honey: Picture Books About Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Is It Rosh Hashanah Yet? Book Cover

Middle Grade Fiction for Adults

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Promoting Early Literacy Through DC Public Library's STAR Program

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Marvel Mania: Coloring the World of Literacy

Meet Marvel Colorists