Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library

Seed Spheres

Spreading Smiles for Earth Day

Earth Day is Friday, April 22. Be ready to beautify your garden or a neglected area near where you live. Drop by the Children's Room, April 19 and 20 and craft a wildflower seed bomb that will be dry and ready for use on the day. Toss the seed sphere and watch the wildflowers grow all summer. Ages 3 - 12 Find Earth-friendly crafts to make with children in these books found at your local library:

Author Talk and Book Signing with Sadeqa Johnson

Join us at the William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Neighborhood Library on Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. for an author talk and book signing with Sadeqa Johnson. A Philadelphia native and mother of three, Johnson is the author of two novels Love in a Carry-On Bag and Second House from the Corner.

Adult Computer Classes

Easy-to-Master Basic Computer Skills

Welcome to a short and easy-to-master one-on-one course on basic online skills. Our goal is to build competency skills in information literacy, which will help you build your professional and personal future. Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. Bellevue Neighborhood Library 115 Atlantic Street SW, Washington DC, 20032

Adults

High Noon Book Club

High Noon Book Club will be discussing Breaking Silence, a thriller by Linda Castillo on Monday April 4, 2016 at 12 p.m. in Room B.

Black Faces in White Places

Working While Black

Black Faces in White Places : 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness by Randal Pinkett and Jeffrey Robinson, with Philana Patterson successfully weaves together a brilliant piece of work, detailing how African- American professionals “can (and must) think and act both Entrepreneurially and “Intrapreneurially,” combine their col

Dr. Seuss Day

Wednesday, March 2

In 1997 the National Education Association and Dr. Seuss Enterprises created an event to get children inspired to read through sharing the rhyming, humorous, and unforgettable stories of Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as, Dr. Seuss. Schools across the United States host Read Across America days on March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday as well as public libraries. Get your child inspired to read more Dr. Seuss and to read year round with these special programs offered throughout the day: Dr. Seuss on the Loose Story Time, 10:30 a.m.

The Black Experience, New and Noteworthy Children's Books

The books listed here are all inspirational and true. They take the reader through lives that may seem like our own, but become extraordinary through the individual’s creativity or inventiveness, singular devotion to improving their lives and the lives of others, and or the individual’s supportive family and community. Some have won recent national awards. Some have been passed around a lot. Some are meant to be read aloud. Some are visually stunning. All are worth enjoying.

Byte Back Registration

Register for a PC Basics class with Byte Back. Classes begin the week of January 11th. In PC Basics you will learn to: Be able to name basic computer parts and functions Practice typing and using a mouse correctly Learn how to use email Search the Internet Create and manage files and folders Understand memory and storage basics

Adults

Black History Month Quilt Making with the William O. Lockridge/ Bellevue Library

Join the William O. Lockridge/ Bellevue Library as we celebrate the rich history of quilt making in the African- American and African Diaspora tradition by embarking on a 2-week quilt making experience. Here are a few great reads that are sure to inspire: Stitched from the Soul: Slave Quilts from the Antebellum South, Gladys-Marie Fry

Citizen King: Film & Discussion with the William O. Lockridge/ Bellevue Library

Saturday, January 16, 2016 12 p.m- 2:30 p.m.

Unite with the William O. Lockridge/ Bellevue Library as we celebrate the incredible history of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.