Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library

ReelAbilities Film Festival at DC Public Library

DC Public Library will be participating in the ReelAbilities Disabilities Film Festival again this year.

Benning's Picks: Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook (Shaniya)

Shaniya says she loves the book Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook by Barbara Park, illustrated by Denise Brunkus. She likes it because it is funny and awesome.

Benning's Picks: Dork Diaries (Jamya)

Jamya tells us that her favorite books are the Dork Diaries series, beginning with Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

The Write|Speak Writing Contest WINNER!: Najya Williams!

I was a fairly new Library Associate way back in October and my focus was to program my life away! I greatly enjoy uniting and engaging people, ideas, and experiences through creativity and conversation. There's something about providing learning opportunities through an artistic scope that just makes me all tingly inside.

Benning's Picks: The 14 Fibs of Gregory K. (Aaliyah)

Aaliyah tells us that her favorite book is The 14 Fibs of Gregory K. by Greg Pincus. She likes this book because it is funny and enjoyable.

Benning's Picks: 'Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday' (Destiney)

Destiney says that one of her favorite books is

THINK TANK: Artist Talk with John Edmonds

John Edmonds is a fine art photographer with something to say. Living and working in Washington D.C., Edmonds creates art that colorfully “explores themes of masculine identity, beauty, race and sexuality. Fascinated by the veiling and unveiling of these identities, his work is as personal as it is universal, social and political.”