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The Labs at DC Public Library
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020
Certiport Exams from Home: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams
Computer Classes
5 p.m.
If you need to Get Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certified, the DC Public Library, in partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), is pleased to offer Certiport’s Exams from Home Service. This remote testing solution allows you to take the 2016 or 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Exam from the convenience and safety of your own home or office, and it is FREE to you through our partnership with OSSE.
ESL Conversation Circles
Library Takeout
6 p.m.
Are you a non-native speaker of English who would like to practice your English language skills or build vocabulary? If yes, join us virtually on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. or at 6 p.m. for the Library's ESL Conversation Circles. The 2-hour sessions are for non-native speakers of English ages 18 and older with low intermediate or higher English language skills. Contact libraryexpress@dc.gov for the link.
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020
Virtual Story Time
Library Takeout
10:30 a.m.
Grab your shakers, bells or anything that makes a fun noise and join the Library on Facebook Live for Virtual Story Time at facebook.com/dclibrary. Follow the Library's Facebook page to receive Notifications when Facebook Live programs start.
Recommended for children birth to 5.
Ask a Librarian
Library Takeout
12 p.m.
Wondering what to read next? Looking for recommendations on a particular genre? Ask a Librarian during our live Twitter chat on Thursdays at noon. Be sure to follow @dcpl and join the conversation using the hashtag #AskaLibrarian.
Baby Yoga
Library Takeout
1 p.m.
Stretch, bond and move with your baby.
Virtual sessions led by certified yoga instructor Stephanie on Facebook Live.
This program is made possible thanks to the West End Library Friends.
Family Learning at DC Public Library
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
4 p.m.
Tune in to DC Public Library's Youtube page every school day at 4 p.m. for fun and educational after school videos! Videos will cover themes related to STEM/STEAM, history, culture and so much more.
Digital Preservation 101
Library Takeout
6 p.m.
Don’t let your memories, important paperwork and creative projects disappear! All digital files have a life cycle, whether scanned from a physical source or “born digital" on your smartphone or computer. Digital preservation is a proactive plan to ensure that all the bits and bytes that make up your digital files can be accessed and used for as long as possible. Join DC Public Library staff to learn how we apply digital preservation best practices to preserve the unique archival items in our collections and how you too can apply these practices to your digital files.
A Conversation with Lonnie Bunch
Library Takeout
7 p.m.
Join us for a conversation with Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).
Friday, Oct. 23, 2020
Virtual Story Time
Library Takeout
10:30 a.m.
Grab your shakers, bells or anything that makes a fun noise and join the Library on Facebook Live for Virtual Story Time at facebook.com/dclibrary. Follow the Library's Facebook page to receive Notifications when Facebook Live programs start.
Recommended for children birth to 5.
Certiport Exams from Home: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams
Computer Classes
11 a.m.
If you need to Get Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certified, the DC Public Library, in partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), is pleased to offer Certiport’s Exams from Home Service. This remote testing solution allows you to take the 2016 or 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Exam from the convenience and safety of your own home or office, and it is FREE to you through our partnership with OSSE.
Certiport Exams from Home: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams
Computer Classes
2 p.m.
If you need to Get Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certified, the DC Public Library, in partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), is pleased to offer Certiport’s Exams from Home Service. This remote testing solution allows you to take the 2016 or 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Exam from the convenience and safety of your own home or office, and it is FREE to you through our partnership with OSSE.
Family Learning at DC Public Library
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
4 p.m.
Tune in to DC Public Library's Youtube page every school day at 4 p.m. for fun and educational after school videos! Videos will cover themes related to STEM/STEAM, history, culture and so much more.
Teen's Corner with Marley Dias
Library Takeout
6 p.m.
In celebration of the reopening of the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Library, the Teen Council of the DC Public Library interviews Marley Dias, host of Netflix’ Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices, about her new series, the celebrity actors and authors starring in it and her commitment to seeing more diversity in literature.
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Triggers & Smoke: A Spoken Word Poetry Reading on Race
Library Takeout
7 p.m.
Join us for a live poetry-reading and discussion with Capturing Fire. Lead by DC poet Regie Cabico, this reading breaks down the smoke and triggers from racial microaggressions that have accumulated over the last several decades. Poets will share candid work in regards to their own struggle to navigate appropriation, assault and hate in the current moment. Cabico moderates the post-reading discussion with poets Micah Powell, Mia S. Willis, and Farah C. Yamini.
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020
Nana Akua Goes to School
Library Takeout
11 a.m.
Join us for a special story time and discussion with local writer and Howard University professor Tricia Elam Walker about her new picture book Nana Akua Goes to School.
The Black and the Blue: An Author Talk with Matthew Horace and Ron Harris
Library Takeout
1 p.m.
Matthew Horace, with co-author Ron Harris of The Black and the Blue, will lead a book discussion as part of DC Public Library's Writing Race workshops in partnership with INKPEN.
Playwriting Workshop with Mosaic Theater
Library Takeout
2:30 p.m.
Interested in playwriting? Join us for a workshop with our partners Mosaic Theater of Washington, DC focused on creating theater about and by D.C. residents.
Triggers and Smoke: A Spoken Word Poetry Workshop on Racial Identity
Library Takeout
3:30 p.m.
Join us for a very special poetry workshop with DC poet Regie Cabico. In this workshop, we will channel our powerful selves and ask what makes up our identities and also examine how we interact daily within worlds that create friction when we are not seen or heard. We will navigate where we are now and find sentience and solace as we write ourselves poems to heal and move through the unquenchable fires of this pandemic. We will look at works by Ashley M.
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020
Teen's Corner with Marley Dias
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
3 p.m.
In celebration of the reopening of the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Library, the Teen Council of the DC Public Library interviews Marley Dias, host of Netflix’ Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices, about her new series, the celebrity actors and authors starring in it and her commitment to seeing more diversity in literature.
Monday, Oct. 26, 2020
Virtual Story Time
Library Takeout
10:30 a.m.
Grab your shakers, bells or anything that makes a fun noise and join the Library on Facebook Live for Virtual Story Time at facebook.com/dclibrary. Follow the Library's Facebook page to receive Notifications when Facebook Live programs start.
Recommended for children birth to 5.
Certiport Exams from Home: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams
Computer Classes
2 p.m.
If you need to Get Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certified, the DC Public Library, in partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), is pleased to offer Certiport’s Exams from Home Service. This remote testing solution allows you to take the 2016 or 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Exam from the convenience and safety of your own home or office, and it is FREE to you through our partnership with OSSE.
Certiport Exams from Home: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams
Computer Classes
5 p.m.
If you need to Get Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certified, the DC Public Library, in partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), is pleased to offer Certiport’s Exams from Home Service. This remote testing solution allows you to take the 2016 or 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Exam from the convenience and safety of your own home or office, and it is FREE to you through our partnership with OSSE.
Books and Baseball
Library Takeout
5 p.m.
Exercise your brain and your body! Kids three to five years old are invited to enjoy a book read aloud with library staff and fun movement activities and baseball exercises with coaches from the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. This highly interactive program will be conducted via Webex.
ESL Conversation Circles
Library Takeout
6 p.m.
Are you a non-native speaker of English who would like to practice your English language skills or build vocabulary? If yes, join us virtually on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. or at 6 p.m. for the Library's ESL Conversation Circles. The 2-hour sessions are for non-native speakers of English ages 18 and older with low intermediate or higher English language skills. Contact libraryexpress@dc.gov for the link.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020
Virtual Story Time
Library Takeout
10:30 a.m.
Grab your shakers, bells or anything that makes a fun noise and join the Library on Facebook Live for Virtual Story Time at facebook.com/dclibrary. Follow the Library's Facebook page to receive Notifications when Facebook Live programs start.
Recommended for children birth to 5.
DC Public Library Podcast: New Episode!
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
2 p.m.
Hear author talks, interviews, special presentations, stories about the happenings in the library, the Labs, and Washington, D.C. and much more!
Tune into DC Public Library Podcast and subscribe.
This show is recorded from the Labs Recording Studio at the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, DC.
The Intimidating Book Club: Don Quixote
Library Takeout
6:30 p.m.
Please come to this meeting having read the following volumes of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra:
Part 1: Chapters 29-52.
There is no preferred translation.
Note: While the branch is currently closed for in-person discussions, we continue to meet virtually. Please email my.nguyen@dc.gov for additional details.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020
Virtual Story Time
Library Takeout
10:30 a.m.
Grab your shakers, bells or anything that makes a fun noise and join the Library on Facebook Live for Virtual Story Time at facebook.com/dclibrary. Follow the Library's Facebook page to receive Notifications when Facebook Live programs start.
Recommended for children birth to 5.
Certiport Exams from Home: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams
Computer Classes
11 a.m.
If you need to Get Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certified, the DC Public Library, in partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), is pleased to offer Certiport’s Exams from Home Service. This remote testing solution allows you to take the 2016 or 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Exam from the convenience and safety of your own home or office, and it is FREE to you through our partnership with OSSE.
#brownbagdc Book Chat
Book Clubs
12 p.m.
This Twitter book club meets every Wednesday at lunchtime to compare notes with library staffers and customers on what you're currently reading. Love it or hate it, we want to know.
The meetings are held from noon until 1 p.m on Twitter @dcpl using the hashtag #brownbagdc. The #brownbagdc chat is run by multiple library staff members.
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