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Free film showing: "The Best of Enemies"

Monday, November 18, 2019, 2:00 pm

Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration. Film stars Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche and Wes Bentley. USA, 2019, rated PG-13, two hours and 13 minutes.

Free film showing: "The Best of Enemies"

Monday, November 18, 2019, 6:30 pm

Baby Lap Time

Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 10:30 am

A story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers. These 20-to-30-minute story times introduce books, songs, rhymes, tickles and bounces developmentally appropriate for children ages birth to when they start walking. Baby Lap Time is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the joys of reading in a positive and fun atmosphere. This story time is designed so the baby will be in their caregiver’s lap and the grownup is actively involved in the program; it is recommended that each child have their own adult with them.

Wonderful Ones

Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 3:30 pm

Join us for songs, books and more. This program is for one year olds. Registration required. Visit the library or call 202- 282-0021 to sign up.

Toddler Story Time

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 10:00 am

Get up and get moving at our Toddler Story Times. These 20-to-30-minute programs are full of books, songs and fun activities designed to help develop your child’s language skills. Children ages 18-36 months and their grownups are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities and participate in the program along with the children. Tickets required; available on a first-come, first-serve basis the morning of the program.

Toddler Story Time

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 11:00 am

Preschool Story Time

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 4:00 pm

Share the fun of reading with your children ages 3-5 years. Children and their grownups, will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning. These 30-to-40-minute programs are designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations and arouse their curiosity about the world around them.

Kid's Chess Club

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 5:00 pm

Join us for weekly chess instruction on Thursdays. This program is for children of all ages who want to learn to play or improve their chess moves and play in tournaments. Our chess instructor will teach you how to think and plan your next move and use your brain power to win. Come and join our chess group and learn to make a risky move or two and have fun. This program is made possible by the Friends of the Chevy Chase Library. When the chess instructor is unable to attend, this program will be canceled.

Mystery Book Club

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7:00 pm

Join us to discuss mysteries of the past and present, set in different locations. Call 202-282-0021 to find out the latest book on our list.

Free film showing: "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Monday, November 25, 2019, 2:00 pm

A young black couple in Harlem is ripped apart by the scheme of a racist cop. The sweethearts must rely on the strength of their community while seeking justice. Film stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo and Teyonah Parris. WINNER: Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actress - Regina King USA, 2018, rated R, one hour and 59 minutes.

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Gilded Age New York

Circa the late 19th century (Late 1800's)

After enjoying film The Age of Innocence and later reading the Pulitzer Prize winning book that inspired it, I became fascinated with late 19th century (late 1800’s) New York City, because Wharton actually came from a family that was a part of world depicted in her prize winning novel

Meet (Drawings of) The Beatles

The Beatles in graphic novels

Were you inspired by the movie Yesterday and you want to learn more about the Fab Four? Check out some of these fantastic Beatles themed graphic novels. The Beatles: All our Yesterdays by Jason Quinn; illustrated by Lalit Kumar Sharma

Urban Fiction We Had No Business Reading...

... as kids

We all read things maybe we shouldn't of read as kids. But we were kids, and curious. But good news! Even though we had no business reading these as kids, they're much less enjoyable as adults. Take a look back at these tiles some of us were all so hot to read as kids. The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah

Gross Verse

The new world of 'horror' poetry

"And so being young and dipped in folly I fell in love with melancholy." (Edgar Allan Poe)

Who run the world?!.......GIRLS!!!

Women have found power in a variety of ways though out history in their struggle towards justice and equality. The narrative on girl power and the strength we carry is complicated but oh so beautiful. Women have always shown up to participate in many processes of the world that encourages liberation of self. We are strong, enduring childbirth and in many cases carry whole families on our shoulders, we are responsible for so much but despite the struggles, women have extreme strength and the capacity to achieve much more just like men in society.

Those Wacky Victorians

Any historian will tell you not to judge the people of the past too harshly. It takes some effort not to judge the culture of the Victorian era though. (At least how it was in Europe and the U.S.) Yes, the Victorian era saw incredible leaps forward in city life, science and culture, but a culture can't progress without making some pretty strange wrong turns. It's all so adorable, and WEIRD, that it's difficult not to laugh at them a bit.

The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood cover

Streaming Now

The books that inspired our favorite binge-worthy, Netflix or Hulu streaming originals. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Sick

Viruses and plagues and germs, oh my!

"What's natural is the microbe. All the rest--health, integrity, purity (if you like)--is a product of the human will, of a vigilance that must never falter." -Albert Camus, The Plague

Vladimir Putin in Fiction

The DC/Baltimore area seems to be inundated with Putin-based theater over the last year.

The Retro-Tech Revival

Visions of a Less Digital, More Fulfilling Future

A prevalent mythology of the future, pushed by the digital tech industry, assumes it will be increasingly digital. This trajectory is often thought to be inevitable and that therefore individuals and institutions have no choice but to embrace it. I find the books below stimulating because they reject this inevitability and imagine a future less dominated by digital media than it is now.

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