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On Wednesday, April 18, the Chevy Chase Library will open at 1 p.m.
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Marvelous Movie Monday: "The Barbarian Invasions"

Monday, April 30, 2018, 2:00 pm

See The Barbarian Invasions, starring Remy Girard and Stephane Rousseau. A stubborn professor with terminal cancer and is equally stubborn son try to sort things out. Winner of the 2004 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, this movie is rated R and should last two hours and two minutes. The Barbarian Invasions is in French with English subtitles. 
Baby Lap Time

Baby Lap Time

Monday, April 30, 2018, 2:00 pm

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 0 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.
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Marvelous Movie Monday: "The Barbarian Invasions"

Monday, April 30, 2018, 6:30 pm

See The Barbarian Invasions, starring Remy Girard and Stephane Rousseau. A stubborn professor with terminal cancer and is equally stubborn son try to sort things out. Winner of the 2004 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, this movie is rated R and should last two hours and two minutes. The Barbarian Invasions is in French with English subtitles. 
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Chevy Chase Book Club: "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 7:00 pm

The May selection for the Chevy Chase Library's Book Club is Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. We will meet in the upstairs in the Meeting Room at 7 p.m. Copies of the book can be picked up at the branch or you can download a digital copy from our catalog.
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Marvelous Movie Monday: "Stronger"

Monday, May 7, 2018, 2:00 pm

See Stronger, the real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who became a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Stronger is rated R and should run two hours.
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Kids Club: Treasure Hunt

Saturday, May 12, 2018, 2:00 pm

Participate in a fun treasure hunt. Solve puzzling clues that lead to a treasure you can keep. In the process, become more familiar with the library, which is full of other exciting treasures you can borrow.   Recommended for children ages 3-12 (ages 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Several levels of difficulty will be offered to accommodate children of different ages.
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Board Games for Grown Ups

Monday, May 14, 2018, 7:30 pm

Join your neighbors and friends at the Chevy Chase DC Library the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for an adult board game night. Themed games, strategy games, cooperative games and every-player-for-themselves games—we’ll have a board game that makes you want to play. For ages 18 and older.
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Stranger in a Strange Land Lecture Series

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 7:00 pm

The Chevy Chase DC Library will begin its yearly lecture/discussion series on March 20, 2018. The theme for the 2018-2019 series will be: "Stranger in a Strange Land: Immigration, Alienation and Fear of 'The Other.'”  March 13, 2018  Supplemental screening (optional)  Medea (1982) 87 minutes  March 20, 2018
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Mystery Book Club

Thursday, May 17, 2018, 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.
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Free Film Showing: "The Magdalene Sisters"

Monday, May 21, 2018, 6:30 pm

See a free showing of The Magdalene Sisters at 2 p.m. or  6:30 p.m. From Ireland in 2002, this film tells the true stories of three young women who endured dehumanizing abuse as inmates in a Magdalene Sisters Asylum, unjustly imprisoned for flimsy reasons. Rated R, it runs 1 hour and 52 minutes long.

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