Free film showing of The Party starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, and Timothy Spall.
UK, 2017, rated R, 1 hour 11 minutes. Directed by Sally Potter.
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.
Free film showing of The Party starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, and Timothy Spall.
UK, 2017, rated R, 1 hour 11 minutes. Directed by Sally Potter.
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.
Get up and get moving at our Toddler Story Times. These 20-to-30-minute programs are full of books, songs and fun activities are 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.
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. For children ages 18-36 months and their grownups, who 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.
Join us for songs, books and more.
This program is recommended for children 12-24 months.
Registration required. Visit the library or call (202) 282-0021 to sign up.
Get brains thinking and fingers building with the Chevy Chase Library Lego Club. Grab your friends and swing by. You bring your imagination and we'll provide the Legos.
Recommended for ages 5-12.
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.
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.
The Chevy Chase Library will close for a two-month makeover at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015.
The nearest library is the Tenley-Friendship Library at 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Holds will be routed there while the Chevy Chase Library is closed.
The November selection of the Chevy Chase Library's Book Club is the DC Reads 'All Aunt Hagar's Children' by Edward P. Jones. We will meet on Tuesday, November 3 at 7 p.m.
The October selection of the Chevy Chase Library's Book Club is The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. We will meet on Tuesday, October 6 at 7 p.m.
The Booker prize winning The Sense of an Ending follows retired lawer Tony Webster as he reflects on his life.
Chevy Chase Library's "Metamorphosis" lecture and discussion series concludes on Tuesday September 15 at 6 pm. We will discuss Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.
Our guest lecturer will be Laura De Furio, from the University of Alabama's English department.
No children's programs from Sept. 6 through Sept. 20
Now that summer is over, and children are back in school, the Chevy Chase Children's Room is taking a two week break from weekly programs. That means Baby Lap Time, Wonderful Ones, Tales for Twos and Threes, Toddler Time, Craft Night, Multilingual PJ Story Time, and Music Time will all resume the fourth week of September - the week beginning Sept. 21. Please still come to the Children's Room! We would love to see you, help you find some books, hear about your summer vacations, and help you start your homework.
Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee’s long-awaited second (but technically first) novel is one of the most talked-about books of the summer. It’s also one of the most controversial.
For some reason, if you are a reader, you are required to have an opinion on it (even if you haven’t read it.) Don’t worry. DC Public Library can help.
The September selection of the Chevy Chase Library's Book Club is The Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal. We will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.
In The Hare with the Amber Eyes, Edmund De Waal explores the story behind a collection of heirlooms and discovers a tragic and fascinating family history.
Chevy Chase Library's "Metamorphosis" lecture and discussion series will continue on Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. We will be discussing Wild Seed by Octavia Butler.
Chevy Chase Library's "Metamorphosis" lecture and discussion series will continue on July 21 at 6 p.m. We will be discussing Orlandoby Virginia Woolf.
Our guest lecturer for this session will be Roberta Rubenstein, professor of literature at American University.
