The Cleveland Park Mystery Book Club meets the first Thursday of the month in the Cleveland Park Library second floor conference room. We read all types of crime fiction including noir, thrillers, espionage and even the occasional non-fiction title.
Story time fun for the entire family. These 30-to-40-minute story times are packed full of books and activities designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Promoting language and literacy skills, story times are a great way to further your child’s lifelong love of reading and learning. Children and their grownups are encouraged to actively engage and participate with the stories and activities during the program.
Get one-on-one assistance with navigating your digital devices. We will also look at Overdrive and other DC Public Library databases you can use for free with your library card. Please bring your charged device with you.
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.
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.
French Story Time is for children of all ages. This program includes songs, music and motion and is very interactive. Children have the opportunity to practice their French by learning French songs, enjoying French stories and connecting words with motion.
This open, drop in anytime program is an interactive engagement program for children and caregivers that uses play and exploration to develop pre-literacy skills. Caregivers are expected to actively engage with children using the designed early literacy stations and prompts. This program will rotate through play, art and sensory sessions. Art builds fine motor skills and expression. Play is how children process literacy skills they have learned. Sensory times are multi-dimensional and involve lots of repetition and manipulations.
A fun, easy dance exercise class which introduces easy-to-follow Zumba® moves at a lower intensity designed for older adults. Enjoy Latin-inspired movements that provide a great aerobic workout while also focusing on balance, range of motion and coordination.
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 the chess players how to think and plan their next move and use their brain power to win. Come and join our chess group and learn to make a risky move, check and have fun. This program is made possible by the Friends of the Cleveland Park Library.
Join yoga instructor, Dexter Sumner, for an accessible, all-levels yoga class every Wednesday evening. Yoga will take place in the lower level meeting room. Please bring your own yoga mat.
FREE | Ages 18+
*Our instructor will be taking a short summer break. Classes are cancelled on August 7 and 14 and will return on August 21. NO CLASS on August 28.
On the same day In May 1954, the Supreme Court issued its rulings on Bolling v. Sharpe and the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. In Bolling v. Sharpe, the Court unanimously ruled racial discrimination in the Washington, D.C. public school system denied blacks due process of law as protected by the Fifth Amendment.
Please join us on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. for a panel discussion on the impact of the decision and its legacy 60 years later moderated by documentary filmmaker Marvin T. Jones.
February is here, so stay out of the cold by coming to some programs. Here's what we have going on this month for teens:
Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. is Teen Game Night!
Like video games? We got you covered. More of a board games person? No problem! We would even be willing to try and figure out Cones of Dunshire with you.
Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. is Teen Book Club!
Join us on Friday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m. for our Valentine's Day Crafts.
We will read stories and make Valentine’s Day book marks and 3-D heart ornaments!
This program is appropriate for children of all ages.
Free Legal Help through Neighborhood Legal Services: Ban the Box
The Cleveland Park Job Seekers Clinic is held on the first Tuesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You can receive help writing resumes and cover letters, filling out online applications, and setting up accounts on popular job websites.
England, 1953. Sidney Chambers, a young Anglican vicar, arrives in the English town of Grantchester. At his new parish, Chambers meets Inspector Geordie Keating, and the two work together to solve mysteries.
On Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at Cleveland Park Library, Kenneth Daigler will lead a discussion on his book Spies, Patriots, and Traitors examining intelligence operations in the Revolutionary War.
In honor of Black History Month, he will specifically discuss the little known roles of African Americans in helping with the birth of our nation.
This very special transportation-themed edition of Sunday Stories will take place on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. Stories, songs, and dancing will be included in this fun-filled event.
In addition, supplies for children to make their own cardboard car to use in the story time will be provided.
Books and crafts are designed for ages 3 and older but all ages are welcome to drive in for some warm wintry fun.
As one of the events in celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., we will screen King, a documentary from 2008, on Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.
The film includes footage of Dr. King and his contemporaries, plus current interviews with public figures.
