The Poets on the Fringe (POTF) are local poets who meet every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library to read and critique one another's poems.
Please bring one of your own poems with copies for the group to read and workshop.
For more information, please call 202-727-0232.
Join our instructors for a free one-hour yoga class every Tuesday morning at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library. The 10 a.m. gentle yoga class is designed to accommodate all skill levels and ranges of motion, especially targeting adults ages 55+ and those with limited flexibility.
Please note that there is a late-arrival policy for all Georgetown Library yoga programs: Anyone arriving more than five minutes after the start of class will not be able to enter the classroom.
DC Public Library - Georgetown branch, in partnership with the Washington English Center, offers free Evening English Conversation Group facilitated by well qualified volunteers.
The group meets on Tuesdays evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
If you need further information, please call 202-727-0232.
English Conversation Group meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Georgetown Library. Volunteer teachers from the Washington English Center will facilitate the sessions. For more information, please call 202-727-0232.
These 20-to-30-minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and finger plays for children birth to 2 years old. Our Baby and Toddler Story Time is a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun environment. With slightly more activity and movement than our lap times, children and their grownups are encouraged to engage with the books and songs and to actively participate in the program.
These 20-to-30-minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and finger plays for children birth to 2 years old. Our Baby and Toddler Story Time is a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun environment. With slightly more activity and movement than our lap times, children and their grownups are encouraged to engage with the books and songs and to actively participate in the program.
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 from 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.
This drop-in program uses independent play and exploration to stimulate the sensory system, develop motor and social skill, and generate authentic positive emotional experiences for children and caregivers. Come explore with us! This program runs till noon and is for ages birth to five.
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.
Are you on the job market? Do you want to improve your search strategies, interview skills, and networking abilities? Then join our Job Seekers Skills Workshops and Job Seekers Support Group. The classes are free and open to the public.
Joe Ryan, an experienced career mentor, will teach the workshops and facilitate the support group.
The Skills Workshops will meet on Mondays at 7 p.m. at the library. The Support Groups meets on Thursdays at 7 p.m., also at the library.
Some teenagers inherit vocations from their parents, like Cas Lowood, whose father used to kill ghosts. Cas is used to going from place to place with his witch mother, black cat and an athame knife.
One day, Cas gets a mysterious tip about a ghost named Anna Dressed In Blood who kills every person who’s ever been inside her house. It seems like a typical job, until Anna decides to spare Cas’s life.
On Feb. 11, 1910, Ursula Todd dies shortly after her birth--but her story does not end there, as she is then born again on another version of the same date, the circumstances this time ensuring her survival.
Share Wordless Picture Books with Your Little Ones
Join us for an interactive story time that includes songs, rhymes, a craft activity and wordless picture books.Librarians will demonstrate ways to have fun conversations around picture books with no words that develop early literacy skills such as vocabulary, sequencing, storytelling, and creativity. All of these skills will help little ones get ready to learn to read and ready for school.
Have you ever wondered how a pop-up book or card is made? Come learn how to make them every Wednesday in October at 4 p.m. at Pop-Up Creations, an arts and crafts program for children ages 8-12.
