Share your favorite books with friends at the Not-A-Book-Club Book Club, and find out about the latest and greatest reads from your librarian! This program is designed for ages 6-12.
Attention, gamers! Come to Game Club to learn fun new board and card games like "Happy Birthday" or "Phase 10", and play some old favorites too. This program is designed for ages 6-12.
Join us for our usual storytime with an extra addition. Firefighters visit the library! We'll have some D.C. firefighters helping us with storytime. Enjoy meeting and learning about the DC firefighters who help us every day!
Get an up-close look at what it’s like to be a firefighter.
For ages 3 - 5
We are recruiting all super sleuths between 10 - 15 years old for our Banned Books Week Youth Scavenger Hunt! Banned Books Week is the national book community's annual celebration of the freedom to read without any censorship.
Hang out in the library every Tuesday. On the first Tuesday, we will hold a Table Talk. Bring YOUR topic of interest and let's get together and talk about it. For ages 6 - 13
Join your friends and neighbors to learn about plans to rebuild the Lamond-Riggs Library. Learn about the project timeline and
process for community engagement.
DC Public Library is participating in the 2017 Free Summer Meals Program.
Kids and teens eat free lunch on weekdays from July 3 - August 11. No registration is required.
Come to Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library on Saturday, September 17, to watch "Hugo"! This is a great movie for all ages about finding your way in the world. Showtime is at 1:00 p.m. and snacks will be provided. See you there!
The back cover of Shelly Oria’s New York 1, Tel Aviv 0: Stories reads, “Enter the world of New York 1, Tel Aviv 0 where the characters are as intelligent and charming as they are lonely” (Amazon). This is indeed true as Oria takes us through seventeen different stories of all kinds of relationships plagued by the natural h
It had been years since I picked up a YA book, but I jumped at the opportunity. Instead of sifting through the options to pick out the one closest to Sarah Dessen or Judy Blume (the books of my teen years), I reached for Tyrellby Coe Booth and Y
Come and join the celebration of Women's History Month by attending an invigorating lecture by the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). A representative from NMWA will be visiting a few DCPL branches to discuss local women artists. No registration is required. Just show up, and bring your friends while you're at it.Takoma Park Neighborhood Library
Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m., Meeting Room downstairs
Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library
Hours before an historic blizzard, excited customers came to the library to engage in a creative sewing collective. Women from ages 11 to 60 learned how to do a basic running stitch, whipstitch, sew a button, and create a pocket to fit a pair of glasses. The majority of participants completed their eyeglass cases. They were proud to have made an artistic case that is used daily.
Searching for a job and applying online can present challenges. Most vacancies in most industries require you to submit your application electronically.
If you are searching for a job online and need assistance with creating an email account, creating and/or revising a resume, or simply accessing the site to apply for employment, we are available to help you every Tuesday from July 21 through Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Join us in celebrating Women's History Month, and win fantastic prizes!
Every Monday in March, a new trivia question will be posted on Twitter (@dcpl) and Facebook. Respond by Friday with the correct answer using #herstoryDCPL, and get entered to win a different prize each week! We'll reveal the correct answer at the end of the week.
Local author Maurice A. Butler will discuss the life of Charles L. Gittens, the first African-American Secret Service Agent.
Join your neighbors on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library. The author's inspiration came from meeting Mr. Gittens when he met with Mr. Butler's students at Roosevelt High School. Mr. Gittens's story spans working in the deep south, New York City, and being the Director of the Washington, D.C. Secret Service Field Office.
