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Baby and Toddler Story Time

Thursday, May 2, 2019, 10:30 am

This 20-to-30-minute program is 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. Children and their grownups are encouraged to engage with the books and songs and to actively participate in the program.

Brainy Board Game Night

Thursday, May 2, 2019, 5:00 pm

Use your noodle, stretch your noggin, and have fun! We'll learn new board, card, and social games and play old favorites together. Designed for ages 6-12.

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Skill Builders Meetup

Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 10:00 am

Student? Job hunter? Retiree? Use DC Public Library resources (such as Lynda, Universal Class, Mango Languages and more) to upgrade your skills and reach your goals. Lamond-Riggs Library staff will be on hand to consult with and to help participants connect with needed resources.

Come Read to Your P.A.L.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 7:00 pm

Join dogs from People Animals Love (P.A.L.) for a special story hour on the first and fourth Tuesday of each month featuring an opportunity for children to meet and read with dogs. P.A.L. story hours provide a great way for your budding reader to get some reading practice in with an attentive and patient audience.

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 10:30 am

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.

Baby and Toddler Story Time

Thursday, May 9, 2019, 10:30 am

Brainy Board Game Night

Thursday, May 9, 2019, 5:00 pm

Use your noodle, stretch your noggin, and have fun! We'll learn new board, card, and social games and play old favorites together. Designed for ages 6-12.

Job Search and Application Assistance

Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 10:00 am

Come to the Lamond-Riggs Library every other Tuesday beginning on March 5 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.. We are glad to walk you through the various steps of a job search, such as resume formatting, cover letter writing, creating an email account and completing online job applications.

Bilingual Spanish Story Time

Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 6:00 pm

Come to Bilingual Spanish Story Time at Lamond-Riggs on the second Tuesday of each month. Stories, songs, dances and more in English and Spanish for children ages birth to 5 and their adults. Cuentos, canciones, bailes y más en inglés y español para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus adultos.

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 10:30 am

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Fall Book to Movie Series

The true story of a young boy who suffers a near-death experience in which he claims to have visited heaven. When Todd and Sonja Burpo's young son Coltonenters the hospital with a life-threatening illness, his devastated parents are uncertain if he will make it out of the operating room alive.

Adult Summer Reading Finale

August 24, 2014 / 2:00pmLamond Riggs Library, Meeting Room Number OneLaugh away the summer while watching Mabel "Madea" Simmons flee from the police during a high-speed freeway chase. Madea gets arrested and winds up inJudge Mablean's court. After discovering that the police officers failed to mirandize Madea, the judge is forced to release Madea but Judge Mablean decides that

Back to School

Educators' Night

Exercise In Bed

Those of us who exercise usually try running, walking, cycling and other things which can sometimes overwhelm us and make us tired and sore.Now it's time to try another form of exercise that you can do in bed either before getting up in the morning or going to sleep at night.

Full S.T.E.A.M. ahead...

Welcome Summer Reading

Come in, enjoy the art and join the Summer Reading Program, “Fizz, Boom, Read!” Our Summer Reading Program “Fizz, Boom, Read!” started with an innovative program in partnership with the very talented artist and educator, Karen Brown of Class Acts Arts.

Trickster Tales

Introducing the Zombie Book Club

Please observe the following questions - do you answer yes to more than one of the following statements?1. Regularly use slang, terminology, etc. from Zombiepedia

Does Anybody Know My Name?

Searching Genealogy Online

Have you ever had someone tell you that you look like someone else they know? Have you ever met someone who has the same last name as yours but spells their name differently? Do you have relatives that you would like to know more about but there doesn't seem to be anyone in your family with information?

Healthy Living Workshop

Women's Health and Diabetes

The blue circle is the universal symbol for diabetes.

Nothing Happens 'Til After Midnight

Journey to jazz in 1940s Harlem and D.C.

Use your imagination to experience the Harlem Renaissance as you visit the Cotton Club and Small's Paradise in Harlem and the Bohemian Caverns and the Lincoln Colonnade on U Street in D.C.

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