Library Takeout

Check out books. Get a library card.

Library Takeout allows customers to get a library card and check out library materials, in real time, at community events.

One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey Book Club

Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 5:30 pm

Join staff from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and the DC Public Library for a monthly discussion of portraits and prose commemorating the 50th anniversary of 1968. Each month, an NPG staff member will lead a tour of the exhibit One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey.

Movie Nights in Chinatown Park

Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 7:30 pm

Join us in support of the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA) Chinatown Park movie series. These Asian Pacific Islander-themed films will be screened outside in Chinatown Park. We will have related library materials for check out and information about library cards and our Summer Challenge programs. Chinatown Park is located at 5th St.

Kid's Corner at CityCenterDC

Thursday, July 19, 2018, 10:30 am

Join the library and CityCenterDC for Kid's Corner every Thursday, May through September. Librarians from the DC Public Library will lead a 30-to-40-minute story time full of books, songs, rhymes and finger plays. Kid's Corner story time is a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun outdoor environment. The Park at CityCenter is located at the corner of 10th and I Street NW.

DC Punk Archive at Fort Reno 50th Anniversary

Thursday, July 19, 2018, 7:00 pm

Visit the DC Punk Archive at Fort Reno's 50th Anniversary concert season! Make a DC Punk Archive button, learn about our collections and upcoming programs or sign up to volunteer with the archive. We'll also be sharing information and connecting customers with the National Parks Service legacy of supporting Summer in the Parks, 1968 and today.

Golden Triangle Farragut Fridays

Friday, July 20, 2018, 12:00 pm

Visit a Librarian in the park during the Golden Triangle BID's Farragut Fridays! Library Takeout will be on hand, so you can: Sign up for Summer Challenge Return that overdue book

Chinatown Parks Story Time

Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 10:30 am

DC Public Library will host a 10:30 a.m. story time every Tuesday, June 5 - July 31, in Chinatown Park, at 6th St. and Massachusetts Ave. NW. This hour-long event will feature stories, rhymes, songs and more in a lovely outdoor setting. Recommended for ages 5 and under.

Chamber Music at Noon

Thursday, August 2, 2018, 12:00 pm

On the first Thursday of each month, the DC Public Library, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut of Washington, presents a chamber music series (formerly titled the Brown Bag Chamber Recital), free and open to the public. Performers include internationally known, local musicians Ralitza Patcheva and Vasily Popov, as well as special-guest performers. June 7: J. Orozco, J. Lee, violins, M. Montano, viola, V. Popov, cello.

One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey Book Club

Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 5:30 pm

Join staff from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and the DC Public Library for a monthly discussion of portraits and prose commemorating the 50th anniversary of 1968. Each month, an NPG staff member will lead a tour of the exhibit One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey.

Jazz in the Basement: Brian Settles and Anthony Pirog

Sunday, August 26, 2018, 2:00 pm

For the August installment of Jazz in the Basement, the DC Public Library and the Goethe-Institut Washington present the phenomenal Brian Settles and Anthony Pirog in a rare and unique duo setting. Jazz in the Basement is a monthly concert series featuring local jazz artists, coordinated with the assistance of volunteers Bertrand Uberall and John Cook.

Beat the Streets

At King Green Leaf Recreation Center

Drop by the King Green Leaf Recreation Center for the kick off to the annual Beat the Streets series of free summer festivals, June 20, 2 - 7:30 p.m. Learn about various community organizations while enjoying live performances and other activities.

Beat the Streets

June 27, 2 - 7:30 p.m.

DC's popular street festival series returns this summer with more live performances by local artists, food and activities for kids, all free and open to the public. Drop by the DC Public Library table between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. at the Rita Bright Community Center, located at 14th and Clifton Streets, NW for free books, giveaways and details about the latest free digital resources and Summer Challenge. See you there!

Summer Reading

Music Collection at DC Public Library

For the renovation of the MLK Jr. Memorial Library, the majority of our circulating sheet music collection has been put into storage, to ensure this unique collection is preserved and can again be made available upon reopening the central library. During this period of time, there is a small representative collection at the Shepherd Park (Juanita E.

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The Hans Kindler Orchestral Score Collection

The estate of the founder and conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, Hans Kindler, donated his library of orchestral performance sets to the DC Public Library in 1951. This special collection includes over 900 titles and is available for use, without charge, by musical groups in the Washington Metropolitan region. Holdings

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Roxane Gay Read-Alikes

Author Roxane Gay will be at All Souls Unitarian Church on Tuesday, June 20, in conversation with WAMU's Alicia Montgomery. This free event, part of the Signature Speaker Series, is presented in partnership with Oracle Group and the DC Public Library Foundation.

Market Selects for September 20

Seasonal, Fresh Titles for Your Consumption

On the third Tuesday of each month, library staff set up shop at the FRESHFARM

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Market Selects for July 19th

Seasonal, Fresh Titles for Your Consumption

On the third Tuesday of each month, library staff set up shop at the FRESHFARM

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Market Selects for June 21st

Seasonal, Fresh Titles for Your Consumption

On the third Tuesday of each month, library staff set up shop at the FRESHFARM CityCenterDC Market to sign up new library customers, check out and return materials, and di

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Market Selects for June 14th

Seasonal, Fresh Titles for Your Consumption

On the second Tuesday of each month, library staff set up shop at the FRESHFARM Penn Quarter Market to sign up new library customers, check out and return materials, and dish about

The Library Returns to Baked & Wired

Join us there on first Wednesdays beginning in May

Need a library card and a latte? A book and a baked good? Then get ready! Because with the warm weather comes the return of the Georgetown Neighborhood Library's monthly visits to Baked & Wired (1052 Thomas Jefferson St. NW)! Beginning on May 6, you can drop by the locally owned coffee shop and bakery from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month and use our Library Takeout service to sign up for a library card, check out materials, and more.