Practice your English language skills as we discuss international affairs and comparative cultures in this high-intermediate-to-advanced level English as a second language conversation group. Join us virtually on Saturdays at 10 a.m. for the Tenley-Friendship Branch ESL Conversation Circle. The hour-and-a-half sessions are for non-native speakers of English ages 18 and older.
Grab your shakers, bells or anything that makes a fun noise and join the Library on Facebook Live for Virtual Story Time at facebook.com/dclibrary. Follow the Library's Facebook page to receive Notifications when Facebook Live programs start.
Recommended for children birth to 5.
Tune in to DC Public Library's Youtube every school day at 4 p.m. for fun and educational after-school live events and videos! Programs and content will cover themes related to STEM/STEAM, history, culture and so much more. These programs are recommended for school-aged children and teens and their families.
Exercise your brain and your body! Kids three to five years old are invited to enjoy a book read aloud with library staff and fun movement activities and baseball exercises with coaches from the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. This highly interactive program will be conducted via Webex.
Join us on Monday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. for a virtual presentation by the DC Council office. The program will be broadcast live on the Library's Facebook page.
A representative from the DC Council office will provide information about the DC Council: its structure, the legislative and budget process, Council meetings and how the public can participate.
During these free monthly sessions, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) will partner with District government agencies to educate customers on how to start a new business in the District of Columbia. The following topics will be discussed:
- Business Licensing
- Corporate registration
- Certificates of Occupancy (C of O)
- Home Occupancy Permits (HOP)
- Grant Opportunities
- Certified Business Enterprises (CBE).
Grab your shakers, bells or anything that makes a fun noise and join the Library on Facebook Live for Virtual Story Time at facebook.com/dclibrary. Follow the Library's Facebook page to receive Notifications when Facebook Live programs start.
Recommended for children birth to 5.
Tune in to DC Public Library's Youtube every school day at 4 p.m. for fun and educational after-school live events and videos! Programs and content will cover themes related to STEM/STEAM, history, culture and so much more. These programs are recommended for school-aged children and teens and their families.
The Audacious Books Read-along will meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. on Twitter using the hashtag #audaciousbooks. This is the DC Public Library companion to author Roxane Gay's new Audacious Book Club.
Please see the reading list below and we look forward to chatting with you.
January: Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham
Destineé writes about this spot perfect for learning about history, nature, or just taking some awesome Instagram photos
The Teen Council writes about their favorite local spots near where they live and work. In this piece, Destineé writes about the nature and history that can be discovered at the National Arboretum, located at 3501 New York Avenue NE.
Sheridan Waters interviews Jaspreet Pahwa, D.C. Public Library’s Interim Director of Capital Planning and Construction.
This article is a part of the Teen Council's Career Corner series, interviewing local professionals on how to succeed in their chosen career path. Sheridan interviews Jaspreet Pahwa, a licensed architect and the Library's Interim Director of Capital Planning and Construction.
Sheridan Waters talks to local radio personality Elizabethany
This fall, the Teen Council is interviewing local professionals for the"Career Corner" series. The goal of this series is to give teens the inside scoop on what it takes to get different jobs.
DC Public Library is honoring Veterans all month. Read along with us as we discover the stories of Veterans and books about their experiences as they walk the battlefield and the streets of home.
Fiction
DC Public Library has been honoring Veterans all month long with a variety of special events. The impact of music on the war weary at home and abroad is of special note. Through the years, American popular music has connected those serving overseas with memories of home and hope. Civilians back home often associated pop songs of a given era with life during wartime and family members fighting far from home.
The music of three distinct eras had an emotional impact during a time of war.
The Civil War