Library Takeout

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Events

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

Zumba at the Library... from Home

Thursday, July 9, 2020, 12:30 pm

For our Summer Challenge online programming, enjoy fitness and fun with Zumba, an aerobic dance exercise program inspired by the sounds of Latin American dance music! An instructor from Twists and Turns Body Fitness will lead the class. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes. No registration required and the class is free.

ASL Intermediate Class

Thursday, July 9, 2020, 1:15 pm

American Sign Language Conversation Circle for intermediate level signers continues Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. via video conferencing.

Arcoíris: Catch a rainbow with 123 Andrés

Thursday, July 9, 2020, 1:30 pm

Join the library and 123 Andrés for this virtual Summer Challenge program on Facebook Live! Rainy day, sunny day - enjoy songs about weather and the outdoors, and help us find some rainbows! This bilingual music show with Andrés and Christina will have families singing and moving.

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Virtual Story Time

Friday, July 10, 2020, 10:30 am

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.

People and Stories - Lunchtime Literature with the Library

Friday, July 10, 2020, 12:00 pm

As part of our Summer Challenge program and partnership with People and Stories, join us for a live, weekly reading of a short story by a DC Public Library staff member. Each week, we will select a different story for you to enjoy and reflect on.

ESL Conversation Circles

Monday, July 13, 2020, 10:00 am

Are you a non-native speaker of English who would like to practice your English language skills or build vocabulary? If yes, join us virtually on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. or at 6 p.m. for the Library's ESL Conversation Circles. The 2-hour sessions are for non-native speakers of English ages 18 and older with low intermediate or higher English language skills. Contact libraryexpress@dc.gov for the link.

Virtual Story Time

Monday, July 13, 2020, 10:30 am

Books and Baseball

Monday, July 13, 2020, 5:00 pm

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.

ESL Conversation Circles

Monday, July 13, 2020, 6:00 pm

Virtual Trivia Night

Monday, July 13, 2020, 6:30 pm

Are you a walking encyclopedia? Missing your weekly trivia game? Come play #StayatHomeDCTrivia for your chance to win the crown! Competitors, either individually or in teams, will play three head-scratching rounds with one solely dedicated to a DC Public Library goDigital item (for example, a magazine or movie).