Join us for a special four-part series with D.C.'s own Mosaic Theater for National Poetry Month.
When does a poem cease being a poem and become a play? Join playwright Gethsemane Herron-Coward as she leads a series of workshops examining poetry and lyricism in playwriting. Attendees will create and share their own poetry-infused one-act play in the concluding session.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Virtual workshops by teens, for teens happen every Tuesday. Enjoy peer-to-peer learning opportunities over YouTube livestreams or Webex sessions. This month's schedule:
April 6 - Drawing Creatively (YouTube)
April 13 - Chess Club (WebEx)
April 20 - Education/Enrichment for D.C. Teens (WebEx)
April 20 (5 PM) - Black History Always with The Undefeated: Interview with Kelley Carter and H.E.R. (YouTube)
April 27 - Cooking with Abby (YouTube)
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
The Library's civic engagement coordinator, Diana Veiga, talks to Ginger about fighting voter suppression and making sure D.C. citizens are counted
This fall, the Teen Council will be interviewing local professionals for a series called "Career Corner". The goal of this series is to give teens the inside scoop on what it takes to get different jobs. Check out Ginger Holmer's interview withDiana Veiga, Civil Engagement Coordinator for DC Public Library.
A Celebration of Food and Native American Heritage Month
Aanii boozhoo, gakina awiya! Hello, everyone! I hope you’re having a happy Native American Heritage Month so far. Some of you who’ve read my previous Read Feed posts know that I have a major love affair with food.
Michal Tucker interviews Kevin Gomes, a local graphic designer and animator
This fall, the Teen Council will be interviewing local professionals for a series called "Career Corner". The goal of this series is to give teens the inside scoop on what it takes to get different jobs. Check out Michal Tucker’s interview with Kevin Gomes, a graphic designer.
Pages in, pages out: Selam learns from award-winning poet Sarah Crossland the secret to becoming a good writer
This fall, the Teen Council will be interviewing local professionals for a series called "Career Corner." The goal of this series is to give teens the inside scoop on what it takes to get different jobs.
Not able to vote, but want to impact the election? Ginger has six suggestions on how you can make your voice heard
Being unable to vote in this upcoming election doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to make meaningful contributions to voter turnout. While civil engagement and political advocacy are essential to democracy, staying safe during this public health crisis is the most important thing. So stay safe, stay home as much as possible, be sure to wear a mask and social distance!
