Library Takeout

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Events

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.

Books and Baseball

Monday, July 20, 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.

Q&A with Crip Camp Film Makers

Monday, July 20, 2020, 5:30 pm

Join us for a live Q&A with Crip Camp filmmakers, Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

ESL Conversation Circles

Monday, July 20, 2020, 6:00 pm

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.

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Virtual Story Time

Tuesday, July 21, 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.

Learn ASL

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 12:00 pm

American Sign Language Conversation Circle for Beginners continues Tuesdays and Thursdays 12 - 1 p.m. via video conferencing. This will be a chance for beginning level signers to meet and practice conversing and learn some basic signing skills, vocabulary words and rules of grammar. Although the focus is on beginners, everyone is welcome to join the class, regardless of skill level.

Know Your Power: Fine Art: Drawing Portraits Pt 1

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 5:00 pm

Join Words, Beats & Life on the Library's Facebook page for a live-streamed workshop on how to draw portraits. The first workshop session will be instructional, the second participatory (share what you learned and receive feedback). This is part of a special program series sponsored by Pepco, where teens can create entries for the Know Your Power a creative arts contest.

ESL Conversation Circles

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 10:00 am

Virtual Story Time

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 10:30 am

Wednesday Yoga

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 12:00 pm

Take a midday break to breathe, stretch and reset with 30 minutes of gentle yoga from our friends at Yoga District. Join the live virtual class Wednesdays at noon on the DC Public Library Facebook page. A range of options will be provided for participants of all fitness levels

#brownbagdc Book Chat

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 12:00 pm

This Twitter book club meets every Wednesday at lunchtime to compare notes with library staffers and customers on what you're currently reading. Love it or hate it, we want to know. The meetings are held from noon until 1 p.m on Twitter @dcpl using the hashtag #brownbagdc. The #brownbagdc chat is run by multiple library staff members.