Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library

The MLK Jr. Memorial Library closed on Saturday, March 4, 2017 for modernization: learn more at dclibrary.org/mlkfuture. Interim services for the MLK Library (including the Library Express location, Special Collections, and the Memory Lab) began on Monday, May 8, 2017. Please visit dclibrary.org/mlkinterim for more information on interim services.

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Sign Up for March's Digital Audio Storytelling Workshop

Held Wednesday March 9, March 16, and March 23 in the Studio Lab

Learn the basics of audio storytelling! The workshop will consist of three 90-minute classes meeting once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Studio Lab. We encourage every student to come to each class, as the information will be cumulative. By the end of the course, every participant will produce a short piece to share with the DC Public Library community. Week One - Wednesday, March 9, 6:30 p.m.: Interviewing Basics

Tuesday Night Movies

A weekly film series for adults at 6 p.m. in Auditorium A-5.

Don't miss these Tuesday Night Movies! Jan. 5 The Perfect Guy A lobbyist's new relationship turns into the perfect nightmare in this date night thriller. Starring Sanaa Lathan, Morris Chestnut, and Michael Ealy. Directed by David M. Rosenthal. 100 minutes. 2015. PG-13 Jan. 12 Sicario

Films

DC Punk Archive Library Basement Show: the Q&A

with Rom, Booby Trap and Psychic Subcreatures

The DC Punk Archive Library Basement Show is Thursday,

Music

Exhibition of Original Artwork by Gallaudet University Art Students

In celebration of Clerc-Gallaudet Week, December 3-10, 2015

In Celebration of Clerc-Gallaudet Week, December 3 - 10, 2015, come and enjoy An Exhibit of Original Artwork by Gallaudet University Art Students On display in the GREAT HALL, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library December 1 – 19, 2015 For more information, contact: Janice Rosen, Deaf Services Librarian, Center for Accessibility.

Tuesday Night Movies

A weekly film series for adults at 6 p.m. In Auditorium A-5

Don't miss these Tuesday Night Movies! Dec. 1 Trainwreck Hilarious romantic comedy with commitment-phobic Amy Schumer, who just might find love. Starring Bill Hader, Brie Larson and LeBron James. Directed by Judd Apatow. 125 minutes. 2015. R Dec. 8 Minions

Films

27th Annual Black Film Festival

27 Years of Cutting Edge, Thought Provoking and Popular Cinema

The DC Public Library Presents The 27th Annual Black Film Festival Every Tuesday Evening in February at 6 p.m. in Auditorium A-5, we'll screen new popular cinema, documentaries, and classic film shorts. Featuring familiar names and new discoveries, from Oscar Micheaux and Melvin Van Peebles to Spike Lee, Lee Daniels, and Ava DuVernay.

Author Talk with Dr. Amina Hassan

Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and Journalist

Please join us in the Black Studies Center on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. for an author talk and discussion with independent historian and journalist, Dr. Amina Hassan, as she presents her new book, Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and Journalist. Loren Miller was one of the nation's most prominent civil rights attorneys from the 1940s through the early 1960s. With co-counsel Thurgood Marshall, he argued two landmark civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cat is Art Spelled Wrong by Caroline Casey

Pick List Picks

You asked for it.

Every morning, library staff across the system pull items from a long list to fulfill your hold requests. That list is called the Pick List, and these are my favorite books that turned up on it.

Sistah Joy and Collective Voices

20th Annual Poetry Extravaganza in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Please join us on Saturday, January 16, 2016, as Sistah Joy and Collective Voices bring us their 20th Annual Poetry Extravaganza in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr! This family friendly event takes place from 1-5 p.m. in the Great Hall and features drumming, dancing, poetry, youth performers and more! An MLK tradition, this year promises to be more fabulous than ever!

MLK Week

What's New for NaNoWriMo?

Space for writers during National Novel Writing Month

Want to dive into National Novel Writing Month, but don't know where to start? Not a fiction writer and feeling a little left out? Fear not, your favorite downtown library has got you covered. On Tuesdays, drop into our Connect & Share or The Writer's Den.