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If Mother’s Day feels like Other’s Day, treat yourself to these library books!
Sunday, May 10, is Mother’s Day. But for some people, it's Other’s Day, an unsettling reminder that their life doesn’t match the greeting-card fantasy. If your Mother’s Day is Other’s Day, celebrate with these books, courtesy of your DCPL library card!
Sleuths of a Certain Age
Are you a fan of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple? Here are five more mysteries featuring protagonists of a certain age, all first in a series.
Update on Book Delivery Delay
Recently, the DC Public Library has experienced an unexpected backlog in fulfilling holds. This has been caused in part by the closure of one of our largest book distributors prompting changes to our internal receiving and cataloging processes as well as staffing. As a result, materials have taken longer than usual to move through our system and reach their destination branches.
The "Women Always Survives" Horror
I am a huge fan of horror books. I like to read more independent horror books than anything, but they usually don't make the library collections. Nevertheless, these are some horror books that not only made it into the library collection, but have several scenes that may make you stay up late at night. And the woman always survives in the end.
The World of the Future
There’s a Prince song that has the lyric, “Think about the future.” Well, with John Marrs, that future is here now. From genetic testing to finding your partner to the government storing national secrets into the heads of synesthetic people, The Dark Future of John Marrs begins now.
Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library Renovation
DC Public Library will begin renovating the Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library in late spring 2026. The goal of this renovation is to maintain the existing facility and provide a refresh that will ensure the library continues to meet evolving neighborhood needs.