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Morning English Conversation Group

Monday, March 9, 2020, 10:00 am

English Conversation Groups are a great way to practice English speaking with like-minded English language learners. The biggest advantage here as opposed to a traditional English school is that learners get to practice speaking in an informal, relaxed environment. Facilitated by trained volunteer tutors from the Washington English Center, you will gain practice in vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar in a fun, comfortableand safe environment. Join the group on any Monday or Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m.

Moveable Feast Classics Book Club

Monday, March 9, 2020, 2:00 pm

You are cordially invited to the next meeting of the Moveable Feast Classics Book Club. We will be meeting at Georgetown Library on Monday, March 9 at 2 p.m. to discuss Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Please join us.

Toddler Art Storytime

Monday, March 9, 2020, 3:30 pm

Get up and get creative at Toddler Art and Stories. These 20-to-30-minute programs are full of books, songs and art activities that are designed to help develop your child’s language and motor skills. After story time, your child will participate in a process-oriented art project to explore art materials and the world around them. Process-oriented art focuses on what can be learned from the act of making art rather than the product.

Fiction Writers' Support Group and Workshop

Monday, March 9, 2020, 7:00 pm

Join fellow writers to discuss craft and swap feedback. Bring one printed copy of your own original fiction (1,000 words or less). We meet from 7 - 8:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month. Ages 18+.

Drop-In Technology Tips

Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 10:00 am

Would you like to use the library’s ebooks and digital resources and don’t know where to start? Are you interested in boosting your confidence when it comes to using technology in your everyday life? Come to the drop-in clinic and get advice on using electronic devices as well as common websites, email, apps and software.

Gentle Yoga

Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 10:00 am

Join our instructors for a free one-hour yoga class every Tuesday morning at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library. The 10 a.m. gentle yoga class is designed to accommodate all skill levels and ranges of motion, especially targeting adults ages 55+ and those with limited flexibility. Please note that there is a late-arrival policy for all Georgetown Library yoga programs: Anyone arriving more than five minutes after the start of class will not be able to enter the classroom.

Moderate Yoga

Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 11:30 am

Join our instructors for a free one-hour yoga class every Tuesday morning at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library. The 11:30 a.m. moderate yoga class is designed to challenge those with some experience, adding difficulty to challenge the mind and body. Please note that there is a late-arrival policy for all Georgetown Library yoga programs: Anyone arriving more than five minutes after the start of class will not be able to enter the classroom.

Tax Assistance

Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 1:00 pm

From February 1 through April 15, meet with a qualified AARP tax aide at your local library to help answer your tax questions and prepare your 2019 income tax filing. Tax assistance will take place from 1 - 5 p.m. For more information and to find other sites offering tax assistance, please visit our tax page.

Morning English Conversation Group

Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 10:00 am

Baby and Toddler Time

Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 10:30 am

These 20-to-30-minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and finger plays for children birth to 2 years old. Our Baby and Toddler Story Time is a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun environment. With slightly more activity and movement than our lap times, children and their grownups are encouraged to engage with the books and songs and to actively participate in the program.

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Listen Together with Your Middle Grader – Magic and Mystery

Do you miss reading together now that your child is on to full-length, middle-grade novels? Audiobooks to the rescue! Download the Overdrive app on your favorite device or fire up the old CD player. Get out the coloring books, modeling clay, or Legos or get the sound system set up to play MP3s or CDs in the car. Audiobooks are a hands-free, voice-saving way to continue enjoying books together with your 5th - 8th grader. This list is for readers who love magic and mystery.

Wintery Cozy Mysteries

Curl up at the Fireplace with These Frosty Capers

Have you been pining for snowy drifts with all the warmer weather reports coming our way lately? The only thing to do is turn for a book. So, I’ve assembled a list of snowy, cozy mysteries to keep you company by the fire, even if the weather outside refuses to cooperate. Set in a variety of different places, these mysteries will take you to Cleveland, Ireland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and England—all during crisp winter weather.

31st Annual Black Film Festival

The DC Public Library presents 31st Annual Black Film Festival Every Tuesday evening in February, starting at 6 p.m. at Georgetown Library Feb. 4 Harriet: The incredible true story of Harriet Tubman, and her quest to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Directed by Kasi Lemmons. 2019, 125 minutes, rated PG-13. Feb. 11

Poetry on the Immigrant Experience

Poetry has a way of saying things unlike any other medium. So few words and yet they strike straight to the heart. This is even more true when they address larger issues like borders, immigration and the experience of being “illegal”. Check out these poetry books for insight into the lives of immigrants. Citizen Illegal by Jose Olivarez

Oldies and Goodies

Short Story Collections by Men Writers

Get ready for some time travel and teleportation. As a follow-up to “Short and Spicy: Short Story Collections by Women Writers,” this list features short story collections by men. The first books in this list bring us back to early twentieth century America while the later suggestions immerse us in more modern times and international perspectives.

Historical Mysteries Set in Britain

If you enjoy tea, biscuits, and a good whodunit, then this list is for you. I’ve compiled a group of enjoyable mysteries set against historical backdrops in Britain. While this is not an exhaustible list of the offerings in this area, it’s a good place to get started if you’ve read all of Agatha Christie’s books and don’t know where to go next.

Mindfulness Books for Younger Readers

It can be hard to slow down and live in the moment in our fast-paced society. So many things around us are competing for our attention. Meditation and mindfulness are great tools that can help us appreciate the present more fully. While books for adults on this topic are widespread, there seem to be less for younger readers, but this is still a useful practice for them too. So, below is a list of books geared towards younger readers.

Haiku Contest Winners

Asian Pacific Heritage Month Contest

After days of hotly-contested deliberation among staff, Georgetown Neighborhood Library finally chose the winners of their 2019 Haiku Contest in honor of Asia Pacific American Heritage Month. There were so many good entries, and a wide diversity of opinion from judges of which was the best. The winners are: See my Asian eyes Where are you fro they ask -- I Am American - Kathleen Guevara, Adult Winner

Asian/Pacific Islander Month

Graphic Novels about Parenthood and Getting Pregnant

Are you a parent who is plagued by lack of sleep, toddlers who refuse to go to bed, constant tantrums, or do you have the theme song of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood stuck in your head? Then perhaps it’s time to unwind with a graphic novel about parenting. The following is a list of books about the experience of parenting: becoming a parent, struggling as a parent or just a couple of laughs about that crazy process of raising a kid.

Life and Death in the Wild

Solo Wilderness Adventures (That End Well and Not)

When you want to get away from it all, but you just don’t have the leave; when you want to be your own and only boss, but your boss does not agree; when you want to have a heart-stopping adventure, but not the lifelong injuries, do so vicariously with these books about solo wilderness adventure. Some, but not all, of these protagonists survive. Some, but not all, of them learn important life lessons. But all of them step out of the everyday and fling themselves into the extraordinary.