Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2022 DC Public Library Haiku Contest! We had a lot of fantastic entries this year and we were really inspired by the literary creativity of our community!
Congratulations to the winners!...
Adult Winner:
City of Crossroads
Crosswires, instagram, facebook, job
Love is the way straight.
Celebrate National Poetry Month with DC Public Library
Thank you for celebrating National Poetry Month with DC Public Library! This April, DC Public Library invited residents ages 6 and up to submit a haiku to the 2022 Haiku Contest around the following themes:
✎ Your love of books, reading or the library,
✎ Something small that gives you joy,
✎ DC in springtime, or
Come celebrate the Dog Days of Summer at Lamond-Riggs Library! Pick up a grab and go kit with all of the supplies needed to make a dog paper plate craft. While you're here, check out one of our book bundles on dogs!
Come bloom with us at the Lamond-Riggs Interim Library! Stop by to pick up your grab and go bag that contains all of the supplies you need to make a flower bookmark and instructions!
Visit the library at 395 Ingraham Street NE Monday, June 28, 2021
We are delighted to open the doors of the Lamond-Riggs Interim Library to serve the community on Monday, June 28, 2021 at 10 a.m. From our Interim space, we offer:
12 computers for teens & adults
4 computers for children
1 Express (15-minute) computer
Library materials available for check-out (or pick up an item placed on hold)
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every day of children, families and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. What better way to celebrate this than reading bilingual books to children?
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday celebrated on the fifth day of May each year.
You can't go out to celebrate this year, but you can celebrate at home! You can make maracas and a piñata using household items.
Are you interested in learning how to write? If so, you might be interested in the Grab the Mic initiative presented by Jason Reynolds at the Library of Congress. In this series, Jason Reynolds will talk to young people directly and present various activities to help build your creativity.
