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Coffee + Conversation: Apply to Work for the Census

Monday, November 25, 2019, 1:00 pm

Join library users, staff and local professionals for coffee and conversation. Someone from the Census Bureau will be on site to discuss the hiring process for the upcoming 202 census. Please join us. Please contact Daniel Akunwafor, daniel.akunwafor@dc.gov, for additional information.

Free Legal Assistance

Thursday, December 12, 2019, 11:30 am

The Thursday, Nov. 12 session has been cancelled. We look forward to assisting you in December. Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP) brings free legal help to DC Public Library branches in neighborhoods throughout the city. At the clinics, you can get help with the following:

Parklands-Turner Teen Readers' Corner - YA Book Club Recommendations

The Hate You Give

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas Teen Book Review by Antionette Robinson “I can't change where I come from or what I've been through, so why should I be ashamed of what makes me, me?” - Angie Thomas

Parklands-Turner Teen Readers' Corner - YA Book Club Recommendations

Brave New World

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Teen Book Review by Temitope Adeoye

Parklands-Turner Teen Readers' Corner - YA Book Club Recommendations

The Awakening

The Awakening by Kate Chopin Teen Book Review by TraQuan Cowles

The End of the World As We Know It

Different ways the world could end

Whether with a bang or a whimper, people have been speculating about how the world will end since it began. Literature is no stranger to this speculation and offers up many scenarios for how our society as we know it will come to an end -- and how what’s left of humanity will deal with the aftermath. Here are a few of the possibilities.

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15-October 15, 2019

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library, Sept.15-Oct. 15. Bring your child to a special Bilingual Storytime on Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. and have fun with a craft project afterwards. Join us for a children's movie showing on Oct.12 at 2 p.m. Find new books honoring Hispanic heritage in our book displays throughout the month.