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Baby Lap Time (Registration required)

Thursday, April 25, 2019, 10:00 am

Advance registration is required for this story time. Click here for more info.

"Sit and Stay" Dog Story Time

Thursday, April 25, 2019, 6:30 pm

What has a wet nose and loves kids? A P.A.L. dog. Where do P.A.L. dogs love to listen to kids read? The Northeast Library. On the fourth Thursday of every month, dogs and kids get together for a “Sit and Stay” Dog Story Time at 6:30 p.m. in the Children's Room on the Story Time rug. Read to our furry P.A.L.* friends once a month - you'll love it and the dogs will love you. Children ages 5-12 are welcome. Kids under 9 must have adult supervision. Come, sit and stay awhile. It'll be "pawsome."

Strong Start DC Community Playgroup: 24 - 36 months (Registration Required)

Friday, April 26, 2019, 10:00 am

Advance registration is required for this program. See below for registration information.

Strong Start DC Community Playgroup: 24 - 36 months (Registration Required)

Friday, April 26, 2019, 10:00 am

Advance registration is required for this program. See below for registration information.

Strong Start DC Community Playgroup: 12 - 24 months (Registration Required)

Friday, April 26, 2019, 11:00 am

Advance registration is required for this program. See below for registration information.

Strong Start DC Community Playgroup: 12 - 24 months (Registration Required)

Friday, April 26, 2019, 11:00 am

Advance registration is required for this program. See below for registration information.

Let's Communicate in American Sign Language: Beginning Level

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 10:00 am

Let’s Communicate in American Sign Language: Beginning Level 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Family Story Time

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 10:30 am

Story time fun for the entire family, these 20-to-30-minute story times are packed full of books and activities designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Promoting language and literacy skills, these story times are a great way to further your child’s lifelong love of reading and learning. Children and their grownups are encouraged to actively engage and participate with the stories and activities during the program. Please call 202-698-0183 with any questions. Family Story Time takes place on the second floor. No advanced registration required.

Let's Communicate in American Sign Language: Intermediate Level

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 11:00 am

Let’s Communicate in American Sign Language: Intermediate Level 11:00 a.m. – noon Join us in this intermediate-level class. Review what you know, learn new signs and practice conversation. Although focus is on those who already have familiarity with American Sign Language, everyone is welcome to join the class, regardless of skill level. The class is free. No need to register

Improv for All! with the Washington Improv Theater

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 1:00 pm

Washington Improv Theater is dedicated to sharing the ideas and spirit of improv with all of DC. This free two hour introductory Improv For All workshop is targeted to participants who sign and will be completely taught in American Sign Language. This particular class is designed to help introduce the art form in a comfortable, low-stress environment through using games and exercises based on emotion and physicality.

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Laugh it Off

Surviving Parenting with Humor

Sometimes as a parent you are overwhelmed, lonely and just want to cry or scream. You are not alone. These authors look at the challenge of being a parent (mostly a mother) and laugh about it. They are honest to the point of absurdity and help the reader see the humor in the fact that your 2-year-old has a mental breakdown when you put his toast in the toaster because he really wanted just bread with jelly on it despite the fact that he continues to call it "toast." All of these authors have very different experiences and points of view, but they are all great reads.

Jedi Jamboree: A Star Wars Party!

Excited about the new Star Wars movie? We are too! Come join us on Tuesday, December 12 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm for an afternoon of games, trivia, crafts, and snacks! Test your skills at the Jedi Academy and enter to win awesome prizes! Dressing up as your favorite Star Wars character is highly encouraged! All ages welcome; activities most suited for ages 6 to 12; no RSVP necessary

Northeast Library Customer Wins a Chromebook

Winning Essay for Summer Reading Book Review Contest

The Northeast Library is pleased to announce that one of our customers is a winner of the Summer Reading Book Review Contest! The winner is Estela Milan, age 13. Her award-winning essay can be read below.

Summer Challenge

Inspirational Books

Classics you've been meaning to read

Below are five inspirational books to read in order to find happiness, meaning, and joy in life (if you don’t already have these things or are looking for a reminder). They are five of the most recognized books in the genre of personal development and self-improvement books.

Sit and Stay

Dog Stories with a Lesson

Many people adore dogs. It’s no surprise dogs have begun to show up in schools, libraries, hospitals, senior centers and other places where their calm nature is put to work lifting spirits and building confidence. In a 2009 study of the SitStayRead program, a literacy project that brings therapy dogs into Chicago's public elementary schools, researchers saw a 20 percent increase in oral reading fluency among the 152 second graders studied.

Number, Please!

Numbers in the title, numbers all around

For some reason, all the books in this list just happen to be a little dark. Earth is destroyed, supernatural forces are at work, we face our humanity (or lack thereof), war is peace… you get the idea. But another common factor they share is their top-notch writing. Snuggle up with some tea and a purr-y cat and pick up one of these number-titled page turners. You may want to leave the light on, too.

What it Means to be American

This eclectic mix of books features different genres, perspectives, and approaches to answer the question: "What does it mean to be an American?" Some are memoirs, some are histories, some social science and poetry thrown in for good measure. While none of these books by themselves or even as a collection completely answer the complex question, they do begin to describe the multiple facets of what it means to call oneself an American.

International Girls with Grit

Grit is defined as "firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck." The true stories below portray unimaginable hardships for girls so young. Some lost their families and homes to heinous acts of violence during civil wars. Others were sold by their families to ease financial burdens or because the girls were deemed "worthless." Yet deep loss, fear, and shame didn't define them. Instead, their strength blossomed in adversity.

International Fiction

It’s good to leave town and be anywhere but DC when the heatwave hits us in July and August. But if for whatever reason this summer you’re stuck and the prospect of vacation isn’t even looming in the horizon of your dreams, don’t fret; instead, let’s explore the world through fiction. Below are some of the best translated works of fiction from Norway, Mexico, France, and Indonesia.

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Exquisite Corpse

A strange story about Amy getting coffee?

"An Exquisite Corpse" is a work of art/poetry/storytelling created by a collection of people who have preceding parts of the work hidden from them. Patrons at the Northeast Library were given the opportunity to build a story based on two rules: Add only one sentence to the story (this was loosely followed.) Try not to read more than one sentence ahead, but at the very least do not turn to the previous page (this seems to have also been loosely followed.) Below is the story that was created during the month of June, transcribed as closely as possible to the original text.

Northeast Neighborhood Library

Thursday, April 25, 2019, 10:00 am

Thursday, April 25, 2019, 6:30 pm

Friday, April 26, 2019, 10:00 am

Friday, April 26, 2019, 10:00 am

Friday, April 26, 2019, 11:00 am

Friday, April 26, 2019, 11:00 am

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 10:00 am

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 10:30 am

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 11:00 am

Saturday, April 27, 2019, 1:00 pm

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