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Anacostia Library

Anacostia Library

1800 Marion Barry Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20020
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library

Benning/Dorothy I. Height Library

Capitol View Library

Chevy Chase Library

Chevy Chase Library

5625 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20015
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Cleveland Park Library

DC Jail Library

DC Jail Library

D St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
United States

Wednesday: 7:30 am-4:00 pm

Deanwood Library

Deanwood Library

1350 49th St. NE
Washington, DC 20019
United States

Wednesday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm

Francis A. Gregory Library

Georgetown Library

Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Mt. Pleasant Library

Northeast Library

Northeast Library

330 7th St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Northwest One Library

Palisades Library

Palisades Library

4901 V St. NW
Washington, DC 20007
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Parklands-Turner Library

Petworth Library

Petworth Library

4200 Kansas Ave NW
Washington, DC 20011
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Rosedale Library

Rosedale Library

1701 Gales St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
United States

Wednesday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm

Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library

Shepherd Park/Juanita E. Thornton Library

Southeast Library

Southeast Library

403 7th St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Southwest Library

Southwest Library

900 Wesley Place SW
Washington, DC 20024
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Takoma Park Library

Tenley-Friendship Library

West End Library

West End Library

2301 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20037
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Woodridge Library

Woodridge Library

1801 Hamlin St. NE
Washington, DC 20018
United States

Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Adult Learning Center front door

Adult Learning

Adult Learning is one department with two divisions, offering services in adult basic education.

901 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States

Hours Today:
10:00 am-8:00 pm
View of the fourth floor art exhibits at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Arts & Exhibits

The Arts and Exhibits program highlights the history and culture of the District of Columbia through exhibits displayed in DC Public Library buildings

901 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States

Hours Today:
9:30 am-9:00 pm
Image of the front entrance to the Center for Accessibility

Center for Accessibility

The Center for Accessibility (C4A) provides customers with disabilities equal access to library resources and services at all DC Public Library

901 G St. NW
2nd Floor, Room 205
Washington, DC 20001
United States

Hours Today:
10:00 am-8:00 pm
Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library library

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Named after one of the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is the central location offering a wide

901 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States

Hours Today:
9:30 am-9:00 pm
Customers reading outside of Outreach + Inclusion Services' Library on the Go-Go" truck.

Outreach & Inclusion Services

DC Public Library's Outreach + Inclusion Services department (OUT) embeds and expands library services beyond library walls.

901 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States

Hours Today:
9:30 am-9:00 pm
The Labs space showing three long tables with stools and sewing machines

The Labs

The Labs at DC Public Library is D.C.’s free creative space to learn, make and collaborate.

901 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States

Hours Today:
9:30 am-9:00 pm
three people stand around a large wooden table shaped like a map of DC

The People's Archive

The People’s Archive is DC Public Library’s local history center with materials on D.C. and African American history and culture.

901 G St. NW
4th Floor East
Washington, DC 20001
United States

Hours Today:
12:00 pm-7:00 pm