A Right to the City
A Right to the City
How Washingtonians have shaped and reshaped their neighborhoods in extraordinary ways
The Library is proud to partner with the Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum to bring their exhibition A Right to the City to neighborhood libraries. Starting in March 2019, special satellite exhibits will come to Anacostia, Mt. Pleasant, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw and Woodridge Neighborhood Libraries exploring the history of neighborhood change in six D.C. neighborhoods. Stop by these libraries to learn more of this history and join us for a series of community events that will take you deeper into the content of these exhibits right in your neighborhood.
Upcoming Programs:
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| Author Talk: Lance Freeman Woodridge Library Sept. 7, 2 p.m. |
Civil Rights Activism and the Barry Farm/Hillsdale Community Anacostia Library Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m. |
Author Talk: Lawrence Vale Mt. Pleasant Library Oct. 19, 2 p.m. |
Past Events:
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| Brookland: Fight the Freeways Discussion with Jeremiah Montague Jr. Woodridge Neighborhood LIbrary March 23, 2 p.m. |
Black Literature Book Club - The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu Parklands-Turner Library March 26, 2 p.m. |
Page Tuner Book Club - Mayor for Life by Marion Barry, Jr. and Omar Tyree Anacostia Library March 28, 7 p.m. |
Film and Director Q & A with Dr. Sonya Grier - "Dog Parks and Coffee Shops - Diversity Seeking in Changing Neighborhoods." Mt. Pleasant Library March 30, 2 p.m. |
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| Author Talk with Peter Moskovitz "How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the City" National Museum of African-American History and Culture April 7, 2 p.m. |
Rhode Island Avenue Porchfest Woodridge Library Saturday, April 13 2 p.m. |
Pre-K Story Time Anacostia Library April 24, 10:30 a.m. |
Panel Discussion: Southwest DC Development St. Augustine's Church April 29, 7 p.m. |
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| Coffee and Conversation: Discuss the Exhibit with Neighbors over Coffee Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library May 2, 10 a.m. |
Family Mural Workshop with Luis Peralta del Valle Anacostia Libary May 4 and 18, 11:30 a.m. Registration Required |
Mapping Segregation in DC Woodridge Library May 15, 6:30 p.m. |
Tour de DCPL Various branches May 19, 1 p.m. |
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| What Happened to Chocolate City? Anacostia Library May 20, 6:30 p.m. |
Holding on to Reno: Community Resistance to Displacement in DC Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library May 28, 6:30 p.m. |
Pop-Up Memory Lab Woodridge Library June 15, 1 p.m. |
June 22, 10:30 a.m.
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| History of Tenant Organizing Mt. Pleasant Library June 25, 6:30 p.m. |
Barry Farm/Hillsdale Settlement Anacostia Library July 1, 6:30 p.m. |
Author Talk with Dr. Ashante Reese: Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C.
Deanwood Library July 6, 2, p.m.
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Ten Strong: Women of Barry Farm/Hillsdale Anacostia Library August 5, 6:30 p.m. |