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Haiku Contest 2023

Celebrate National Poetry Month with DC Public Library

Celebrate National Poetry Month with DC Public Library! Residents ages 6 and up are invited to submit a haiku to the 2023 Haiku Contest from Apr. 1 - 30. Write a haiku about one of the following themes: ✎ a DC moment / observed in DC, ✎ something you're grateful for, ✎ seasons, or ✎ something small and wild.

Books for K-Pop Fans

DC Health Updates COVID-19 Community Programs

DC Health is suspending the COVID-19 Test Yourself DC kiosk program and rapid test distribution at DC Public Library Locations as of Feb. 28. To learn more please visit the DC Health website.

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Young Adult Books for Fans of Colleen Hoover

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Colleen Hoover Read-Alikes for Teens

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Get a Clue!

Books Like "The Inheritance Games"

Stranger Reads

8 Books Like Stranger Things

Candid Chronicles

Books Like "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy

Known for her iCarly fame as Sam Puckett, child star Jennette McCurdy has debuted as an author at age 30.

What to Read After "The Summer I Turned Pretty"

You’ve watched the Amazon Prime Video adaptation and maybe you’ve read the books, but where do you go next after Jenny Han’s The Summer I Tur

Stranger Reads

8 Books Like Stranger Things

A lot of friendship. A little bit of nostalgia. A little bit of horror. A little bit of science fiction. And a little bit of fantasy. These are the things that make up the magic of Stranger Things, Netflix’s immeasurably popular TV show about a town plagued by a force of evil lurking just below its surface. If you just can’t get enough of the Upside Down and Hawkins, Indiana, check out one of these books for teens and adults with your library card.

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