Takoma Park Library is closed for a 4-month refresh. The book drop will remain open during construction. Learn more at dclibrary.org/takomaparkrefresh.
Need to get out of the house over the Holidays with your little one? Come join us for a Holiday Play time at the Takoma Park Neighborhood Library.
Instead of our regular Lap Time and Story Time on Dec. 30, we will have free play with a mirror tent, tunnel and lots of toys for babies and preschoolers from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Join us on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. as we celebrate the upcoming winter season!
There will be a seasonal themed story time, as well as two craft activities. We will be decorating sugar cookies and making paper ornaments to decorate our Takoma Park holiday/winter tree (or to take home)!
This is sure to be a fun afternoon, so we hope to see you there!
Call 202-576-7252 for more information.
Cuddle up to books this winter break and be eligible to receive a Chipotle gift card!
This winter break, between Dec. 21 and Jan. 3, elementary and middle school students who visit their neighborhood branch can be eligible to receive a Chipotle gift card for sharing their winter reading with their librarian.
Do you like to be left scratching your head after finishing a book? Do you enjoy asking yourself, “What, exactly, did I just read?”
What Did I Just Read?! Book Club may be just what you’re looking for!
Wreaths have been used as a decorative sign of the holidays for hundreds of years. Holiday wreaths can adorn any part of your home, inside or out, and it's common to find a number of wreaths on doors, over the mantle, or hung in windows.
To get in the holiday spirit and flex your creativity, come spend an afternoon at the Takoma Park Neighborhood Library Sunday Adult Arts and Craft workshop Sunday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. We will be making holiday wreaths.
Are you interested in starting a small business, but not sure where to start?
Maybe you have already started but are unsure of how to proceed with your market research or feasibility analysis?
Come in and learn the ropes from Lucretia Buster, Associate Director of the D.C. Small Business Development Center.
Image credit: “Open.” Chuck Coker’s photostream. Image available from https://www.flickr.com. Accessed 9/6/14. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/legalcode
“The whole world was this symphony, and there was not enough of her to listen.”
Come join the Takoma Park Book to Film club for some classic fiction and film. This month’s selection is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.
There is no shortage of ways to find a good book to read in the Takoma Park neighborhood. You can visit your local branch of the DC Public Library, where there are books for check out and donated books for purchase, and you can also pop by one of the many Little Free Libraries that have sprung up in the area.
Are you eager to find employment but unsure of how to deal with legal obstacles that lay in your path?
Come in to the Takoma Park Library on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. for a presentation from an attorney specializing in overcoming legal barriers to employment.
Image credit: “Employment services”. Image accessed at www.doleta.gov on 10/14/14.
