Beyond the Book is a city-wide reading and learning club that engages developing readers across D.C. around a carefully selected title along with fun and educational learning activities that will deepen their understanding and enjoyment of the book as well as build their reading skills.
All children who live in DC are eligible to receive a free book by mail each month from birth until age five to build their home libraries.
Find information on borrowing books, DVDs, eBooks and more, including checkout limits, renewal periods and placing holds.
DC Public Library is your neighborhood coworking destination. From supporting your day-to-day work with flexible workspaces to growing your skillset to get that promotion to striking out on your own and starting your first business, the library is here for all the ways you work.
DC Public Library partners with D.C. Jail in their Video Visitation program.
This device pilot program is part of the District’s Tech Together DC initiative and is funded through the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF).
Ello is your child’s read-along companion who listens, teaches, and transforms them into an enthusiastic reader. Available at eight neighborhood libraries.
Host an event at the newly designed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
Interlibrary Loan is a way to request books, microfilm, articles and other material not owned by the DC Public Library. The service is available to DC Public Library customers with current library cards in good standing.
Located on the first floor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Public Library in downtown, DC, Marianne’s by DC Central Kitchen builds on the hugely successful DC Central Kitchen Cafe model.
