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Bored with your reading options? Feel like you've read all there is to read of a particular subject? DC Public Library is here to help. Click here to find personalized recommendations and online book clubs, or scroll down for staff-curated readings lists.

Summer Meals

Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens

DC Public Library is participating in the 2017 Free Summer Meals Program.   Kids and teens eat free lunch on weekdays from July 3 -  August 11. No registration is required.  

When the Moon Was Ours, by Anna Marie McLemore

Teens: Check Out LGBTQ YA at the Library!

Looking for a book to read this Pride Month? Check out these LGBTQ YA novels, new and old!

Wonders of the Invisible World

Supernatural Teens

Books about young people and their amazing abilities

If you consider yourself a literary fan of heavy suspense, dark undertones, and fast moving storytelling, paranormal fiction just might be a sub-genre worth investigating. These are the books that typically grab my attention and maintain interest all throughout hundreds of pages from beginning to end. If you're searching for books that provide a thrill, browse the recommendations below to see what jumps out at you!

Book cover: Revenge of a Not So Pretty Girl

Flashback: YA in a Time Capsule

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It's time for a new adventure as we flash back to the past with these fantastic reads.

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Flashback: YA in a Time Capsule

Part 1

Be it longing for days gone by or for those proud unicorns among us who refuse to age, there are many YA books that evoke a particular era. So put on your favorite mood music and grab a comfy spot as we zoom through books that flashback to the past. 50s YA:

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Summer Reading Kick-Off Celebration

Come to our Summer Reading Kickoff featuring Nick & Six on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 7 p.m.  

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D.I.Y. Teen Sewing Workshop

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 3:30 PM.  DISCOVER THE ART OF FASHION SEWING!  Join us for a D.I.Y. pencil skirt and neck tie sewing workshop, led by Jamila Madyun, Savannah College of Art & Design graduate. This program is for teens, 11 to 17 years old.  Reservations are required due to limited seating capacity.  Free Program.  To reserve a space for the program, please contact the Takoma Park Library, 202-576-7252.  

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Magically Real

There are memories that seem magical in hindsight, plus everyday occurrences that are magical when a person possesses the right frame of mind to perceive it so. The following tales contain fantasy and magic, but also beautifully depict elements of the extraordinary in everyday life. 

It's your world

I'm Gonna ACTivism UP!

Being Bold, Courageous and Powerful

It's your world--if you don't like it, change it: activism for teenagers by Mikki Halpin is a captivating and encouraging look into the present and future potential that young people across the world have harnessed with their voices and activism.  Halpin reveals to the reader that your time is now. If you want to change the world, DO IT!

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