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Baby and Toddler Story Time

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 11:30 am

These 20-30 minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to two years old. Our Baby and Toddler Story Time is a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun environment.

Lego Construction Crew

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 4:00 pm

We supply the Legos, you bring your imagination. Recommended for ages 4-12.

Quiet Creative Space

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 10:00 am

A quiet space for writers, artists and craftspeople to work side-by-side on individual projects. Bring your work and ideas and we will provide tea and a tranquil setting. Thursdays from 10 am.m. - 12 p.m. in the Medium Conference Room.

Job Seekers Walk-in Help

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 2:30 pm

Looking for a job? Let us help you! Whether it’s an online application, a cover letter, or your resume, you will receive one-to-one help from our library staff. First-come, first-served.

Job Seekers

Thursday, December 20, 2018, 2:30 pm

Looking for a new job or a career change? Need help getting started, editing your resume or applying online? Let us help you! Whether it’s an online application, a cover letter, or your resume, you will receive one-to-one help from our library staff. First-come, first-served.

Upper NW Knitters

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 6:30 pm

Join us as we learn to knit and crochet. We meet for two hours, several times a month, and supplies are free.

Bulletproof Your Lower Back

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 7:15 pm

Is back pain slowing you down? Dr. Anthony Noya of Noya Chiropractic in Tenleytown will be on hand to demonstrate core strengthening exercises for better back support.

Toys and Tots Play Date

Friday, January 25, 2019, 11:00 am

Join us for an informal, indoor playdate. Kids can play with toys, browse books, visit with friends, and toddle! We'll set out toys to develop motor skills and books to encourage early literacy, you bring the little ones. For children ages birth to 3 years with their parents or caregivers.

Preschool Story Time

Friday, January 25, 2019, 4:00 pm

Share the fun of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! Children and their grownups, will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning. These 30-40 minute programs are designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations and arouse their curiosity about the world around them.

Family Story Time

Saturday, January 26, 2019, 10:30 am

Fun for the entire family, these 30-40 minute story times are packed full of books and activities designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Promoting language and literacy skills, these story times are a great way to further your child’s lifelong love of reading and learning. Children and their grownups are encouraged to actively engage and participate with the stories and activities during the program.

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Book Cart, Drink Cart

Spiked Titles with a Twist

Yes, it’s true: the craft cocktail revolution is over and won and people can have complex and balanced stiff drinks wherever they find themselves. And yet, this continuing, decade-long interest in fancy drinks speaks to the intersection of history, locavorism, performance art, craftsmanship, and science.

Art All Night

Made in D.C.

Join us as local businesses and public spaces along Wisconsin Avenue transform into pop-up galleries and performance stages for an evening of art in all its forms. Tenleytown’s artistic future is on display at the library as some of tomorrow’s brightest artists and performers from local schools showcase their paintings, sculpture, and ceramics. The award-winning Wilson High School poetry club hosts an invitational poetry slam.

Let us Now Praise Famous Dogs

Good Dogs in History

Pupper love is having a moment, with blogs and social media capitalizing on the abiding affection between humans and their noble companions.

Story Time with the Washington Nationals

As part of Summer Reading, DC Public Library will have two special story times with a player from the Washington Nationals baseball team. The names of the players will be announced closer to the day of the event. Join us on Saturday, July 8, 2017, 10 a.m at Woodridge and Tenley-Friendship! Click here to learn more about Summer Reading or stop by your neighborhood library to sign up today.

Let's Party - Vegan Style

For those of you who are into entertaining or needing to bring some fixings to your next get-together, the vegan cookbooks on this list will help you learn to prepare an easy and healthy feast. Best of all, you and your guests will be stuffing yourselves up with nothing but delish plant-based treats.

Retro Gay Lit

LGBTQ narratives set in the 'gay times' of yesteryear

Here is your chance to read fiction, biographies and historical selections set in gay times long gone. As you read them, rack up your nostalgia by listening to the lyrics of Fela Kuti and La Sonora Matancera or the sounds of Banjo music and Violin Blues by African American fiddlers. The combination will surely transport you to another time.

2017 DC Environmental Film Festival Screenings

Don't miss the DC Public Library Environmental Film Presentations taking place at these Neighborhood Branches. Freightened Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6 p.m. Georgetown Neighborhood Library After the Spill Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 6 p.m.

Environmental Film Festival

Latino-themed Children's Books

An engaging resource for children and families seeking to celebrate la Latinidad.

DCPL children's collection contains hundreds of excellent children books that reflect the Latino experience. The following list brings together stories either written or illustrated by Latino authors and artists or tales that explore Latino characters and cultural identity. I have included an assortment of English, Spanish or bilingual titles in hopes that this list becomes a resource for children and families who want to read great stories that celebrate La Latinidad.

2017 Black History Month Lecture Series

Presented by C. R. Gibbs

Please join C. R. Gibbs, noted author and researcher, who will present a series of lectures at several DC Public Libraries throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month. All presentations will begin at 7:00 p.m. "Crossing the Rubicon: The Battle for Black Public Education in the District of Columbia"

Black History Month

"The Crisis in Black Education"

Black History Month Lecture Series with C. R. Gibbs

C. R. Gibbs, author and researcher will give a series of two lectures at four DC Public Library's during Black History Month in February 2017. His topics will focus on the theme of "The Crisis in Black Education" and what historical impact it has had on Washington DC and beyond.

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