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Lego Construction Crew

Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 4:00 pm

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

Friends of the Library Author Talk: Stuart Eizenstat

Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 7:00 pm

Join author Stuart Eizenstat for his author talk on President Carter: The White House Years.

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.

Mindful Art with Meg Artley

Thursday, April 4, 2019, 1:00 pm

Using Betty Edward’s seminal text Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and mindfulness techniques, participants will try their hands at drawing what they really see. Register by sending an email to carol.auerbach@dc.gov with “Mindful Art” in the subject line or call 202-727-1488.

Movers & Shakers

Thursday, April 4, 2019, 4:00 pm

Come shake, shimmy and dance during this interactive music and movement program for children ages 2 to 5.

Toys and Tots Play Date

Friday, April 5, 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, April 5, 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.

ESL Conversation Circles

Saturday, April 6, 2019, 10:00 am

Volunteers from the Washington English Center facilitate practice sessions for speakers with previously acquired English language skills. The group is seated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Family Story Time

Saturday, April 6, 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.

Yoga Mondays

Monday, April 8, 2019, 10:30 am

Join us for a gentle yoga class, appropriate for adults of all ages, taught by certified yoga instructors. Please bring your own mat.

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Caring for Bedbound and Mobility-Challenged Adults

Caring for an aging parent with Alzheimer's or a loved one struggling with cancer or a life-challenging illness can take an emotional, physical, and financial toll on a family. The Washington Home and Community Hospices in partnership with the D.C. Public Library will be hosting "Caring for Bedbound and Modbility Challenged Adults" an interactive program to empower caregivers in our communities with information and tips that can help provide the best possible care for a loved one who is homebound or bedbound.

Adults

Young Library Patrons Create a Poem

Read 'The Color GREEN' by Tenley Library’s kids

In March, spring came early to the Children’s Room at Tenley Library in the form of a book display about The Color Green.

Clones in Fiction

Is a human clone any less of a human?

My taste in science fiction, I like to think, boasts a degree of range. Stories that take place in the near-future, the future-future, in space, on a different planet - I have favorites that fall in all of those categories. But across sub-genres, science fiction stories featuring clones always draw me in. I’m not exactly sure why. All of my favorite books about clones seem to pose the question what it really means to be “human" - maybe that's what it is.

Science Fiction

Twenty Plants That Work So Hard You Won't Have To

In honor of and with advice from Henry Mitchell

To celebrate Earth Day, join garden writer Carole Ottesen for the 2015 Henry Mitchell Gardening Lecture at Tenley-Friendship Library.

Earth Day

Weekly Online Trivia Contest!

Women's History Month

Join us in celebrating Women's History Month, and win fantastic prizes! Every Monday in March, a new trivia question will be posted on Twitter (@dcpl) and Facebook. Respond by Friday with the correct answer using #herstoryDCPL, and get entered to win a different prize each week! We'll reveal the correct answer at the end of the week.

Altered Book Art Exhibition

Show us your creative side in our first ever altered book exhibition!

Show us your creative side at Tenley-Friendship! What is an Altered Book? An “altered book” is a book that has been transformed by creative means into a work of art. Creating altered books may be as simple as adding a drawing or text to a page or as complex as creating an intricate book sculpture. Entry Specifications: The exhibition is open to anyone. Youth (under 18) may be assisted by adults. One entry per person. Must be a member of DC Public Library to enter.

CANCELED: Friends of Tenley-Friendship Library Author Talk Series

'The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage and Scandal in the Gilded Age'

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this event has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled for a later date. Please check www.dclibrary.org/tenley periodically for announcements.

Library Closed February 17

DC Public Library is closed Tuesday, Feb. 17 due to inclement weather.

Picture of table with supplies to make tissuepaper cupcakes

Tenley Kids are In the Zone

Tissue paper cupcakes this month! What's next?

Have you heard about In the Zone? Every third Tuesday here at Tenley, we have a special program where we do something a little...different. This month, we made decorative cupcakes out of tissue papers, sequins, beads, and lots and lots of glitter! For next month’s In the Zone, join Ms. Shelley and celebrate Mardi Gras! Make your own masquerade mask, eat King Cake, and be sure to join in the parade around the library! See you there.

Friends of Tenley-Friendship Library Author Talk Series

A History of Rock Creek Park by Scott Einberger

Join Scott Einberger for his author talk on A History of Rock Creek Park: Wilderness and Washington, D.C. The author talk, part of the Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library author talk series, will take place on Wednesday, Jan.

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