Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Library

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Laptops

Hello community,Laptops are available at the Shepherd Park Library for your use.  You must have a Government/State issued picture ID with current address and be 17 years of age or older.  For more information, please call at 202-541-6100 or visit us at www.dclibrary.org

Check Out New Nonfiction Titles

Check out these new titles available at the library.1. The Social Conquest of Earth, by Edward O. Wilson     599.938 W747

Job Seekers Drop In Clinic

Shepherd Park Library

Please drop in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shepherd Park Library for job search assistance. One-on-one help with filling out job applications, help with cover letters and resumes and creating an email account.  We also give out positive and encouraging words during your job search.  We look forward to serving you!Marilyn Smith

Movie Night Canceled at Shepherd Park Library

Movie night, which was previously held on Wednesdays at Shepherd Park Library, has been canceled. Please check our website at dclibrary.org/juanita or call 202-541-6100 for updates.Thank you!

DC Read-In

Know Your Hunger Games?

Test your agility and your knowledge of the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.Activity room 1 p.m.Ages 12-19.

Dr. Lee Thornton

Black History Month Lecture Review

On February 8, 2012, in honor of Black History Month, the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library was fortunate to host Dr. Lee Thornton, recently retired Richard Eaton chair in broadcast journalism and interim provost for equity and diversity at the University of Maryland, College Park.

"Sleepless Nights" Book Discussion

Norwood Holland grew up in Gum Springs, the historically black enclave in Virginia's suburban Fairfax County, which was once a part of the Mount Vernon Plantation.  He is a graduate of Fisk University where he majored in English and education. He studied under the late Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps, and he has a Juris Doctor from Howard University. 

"Minorities in the Media: New Directions?"

Black History Month Lecture by Dr. Lee Thornton

Please join us Wednesday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m. to hear Dr. Lee Thornton, Richard Eaton Chair in Broadcast Journalism and Interim Provost for Equity and Diversity, University of Maryland College Park, offer a talk, “Minorities in the Media:  New Directions?” 

Black Voices Book Club

Dear Neighbors,

African/African-American Authors and Illustrators

Thursday preschool story times in February will highlight picture books by African and African-American authors/illustrators.  This morning's story time featured:

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