Most People Think Summer Reading is for Kids. Library’s Data Proves Otherwise
Adults are Discover Summer’s second‑largest participant group
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Adventure Begins At Your Library: Recommendations for Babies and Toddlers
Summer reading recommendations for the youngest library users!
Club Banneker Pool: Books Edition
Have you heard about the coolest club in DC this summer? It's Banneker pool! Here are some of the books me and my friends noticed fellow pool-goers reading, if you want some summer #beachread inspiration!
DC Library Summer Program Grows to More Than 2,600 Events After Record-Breaking Year
67,000 residents participated in 2024, driving the expansion of free programming citywide.
Discover Summer with the Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are excited to read and learn with you all summer long as you check out these great books for all ages about women's basketball!
Go For The Gold with Olympic Reads!
There is still time to get on the podium for Discover Summer! With the 2024 Summer Olympics in full swing in Paris, France, it is the perfect time to check out these great titles for all ages that explore the history of the Olympics and the stories of iconic athletes.
If you like Black Mirror, you would love these books
Fans of the Twilight Zone, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror, gather here!
There is something intriguing about the spaces in between our reality and our imagination, and this collection of books is sure to explore every crevice of those spaces. For those that need a break from realistic fiction, or for the science fiction fiends, here are some fantastic reads!
Library's "Know Your Power" Teen Contest Returns with Laptops, Cameras as Prizes
Civic‑engagement arts competition encourages teens to explore community issues through creative expression
This Body is Positively Desirable
In the mid-2010s, phrases like body positivity were popularized to make surface-level changes to what society deems as acceptable body types. This collection of books examines desirability and what impact it has on society. These authors discuss the origins of fatphobia and provide context and solutions to dismantling the beauty standard by providing firsthand experience and findings of research.