An evening story time where pajamas are encouraged but not required. These 30-40 minute evening programs are designed to delight children of all ages. Filled with stories and activities that promote and develop language skills and imagination, these programs encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning.
An evening story time where pajamas are encouraged but not required. These 30-40 minute evening programs are designed to delight children of all ages. Filled with stories and activities that promote and develop language skills and imagination, these programs encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning.
Traditional music and dances from Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands and Samoa are presented with authentic costumes for each island. You will be up on your feet as they teach you some Polynesian dances.
Come to West End Library and finish up your summer reading hours. While you are here, we can help you log the final few and distribute prizes!
Also, use your creativity to scratch design onto rainbow paper!
Open and Suitable for All Ages
Nancy Bearg will speak as a coauthor on her new book The Retirement Boom: An All-Inclusive Guide to Money, Life, and Health in Your Next Chapter (Career Press, 2015) on Monday, December 7, at 7 p.m.
The West End Fiction Book Club will meet Tuesday, November 17, at 12:30 p.m. to discussThe Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers--nominated for the 2012 National Book Award and praised by writer/journalist Tom Wolfe as "The All
The library will present a special performance by local actor Dwane Starlin as he embodies the life and spirit of the great American bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), known for his military and patriotic marches such as "The Washington Post," "Semper Fidelis," and "Stars and Stripes Forever" and who was born in Washington DC, on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m.
The library will be hosting a Retirement Cafe on Tuesday, October 13, at 12:30 p.m. It will be an open-ended discussion of the joys/challenges/pitfalls of retirement, in areas such as life planning, finance, health care, estate planning--or in any other areas that people want to talk about--and with coffee and sweets. It's a chance to compare notes and discover/rediscover retirement as a new adventure, a rite of passage, or as something else. Some of us are near retirement, and some of us are already there. Join us for the Retirement Cafe and let's talk
A two-part series on balancing your life–body, mind and spirit
The library will sponsor a two-part series on the inner peace andjoy of Jyoti meditation to be held Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m.
![Picture of Nancy Bearg, a coauthor of "The Retirement Boom"](http://www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Nancy Bear_author_0.jpg?itok=-JVHwoDF "Picture of Nancy Bearg, a coauthor of "The Retirement Boom"")
![Image of book cover for "Yellow Birds" by Kevin Powers](http://www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Yellow Birds book cover.jpg?itok=UfHVOrGf "Image of book cover for "Yellow Birds" by Kevin Powers")
![Image of book cover for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"](http://www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/The-Curious-Incident-of-the-Dog-in-the-Night-Time_1.jpg?itok=bDY9cK32 "Image of book cover for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"")
![Image of "Hands of Peace" book cover](http://www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Hands of Peace book cover_0.jpg?itok=N1sq7KRM "Image of "Hands of Peace" book cover")
![Image of book cover for "The Curious Life of Benjamin Button"](http://www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Curious case of Benjamin Button image_1.jpg?itok=KUCYHG-e "Image of book cover for "The Curious Life of Benjamin Button"")
!["Treason: Nixon and the 1968 Election" book cover](http://www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Treason Nixon and the 1968 Election book cover_0.jpg?itok=YzadYjH7 ""Treason: Nixon and the 1968 Election" book cover")