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Adobe Sessions at Woodridge Library

Tuesday, June 2, 2020 (All day)

Adobe Sessions are self-guided sessions for experienced users. Want to learn more about Adobe design? Visit https://www.dclibrary.org/lynda for lessons. Have you been trying to get your hands on Adobe design software without success? Now you can book sessions at the library!

Pajama Story Time

Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 6:00 pm

An evening story time where pajamas are encouraged but not required. These 30-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.

Adobe Sessions at Woodridge Library

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 (All day)

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 10:15 am

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-to-40-minute programs are designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations and arouse their curiosity about the world around them.

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 11:15 am

Adobe Sessions at Woodridge Library

Thursday, June 4, 2020 (All day)

LEGO Club

Thursday, June 4, 2020, 4:00 pm

Drop by and build something new during our weekly LEGO Club! LEGO Club ends at 5:30 p.m. Recommended for ages 4-12.

Adobe Sessions at Woodridge Library

Friday, June 5, 2020 (All day)

Library Playdate

Friday, June 5, 2020, 10:00 am

Join us for an informal, indoor playdate! From 10 a.m. to noon, kids can play with toys, browse books, visit with friends and toddle around. We'll set out toys to develop motor skills and books to encourage early literacy. For ages birth to three with caregivers.

Adobe Sessions at Woodridge Library

Monday, June 8, 2020 (All day)

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Book Discussion and Signing

Shirley Hayden's "The Women of Nelson"

Gifted and local author Shirley Hayden will read from her noted book The Women of Nelson. Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 6 p.m. The Women of Nelson is an easy to read,highly engaging and informative novel,which highlights the role of the Union Army played in the treatment of the women and children of the US Colored Troops housed at Camp Nelson during the Civil War.

Seniors "Excel" in Computer Classes!

Over 100 seniors are enrolled in the free computer classes for ages 55 and over. The classes are taught by ByteBack Computers at the Woodridge Neighborhood Library.The seniors are serious students. They bring their eagerness and willingness to master PC 1 and PC II for beginners.

Good Reads

"I Never Liked You "

I Never Liked You by Chester Brown

Paula Young Shelton Book Signing

Paula Young Shelton (second from right), daughter of Civil Rights activist and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young, read from her newly published book, Child of the Civil Rights Movement, to students from John Bur

Senior Fridays at Woodridge

Golden Olympian Competitior, Sue Barnes and local drama group Two Faces, Inc., captivated, delighted and engaged the seniors on Senior Friday at Woodridge Neighborhood Library.

Reading Techs Recommend "Good Reads"

Circulation desk technicians Denise Barnes and Michael Price suggest the following “Good Reads”:Out of the Pocket, by Bill Konigsberg is a novel about a high school quarterback named Bobby. He’s a senior this year and his football team is on their way to winning the state championship.

Free Computer Classes for Seniors

Adults age 55 and older who complete the classes will get a free computer and two years’ free Internet access.

A Look at This Week...

Family Literacy and a Hip-Hop Poetry Slam!

Family Literacy WorkshopFamily Literacy Projects on a Budget®December 14, 2009, 4-6:30 p.m.Using children’s books, the National Children’s Museum will demonstrate extensive activities for family literacy programs on a budget. Using inexpensive, recycled and found items, program providers will create literacy activities for 99 cents or less per participant. In this workshop, each attendee will make tabletop activities, handmade books and fun things for families to do at home.

Neither Rain nor Snow....

Friends of Woodridge Library Hold Semi-annual Booksale

Eating for the Season

Saturday, November 21, 200912:30 p.m.Join Yoga instructor Deirdre Smith for yoga, bodywork and food you can use to maintain strength,health and vitality,during the winter seasons.