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 DC Public Library locations are closed today, Monday, Jan. 3 due to inclement weather. You can visit the Library 24/7 online at our website, dclibrary.org. When snow is in the forecast you can find the Library's operating status the following ways:
- Listed on the homepage of DC Library’s website at dclibrary.org.
- Follow us on social media – Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram – for real-time updates.
- Check your inbox for an email from the Library with a status update.
- Tune in to local news stations on television, radio, and online.
- Call the library at 202-727-0321 to learn the operating status.
- Call the citywide call center at 311.
It is a brand new year and many of us have set resolutions for 2022. No matter what your resolution may be, the Library is here to help set you up for success!
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Moving Your Body
If you want to move your body more in 2022 have some fun with it! Log in to Kanopy with your Library Card and enjoy some of Jane Fonda's iconic aerobics classes. The Library also has books about different kinds of exercise from weightlifting to pilates so you can find just what you like!
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Jumpstarting or Changing Your Career
Looking to start a new career or make a change this year? Explore your options with a career coach, learn new skills, update your resume and brush up on your interview techniques with Brainfuse JobNow.
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Learn a New Language
2022 may be the year you tackle learning a new language! Mango Languages is an interactive online resource that provides audio tutorials to practice reading, listening, and speaking in over 70 different languages. It also has ESL courses for Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese speakers!
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Read More
We know that this one may feel like a "gimme" but your neighborhood library is the perfect place to help you keep your resolution to read more! Beyond all of the amazing books you can find in the Library's catalog, we have some great book clubs that can help you meet new friends, engage with different kinds of books and keep you inspired to keep going all year long!
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More than anything, the Library is excited to be here for you this year as you explore new hobbies, take on new challenges and learn new things. See you soon at your neighborhood library!
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Register for Winter Challenge
Pick up your Winter Challenge gameboard at your Neighborhood Library or sign up online through Beanstack. If you have participated in past reading programs, you can log in to your account with your username and password. Make sure your email is up to date as that is how the library and the Wizards will notify you about prizes.
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Earn Badges
Once you have signed up you can begin earning badges! Record your progress on your gameboard or in Beanstack! There are badges for adding reading to your routine, finding fun ways to stay physically active, attending library events and even simply connecting with the library community! Every badge you earn puts you one step closer to winning prizes from the Library and the Washington Wizards.
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Win Prizes
Earn the reading badge and at least one other badge to complete the challenge and enter to win a Washington Wizards Family Prize Pack or tickets to a Washington Wizards Game! The Library will notify you of your win via email.
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On New Year's Day, The Washington Post's editorial board published an Op-Ed titled, "The golden age of public libraries dawns again" featuring the newly built Southwest Library and modernized Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. This fascinating article explores the beautiful architecture and transformational services from public libraries around the world. Aren't a subscriber? Access the Washington Post Online for FREE with your Library Card!
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Are you a non-native speaker of English who would like to practice speaking English or build your vocabulary?
Join us virtually for the Library's English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Circles! The online sessions meet for two hours each Wednesday. There is a morning session at 10 a.m. and an evening session at 6 p.m. They are designed for non-native speakers of English, ages 18 and older, with low intermediate to high-level English skills. For more information, please contact: adultlearning.dcpl@dc.gov.
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Ward 1 | Mt. Pleasant Library
 Mt. Pleasant Library Book Club, Thursday, Jan. 6, 6:30 p.m.
The Mt. Pleasant Library book club meets virtually on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30pm. A limited supply of this month's selection is available for pick up at the library.
Ward 3 | Tenley-Friendship Library
 Arctic Fox Kit, Tuesday, Jan. 4, All Day
Chilly January is the perfect time for these cold-weather friends! These take-home craft kits come with paper plates, white tissue paper, white cardstock paper, a glue stick, googly eyes, and a pompom. Ages 5-12.
Ward 6 | Northeast Library
 Letters to Community Helpers, Saturday, Jan. 8 - Sunday, Jan. 16
Write a postcard or letter or draw a picture to thank community helpers to honor Martin Luther King Jr and his commitment to service. Thank your local firefighters, teachers, school librarians, and other helpers who are important parts of your community. Drop off your "letter" at Northeast Library in our special community helpers mailbox! They will be put on display before being delivered to community members.
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Ward 2 | MLK Library
 Washington Blade Describe-A-Thon, Saturday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m.
Celebrate LGBTQ+ history by helping The People’s Archive add more issues of the Washington Blade to our digital collection Dig DC. Learn to create descriptions, called metadata, at this hands-on virtual event. All skills levels are welcome.
Ward 4 | Takoma Park Library
 Advocate Speech Contest!
After learning about the "I Have A Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. did you wish you could write a speech that could invoke emotions in people throughout the world? Here is your chance! In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day we challenge teens to create a speech where you highlight an issue or cause that is important to you.
Ward 7 | Capitol View Library
 Reflections on 2021, Tuesday, Jan. 4 - Wednesday, Jan. 5
Kids and teens are invited to pick up a reflection packet from the Capitol View Library to encourage young readers to look at the parts of 2021 they should be proud of and learn about upcoming events at the Capitol View Library.
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Ward 8 | Anacostia Library
Take and Go Tuesday: Preschool, Ongoing
Visit the Anacostia Library each week for a new literacy related packet specially made for preschoolers to enjoy with their grown-ups!
Please check the Library's website for any program updates before visiting your neighborhood Library. You can find all upcoming programs in your library or online at our calendar.
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Learn New Skills with LinkedInLearning
Explore high-quality instructional videos taught by industry experts on the latest software tools and skills. There are videos for all levels of learner so you can take a whole course or just the section you need! Topics include Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Web design, Social Media, Business and Career Skills and much more. Courses and videos are available in seven languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese.
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Get Your True Crime Fix with Read Feed!
 True crime is everywhere these days with hit podcasts, best selling books, prestige documentaries and even entire cable networks devoted to the topic. If you are an aficionado you may think you have heard it all - but we have a great list of true crime titles that explore the crimes of serial killers that you may not be familiar with, from the historic "The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer" by Dean Jobb to the contemporary story, "American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century" by Maureen Callahan.
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 In 2019, Amanda Huron, Associate Professor of Political Science and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia, started an oral history project aimed at collecting stories from DC residents who were involved in tenant organizing and housing activism in the 1970s. She recorded incredibly rich life stories from 13 narrators who had been involved in early attempts to secure affordable housing for their communities during early waves of gentrification and redevelopment. The stories illustrate how one’s early life experiences can influence a person’s later passions, goals, and careers. They show how activists were, on the one hand a tight-knit community of frequent collaborators, but on the other, a diverse group of people from various backgrounds.
For the first Coffee Chat of 2022 on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m., Dr. Huron will be joined by several of the project’s narrators, as well as at least one current community organizer for a panel conversation exploring what these oral histories can teach us about present-day struggles for economic and social justice.
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