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 Eight DC Public Library Locations are open today, Monday, Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday. The locations are as follows:
Test Yourself DC and Test Yourself DC Express test kits will not be distributed on Monday, Jan. 17 at DC Public Library locations. DC Health will resume distribution on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
DC Public Library is open 24/7, 365 days a year online at dclibrary.org.
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Daughter of the Boycott tells the story of the key roles played by her father, Thomas Gray, and her uncle, Fred D. Gray, in the historic Montgomery bus boycott, the action that kick-started the civil rights movement.
This event will be streamed live on the DC Public Library Youtube page. Sign up for your free ticket by clicking the button below!
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 Join Loyalty Bookstores and the Library for a special virtual event with Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo and Dana A. Williams, Professor of African American Literature and Dean of the Graduate School at Howard University on Friday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.! They will be discussing Evaristo's newest title, Manifesto.
Manifesto is a vibrant and inspirational account of Evaristo's life and career as she rebelled against the mainstream and fought over several decades to bring her creative work into the world. In Manifesto, Evaristo charts her theory of unstoppability, showing creative people how they too can visualize and find success in their work, ignoring the naysayers.
This event will be held digitally via Loyalty Bookstores' Crowdcast account. Click the button below to learn more and register!
 Weekly photos taken by Don Miller's son record the mural's progress. From the Miller's Family Photos.
The Making of the MLK Mural tells the story of the iconic memorial to Dr. King’s life and work that hangs today in the Great Hall of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.
The mural was painted by artist and Civil Rights Activist, Don Miller (1923 - 1993). In the early 80’s Miller's childhood friend, Charlie Lowry, was head of facilities for the DC Public Library system. While visiting Lowry at his MLK Office, Miller saw the blank wall in the Great Hall and was inspired to lobby the Library for funding to create a mural depicting the life of Dr. King.
Miller spent a year researching the life and work of Dr. King before designing the mural. In 1986, on the first celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the mural was installed in the Library’s Great Hall and unveiled to the public.
This exhibition, supported by the DC Public Library Foundation and made possible with the help of Don Miller's sons, Craig and Eric, who generously shared information, stories and images of their father and his work is on display in the Great Hall of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library through Mar. 31.
 DC Public Library has teamed up with the Department of Aging and Community Living for the 6th annual Cupid’s Kids drive. Cupid’s Kids is an initiative where children craft Valentine’s Day cards to send to home-bound seniors in the District. Last year more than 4,000 cards were delivered across D.C.
This year, families can participate in this program by dropping off Valentine's Day cards at participating library locations.
Wondering what to put in your card? The Department of Aging and Community Living has created a helpful toolkit to guide you. When you have completed your cards, simply return them to any of the participating libraries. Cards are due by Friday, Feb. 4 so they can be delivered in time for Valentine’s Day. Thank you for spreading the love this season to seniors across D.C.!
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This Week At the Library
See what virtual and self-directed programs are coming up this week at the Library!
Virtual Programs
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Virtual Page-Turners Book Club | Tuesday, Jan. 19, 6 p.m.
What happens when witch Emmy Harlow returns home to small-town Thistle Grove to find a spellcasting tournament, ex Gareth Blackmoor, and the alluring Talia Avramov? It's time to welcome some magic into our lives, as we read the rom-com fantasy "Payback's a Witch" by Lana Harper.
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Tuesday, Talk: Ellen Prentiss Campbell | Tueday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m.
Author and psychotherapist Ellen Prentiss Campbell’s most recent novel Frieda’s Song was inspired by the life of renowned psychotherapist Frieda Fromm Reichmann who fled Nazi Germany in 1935 and practiced at the Chestnut Lodge in Rockville until her death in 1957, and by the fire which destroyed the Lodge in 2009. In conversation with writer Virginia Hartman, Campbell will discuss the uses of history, experience, and imagination in her fiction.
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Virtual Page to Stage Book Club | Thursday, Jan. 20, 6:30 p.m.
Join the Page to Stage Book Club to discuss Stephen King's title Carrie, its relation to its musical adaptation, and the history of the musical production. Please register for the event to the virtual attendance link. Carrie is a gothic horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his first published novel, released on April 5, 1974. The musical adaptation ran on Broadway for only five performances in 1988 but has since garnered a dedicated following.
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Self-Directed Programs
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Origami Doves for Martin Luther King Jr. | Chevy Chase Library
Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Saturday, Jan. 22
Chevy Chase Library has Origami Dove kits available for pick-up in honor of MLK Week. Created for children ages 8 - 12, the kit includes instructions on how to create origami doves with hidden messages of peace and dreams.
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MLK Week of Service Activities to Go Kit | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Monday, Jan. 17 - Friday, Feb. 4
Ready to actively be part of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beloved Community?” All this month, stop by the children’s room for a MLK Week of Service Activities to Go Kit. Designed to promote reflection & discussion on social justice in both historical and present day contexts, each kit contains a variety of hands-on activities (including instructions & materials) for children and adults to work on together.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Word Search | Southwest Library
Ongoing in January
Grab a word search in the teen area of the Southwest Neighborhood Library! Teens who finish the word search and give it to Teen Librarian Ms. Abby in January 2022 will receive a prize. Ages 13-19.
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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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Tackle Tonight's Homework with HelpNow
Is your student trying to tackle a tough homework problem, master a particular topic or write a paper? The Library has a digital resource that can help, BrainFuse HelpNow! HelpNow is an all-in-one suite of tutoring services designed for a wide range of academic needs for students from Kindergarten through 12th Grade.
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In 2016, Washington, DC, with its long history of artist-run spaces, served as fertile ground for a community of non-mainstream artists to come together and start building the experimental arts community Rhizome DC. Since then, the space has served as a home to an array of powerful cultural programming including music, dance, film, visual and performance art, workshops, and grassroots community education.
Where is My Place? is an oral history project that documents the founding of Rhizome DC, how it existed in the space of a multifunctional 2-story house and yard, and what it tried to change before new development replaces its historic building. Listen and read along on Dig DC.
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 Several cultural organizations have come together to launch the D.C. Declaration of Learning (D.C. DOL) program. This immersive teacher professional development program seeks to bring history to life and share the importance of civic engagement through object-based learning.
This program is exclusively for educators in Washington, D.C. who work in 3rd-12th grade social studies, language art, fine/performing arts, ESL, ELL, SPED and GT classrooms as well as those who teach as school librarians and media specialists.
D.C. DOL begins with a five-day summer workshop where participants will work with representatives from the partner organizations to develop innovative units and lesson plans tied to a student-led, teacher-directed civic engagement project that addresses an issue in their community, state, nation, or world. The workshop will also feature special site visits, inquiry-based learning activities, and mentoring from other teachers.
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