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 It is a brand new year and many of us have set resolutions for 2023. No matter what your resolution may be, the Library is here to help set you up for success!
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Move Your Body
If you want to move your body more this year have some fun with it! Log in to Kanopy with your Library Card and enjoy some of Jane Fonda's iconic aerobics classes or sweat to the oldies with Richard Simmons. 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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Make a Career Change or Start a Business
Looking to make a career change or start your own small business this year? The library has flexible co-working spaces where you can work on your resume, resources to help you with your professional development goals and workshops where you can meet with the Department of Small and Local Business Development to get one on one assistance and advice on opening a business in the District.
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Learn a New Language
2023 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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 This winter we invite children and teens ages 5-19 to join the Wizards Winter Reading Challenge Team! During Winter Challenge you can train your brain and body like a Washington Wizards player. Players train nearly every day with their teammates to be ready for the next game, but they also work hard off the court to create healthy habits like taking time out of their day to read, move and make healthy choices. As a student, you also are working hard in school! Winter Challenge is here to help you think like a Washington Wizard by finding ways to read, move and connect each day. Participating is easy, simply:
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Register | Pick up your Winter Challenge gameboard at your Neighborhood Library or sign up online through Beanstack.
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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!
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Win Prizes | Complete your gameboard and turn it in to your neighborhood library or earn all of your badges in Beanstack to be put in the running for a Washington Wizards Family Prize Pack and tickets to a Washington Wizards Game!
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 In celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library's 50th anniversary, the DC Public Library is launching The Public Square in partnership with the DC Public Library Foundation and Pepco: An Exelon Company. The Public Square, like public libraries are "third places" in our communities. They are social spaces that helps us cultivate our sense of belonging outside of our first place, our homes and our second place, our workplace. They are spaces that foster good conversation and connection, where we can both learn from others and share our own knowledge.
Through moderated discussions, The Public Square will realize this idea of libraries as a third place by connecting leaders and innovators with the public to talk about the next phase of their work or scholarship.
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Dr. Jelani Cobb | Wednesday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m.
Join us for a discussion with Pulitzer-prize-winning author Jelani Cobb and Washington Post journalist Keith Alexander. A long-time writer for The New Yorker, and editor of its recent anthology collection The Matter of Black Lives, Cobbs work is described as having the “rigor and depth of a professional historian with the alertness of a reporter, the liberal passion of an engaged public intellectual, and the literary flair of a fine writer.”
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Brittany Packnett Cunningham | Thursday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m.
We are excited to invite you for a conversation with social justice activist, author, and writer, Brittany Packett Cunningham. Leading at the intersection of culture and justice, she builds platforms to activate everyday people to take transformative action for justice.
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Gabby Rivera | Saturday, Mar. 4, 3 p.m.
Hear from Pulitzer-prize-winning author Gabby Rivera. Charismatic and charming, Gabby Rivera is dedicated to empowering people and improving our marginalized communities. She made major waves for her Marvel series starring America Chavez: a queer, Latinx superhero who’s been written and designed, crucially, by a queer Latinx. Gabby shows how our differences are a gift—one that empowers us to inspire others and tell new and unique stories. No matter who you are or where you’re from, Gabby champions telling your own story as a form of love and revolution. |
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This Week At the Library
See what programs are coming up this week in person and online at the Library!
Ward 1 | Mt. Pleasant Library
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Strong Start Playgroup/Los Grupos de Juego Comunitarios | Wednesday, Jan. 4, Noon
Join Strong Start DC Early Intervention at the library for a monthly bilingual (English/Spanish) playgroup. Registration is required. These playgroups are for children between 12-24 months old. The Strong Start DC Early Intervention Program is for families living in the District of Columbia, with children under age three who are concerned about their child's development.
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Ward 2 | Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library
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Read and Craft | Thursday, Jan. 5, 3 p.m.
Stop by the children's program room on Thursday afternoons anytime between 3 - 5 p.m. for crafty, book-fueled fun. We fill a room with books, craft supplies, and instructions (suggestions, really) to help you get started. You draw inspiration from books and your imagination to create something that is uniquely yours.
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Ward 3 | Chevy Chase Library
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Family Story Time | Wednesday, Jan. 4, 10:30 a.m.
Fun for the entire family, these 30 - 40 minute story times are packed full of books and activities designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Promoting language and literacy skills, these story times are a great way to further your child’s lifelong love of reading and learning. Children and their grownups are encouraged to actively engage and participate with the stories and activities during the program.
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Ward 4 | Takoma Park Library
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Baby Lap Time | Thursday, Jan. 5, 1:30 p.m.
A story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers. These 20-to-30-minute story times introduce books, songs, rhymes, tickles and bounces developmentally appropriate for children from birth to when they start walking. Baby Lap Time is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the joys of reading in a positive and fun atmosphere.
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Ward 5 | Lamond-Riggs Library
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STEM World | Thursday, Jan. 5, 4:30 p.m.
Welcoming young inventors, explorers, innovators, and scientists to explore weekly STEM activities and experiments at the library!
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Ward 6 | Southwest Library
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Throwback Thursday Cinema: Cool Runnings | Thursday, Jan. 5, 6 p.m.
A Jamaican bobsled team couldn't possibly stand a chance in the Olympics -- could they? All ages, join us for a screening of the hilarious and moving Cool Runnings!
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Ward 7 | Capitol View Library
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Game Day | Sunday, Jan. 8, 2 p.m.
Children, teens, and their families are invited to visit the 2nd floor each Sunday afternoon to play a selection of games that will be made available, including Connect Four, Monopoly, Apples to Apples, Scrabble, and more.
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Ward 8 | Parklands-Turner Library
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Anime Manga Club | Thursday, Jan. 5, 4:30 p.m.
Do you nerd out about My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer or Sailor Moon? Join the Anime Manga Club (A.M.C.)! Come for discussions, activities, trailer screenings, and more. For tweens and teens.
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Central Library | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
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Yarnworks Meetup | Thursday Jan. 5, 5 p.m.
Have a knitting or crocheting project you'd like to share? Want company while you work up your next skein of yarn? Curious about knitting or crocheting but don't know where to start? Join us at Marianne's Cafe at MLK for our crafting circle. Come to knit, crochet, chat it up, learn a new skill or all of the above.
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Find all upcoming programs in your library or online on our calendar!
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 The DC Public Library has a variety of spaces that you can book with your DC Public Library Card. These include:
- Study Rooms: Study rooms are a great option for when you need a quiet space to work or study for a test with a classmate.
- Conference Rooms: Need a place to collaborate on your next big idea or prep for a presentation? Book a conference room.
- Meeting Rooms: Meeting Rooms are larger spaces for community meetings and events.
You can reserve a conference or meeting room at any location for up to three hours, three time per month and study rooms for up to three hours, two times per day. Now, rooms are even easier to book! The library has reduced the buffer time between bookings from 30 to 15 minutes allowing you even more opportunities to focus, collaborate and build community.
To learn more about using meeting and study rooms at the library we invite you to check out these FAQs. Ready to book now? Click the button below!
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 WAMU is hosting a live event to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and current day social justice activists. This event will have compelling conversations hosted by Jenn White, host of 1A; and Kojo Nnamdi, host of The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi.
Join us to hear from experts on the contemporary state of voting rights and democratic representation on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 3 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Exclusive after-hour access to the exhibition of "Up from the People: Protest and Change in D.C.," featuring two main galleries of "A Revolution of Values" and "D.C. Represented," will open at 5 p.m. for attendees. To participate you must register by Jan. 7. All registered participants will receive a confirmation email.
We want to hear from you! What do you want to ask our hosts and panelists? Please submit your questions in advance here.
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