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 Join us this week in celebrating our Friends of the Library and the incredible work they do to support DC Public Library and our programming! The Friends of DC Public Library are a crucial part of the library community and work hard to:
- Share information about the library’s amazing services and resources with neighbors;
- Build community support for the library system through neighborhood and city-wide advocacy;
- Raise critical funds to help support library programming locally and across the District;
- Volunteer time and share their expertise with libraries;
- Connect with others and make new friends who are passionate about their communities!
From Oct. 15 - 21, we recognize the work they do and encourage you to explore the many ways they invite you to get involved. DC Public Library loves our Friends and want YOU to become one of them!
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Access your favorite magazines even quicker with Libby’s newest updates! New features include:
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One tap to read: When a user discovers a magazine in your collection, they can open it and start reading with one tap, generating a checkout for your library.
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Streamlined access: Instead of appearing alongside ebook and audiobook loans, magazines now appear on a new dedicated section of a user’s Shelf called the Magazine Rack. From the Magazine Rack, users can access the latest issue of their magazine subscriptions and any other issues they choose to keep. This helps users find their favorite magazines from the library in one convenient place.
Note: To save space on a user’s device, magazines are not automatically downloaded for offline use. Instead, users can manually choose which issues to download.
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Improved discovery: From their Magazine Rack, users can navigate to the library’s Newsstand, a new view of a user’s recently opened issues and other popular magazine titles in your collection.
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Easier subscriptions: Users can subscribe to magazines from your library via a new, convenient Subscribe button that appears in search results, on magazine details screens, and in the Newsstand. When a new issue is released:
- The issue is automatically added to the user’s Magazine Rack.
- A checkout is generated for your library.
- The user will receive a notification based on their Libby notification preferences (in-app, push, or email).
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 Have a skele-TON of fun this spooky season with DC Public Library! Join us at a neighborhood library for a host of tricks, treats and good times during one of our fall-inspired events. Festivities include:
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Slime Making | Wednesday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m., Parklands-Turner Library
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The Witching Hour: Spooky Story Telling | Wednesday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m., Cleveland Park Library
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Ghost Stories in the Garden | Wednesday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Saturday, Oct. 21, 2 p.m., Southwest Library
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Palisades Pumpkin Festival | Tuesday, Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m., Palisades Library
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G’town Trekkers: Spooky Georgetown | Wednesday, Oct. 25, 4 p.m., Georgetown Library
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Spooky Story Party | Friday, Oct. 27, 4:30 p.m., Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library
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Bellevue Harvest Party | Monday, Oct. 30, 4 p.m., Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library
Embrace the spirit of the season and enjoy some spooky fall fun with DC Public Library!
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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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Teen Community Meeting | Thursday, Oct. 19, 4 p.m.
A weekly program for teens to collaborate and meet new friends while making the Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library a welcoming and fun place for all teens to hang out.
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Ward 2 | Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library
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Read and Craft | Thursday, Oct. 19, 4 p.m.
Let books inspire you to create something new! We fill a room with books and craft supplies. You draw inspiration from books and your imagination to create something that is uniquely yours.
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Ward 3 | Cleveland Park Library
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Tuesday Talks with Jim Popkin | Tuesday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m.
Join author Jim Popkin to discuss his new book, Code Name Blue Wren, about convicted Cuban spy Ana Montes, who lived on Macomb Street in Cleveland Park.
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Ward 4 | Takoma Park Library
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Rhizome is Home Documentary Film Screening | Thursday, Oct. 19, 6:30p.m.
Hear the story of Takoma's own Rhizome DC and the artists who've made it home.
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Ward 5 | Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library
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Open Mic Night | Thursday, Oct. 19, 5:30 p.m.
Showcase your talents at the library! Microphone and speakers provided, all other equipment is the performer’s responsibility.
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Ward 6 | Southwest Library
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Saturday, Oct. 21, 2 p.m.
Immerse yourself in the perfectly-eerie novel by Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, with a book discussion, screening of the movie, and craft!
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Ward 7 | Benning/Dorothy I. Height Library
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Drop-In Computer Help | Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1:30 p.m.
Stop by the library for help with computer basics like using the internet and email.
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Ward 8 | Anacostia Library
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Play and Explore Mondays | Monday, Oct. 23, 10 a.m.
Play & Explore is an open interactive engagement program for young children and caregivers that uses play and exploration to develop pre-literacy and social skills.
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Central Library | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
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Secret Planet Presents: Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Tuesday, Oct. 17, 12 p.m.
This band from Burkina Faso will be touring in North America for the first time ever, with a stop at MLK Library!
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Find all upcoming programs in your library or online on our calendar!
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 If you are a college student in the Washington, D.C., area, the D.C. Public Library would like your input. We are working with the National Women’s History Museum and a Georgetown University graduate student to understand event preferences and how best to communicate with college student audiences about the current exhibition at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library titled We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC.
If you live in and attend college in the D.C. area and are between the ages of 18-26, you are invited to participate in this survey. If you have friends or relatives who might also know college students in the D.C. area, you are encouraged to share the survey link widely.
The survey will be open until Saturday, Oct. 21. Thank you in advance for providing your input.
Have you dreamed of learning how to make your own clothes? Or maybe you’ve always wanted to learn the basics of coding. The Labs at DC Public Library is a great place to start! Located on the A-level of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, the Labs are home to maker space and equipment, a dance and podcasting studio, design computers, and so much more. Consider joining us for one of their series and either kick-start the hobby you’ve always wanted, or just try your hand at something new!
Upcoming events include:
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Teen Sewing Machine Intro
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Learn the basic parts of the sewing machines, how to thread them, and basic sewing skills like sewing curves, straight lines and knots.
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Kids Euro Fest is back! Bring the whole family for this year's launch event on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The day is packed with numerous activities, performances, crafts, and workshops from European artists — each dedicated to teaching and entertaining children ages 6-12. The day's activities will include:
- Traditional dance performances from Ireland
- A play about Sleeping Beauty from Germany
- Virtual reality experiences from France
- Readings from the tales of Geronimo Stilton from Italy
- A LEGO workshop from Denmark
- Multimedia presentations about famous composers and poets from Poland
- Beekeeping lessons from Slovenia
- Short films from Lithuania
- Arts and crafts from Estonia
- Puzzles and games that teach about the flora and fauna in Cyprus
- Dance performances from Bulgaria
- European trivia, and more!
Please note: This event is for children accompanied by their parents or guardians. No children will be admitted without a guardian, and no adult will be admitted without their child. Attendance is free, but registration is required.
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