Children can wear their favorite pajamas and come to the library for bedtime stories, songs, and fun!
Note: Children must attend with an adult caregiver.
Children can help feed their local birds by creating their own pine cone bird feeder to hang up outside Rosedale or take home.
For ages 5 and up, while supplies last.
To kick off Black History Month, families can enjoy a movie about a teacher named Dorothy who gets whisked away from her intercity neighborhood to the mysterious land of Oz. This G-rated movie stars Diana Ross and Michael Jackson and runs for 134 minutes.
Discover science and fun in our monthly STEM evening, with a variety of programs like paper airplane contests and catapult-building. For ages 5 and up.
Children can enjoy Valentine’s Day with Tiana and Naveen in "The Princess and the Frog". The movie is rated G and runs for one hour and thirty-eight minutes.
Children can enjoy poems, songs, and stories written by or about famous African Americans in this special Black History story time! Poets include Nikki Grimes and Langston Hughes. Appropriate for children ages 0-6.
Enjoy a dog-themed story time, a special craft afterwards, and a showing of the classic film "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey". The film begins at 5 pm, is rated G, and runs for 84 minutes.
As part of this year’s celebration, join us as we make a simple Piñata made of papier-mâché and other crafty materials.
This will be a two-day craft project: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 3 p.m. & Thursday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m.
Check out more events at dclibrary.org/hispanicheritage
As part of this year’s celebration, join us as we make a simple Maracas made with crafty materials.
Thursday, Oct. 6, 3 p.m.
Family Program
Check out more events at dclibrary.org/hispanicheritage
Humans of Ballou: The Ballou Story Project : Volume 3
This book is written about a High School located in Southeast Washington, District of Columbia. It is located in in Ward 8. The school is named after Dr Frank Washington Ballou. This book gave the students a desire to keep the future alive, to express their feelings and to have confident in themselves. Thanks goes to the Principal, Teachers and Students. I would recommend this book to families with Teens, Young Adults and Adults
In 1983 aboard the space shuttle Challenger, Dr. Sally Ride became America's first female astronaut. What was it like to be our first woman in space? How do you eat, sleep, and work in zero gravity?
The Library is partnering with Infinite Possibilities International for a five-week film series. The viewing and discussion of international films will engage and expose both adults and youth on issues of urban life, community building, wildlife and other interesting topics in other cultures. The proposed films include mixture of adult and youth/family films in alternating weeks.
Children Under the Arms of Community is a workshop for successful family functioning & parenting among families with a parent in prison. In this workshop, you will learn about:
Effective Parenting
Responsibility and Discipline
Better Family Relationship
Redirecting Misbehavior
Co-Parenting
All are invited: parents, caregivers and educators.
Hey Everybody! Join us this summer at Rosedale Library for our Annual Reading Power Hour:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays: 1-2:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 4-5:30 p.m.
Starts Sunday, June 21 and ends Saturday, Aug. 22.
Join us in celebrating Women's History Month, and win fantastic prizes!
Every Monday in March, a new trivia question will be posted on Twitter (@dcpl) and Facebook. Respond by Friday with the correct answer using #herstoryDCPL, and get entered to win a different prize each week! We'll reveal the correct answer at the end of the week.
