Are you a job seeker in need of assistance with your job search process? Do you possess the basic digital literacy skills that are required in the workplace? Then please attend the Job Seekers Drop-In Clinic, which also includes the NorthStar Digital Literacy Assessment practice session. You will be able to accomplish the job-seeking tasks that support a successful job search and assess your basic digital literacy skills during Clinic hours.
A story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers. These 20-30 minutes story times introduce books, songs, rhymes, tickles and bounces developmentally appropriate for children ages 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. This story time is designed so the baby will be in their caregiver’s lap and the grownup is actively involved in the program. It is recommended that each child have their own adult with them.
These 20-30 minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to two years old. Our Baby and Toddler Story Time is a great way to introduce your child to language skills in a positive and fun environment. With slightly more activity and movement than our lap times, children and their caregivers are encouraged to engage with the books and songs and to actively participate in the program.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, DC Public Library’s central library, will undergo a complete modernization, starting this year.
Before the library closes, we want you to share your memories about the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
These memories may be curated and shared with the public through social media or collected by Special Collections. A Studio Lab staff member will contact you to help coordinate and execute your recording.
An introduction to the equipment available in the Fab Lab and how to be safe while using it. Completion of this orientation is required in order to sign up for most classes and certifications in the lab.
This is the certification and training to use the 3-D Printers in the FabLab.All students must take a Fab Lab orientation (register here) before registering for this training! No exceptions.
Space is limited, so please register at bit.ly/labsclasses to reserve your spot.*
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, DC Public Library’s central library, will undergo a complete modernization, starting this year.
Before the library closes, we want you to share your memories about the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
These memories may be curated and shared with the public through social media or collected by Special Collections. A Studio Lab staff member will contact you to help coordinate and execute your recording.
New Meeting Space!
Can't get enough of Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, or Magic: The Gathering?
Prepare to exhibit your trading card prowess at this day-long event. Enjoy swapability at the expense of your opponents and win weekly bragging rights.
Players will meet from 12 noon until 5 p.m. in the 2nd Floor East Lobby, adjacent to Room 220. Video and card players are welcome. Games are open to adults and teens and tournaments will be held once a year.
So, come one, come all; just come ready.
Plans are underway to modernize MLK Library.
The new library will feature:
More welcoming entrance
Rooftop terrace
Space for innovation and prototyping
Welcoming Reading Room with comfortable seating
Cafe or restaurant
Large performance space
Conference center
These are just some of the features that we are planning, based on what we've heard from residents.
Kensington Palace, June 1837.
A young Princess Alexandria Victoria is told that her uncle, the King, is dead and she is now the Queen of England. Her reign begins in the new novel Victoria by Daisy Goodwin.
Parenting amidst a commercial culture can be stressful, especially if you value imaginative play, frugality, ecological awareness, and the development of empathy.
Digitization partnership with historic gay newspaper goes live
Digitized issues from the first decade and a half of TheWashington Blade newspaper are now online in Dig DC, DC Public Library Special Collections' home for digitized materials. The collection contains digitized editions of the newspaper from 1969 to 1982 and is presented in partnership with The Blade.
An Assessment of the First 100 Days of His Presidency
Will Donald J. Trump be the president "for all Americans" as he pledged in his Victory Speech on Nov. 9, 2016?
Mr. Trump's election as the nation's next President has sparked controversy. Many African Americans, Muslims and immigrants fear the prospect of a Trump administration, because of the billionaire’s campaign promises. Dismissing post-election despair, Trump's supporters believe that he will revitalize the economy and restore America's standing on the international stage.
A weekly film series for adults at 6 p.m. in Auditorium A-5.
Don't miss these Tuesday Night Movies!
November 1Star Trek Beyond
The action is non-stop in this new Star Trek entry. The Enterprise and its crew are stranded in space and face their deadly enemy Krall (Idris Elba). With Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana. Directed by Justin Lin.
122 mins, 2016. PG-13
Drop into our pop-up writer's lounge for tea and contemplation, held weekly in Room A-10 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in November at your favorite downtown Library.
Register for NaNaWriMo and get swag to keep you writing.
Writing references, WiFi, and library staff will be available for your convenience so you can stack your pages towards your word count goal.
An Assessment of Race Relations in the United States
Have race relations in America improved or deteriorated since Barack Obama ascended to the White House?
The rash of police shooting deaths of unarmed black men has brought attention to the enduring problem of racial violence in the United States. According to data collected by the Washington Post in 2015, law enforcement officers killed 990 people, of which 258 were black. At present, there have been 703 documented deaths of which 173 were African-Americans. With several months left in the year, the number is expected to rise.
