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Undirected play with LEGO building blocks. For all ages.

"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
-- Roald Dahl 

Experience the magic of the wild and wicked works of beloved children's author, Roald Dahl. Join us throughout the summer for lively Dahl-themed films, book discussions, parties and activities. Registration limited to children ages 7 and older.

For full schedule and registration, please call 202-727-0971 or send an email to elaine.pelton@dc.gov.

Brood 2 of the 17 year cicadas are coming to the East Coast.... soon and very soon. These flying, red-eyed creatures will quickly be upon us, and the creative minds at WNYC's Radiolab have made a cicada tracker to follow the emergence of the brood. 

Join other Capitol Hill residents in contributing to this crowdsourced information about the cicadas in D.C.

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5-7 p.m., a Southeast Branch staff member will be available to help you submit your cicada sighting to the tracker. 

By mid-June, you may have to wade through the cicada shells to get up to the library, but it will be worth it.

Learn the basic features for creating a dynamic PowerPoint (slide show) presentation. This software is widely used in the workplace and in educational settings. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: C. Myers
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics and Word II Intermediate.

You will learn to:

• Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft PowerPoint window.
• Create a simple slide presentation using the installed themes and design templates.
• Identify and engage the three working panes of the PowerPoint environment.
• Edit and customize each slide and insert SmartArt graphics and links.
• Insert additional slides and delete unwanted slides.
• Activate the slide show presentation.
• Save the presentation as a slide show (.ppsx) and as a presentation (.pptx).

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

Join us for months of great movies! All movies show in Room A-5 on the lower level.

Note Time Change: Gangster Squad and the Impossible will screen at 6:30 p.m. in Room A-5 on the lower level to accomodate concerts showing at 5 p.m.

April 2
Lincoln
Daniel Day-Lewis in his Academy Award-winning turn as our 16th president. Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones also star in this superior historical drama.

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

2012, 150 mins. Rated PG-13.

April 9
Zero Dark Thirty (New Date)
Dramatic telling of the hunt for and the killing of Osama Bin Laden, starring  Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

157 mins. 2012, Rated R.

April 23 6:30 p.m.
Gangster Squad
Action-filled tale of undercover cops and the mob in Los Angeles, circa 1949. Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling star.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer.

113 mins. 2013, Rated R.

April 30 6:30 p.m.
The Impossible
Heart-wrenching account of a vacationing family’s plight after the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.

Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona.

114 mins. 2012, Rated PG-13.

May 7
Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise stars as a homicide investigator in a case where things are not as they seem. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
130 minutes. 2012. Rated PG-13.

May 14
4 Little Girls
Spike Lee's documentary on the church bombing in Alabama during the Civil Right's Movement. Special presentation with the Humanities Council of Washington's "Live to Read" program.
102 minutes 1997. Rated NR.

May 21
Cloud Atlas
Tom Hanks and Halle Berry play multiple characters through time in this sci-fi mystery. Directed by Tom Tykwer and Lana and Andy Wachowski.
172 minutes. 2012. Rated R.

May 28
Parker
Jason Statham is a master thief in this thrilling actioner, also starring Jennifer Lopez. Directed by Taylor Hackford.
118 minutes. 2013. Rated R.

Ages 12 - 19.

Free weekly yoga classes led by a qualified instructor, courtesy of Yoga Activist.

Geared toward beginners, but all are welcome.

Come and learn the basic facts about the U.S. patenting and trademark process on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in Room 220.  This workshop is presented in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  

Discussion topics include:

• Overview of Intellectual Property;
• Patent Examination;
• Selecting a Trademark;
• USPTO Resources.  

The workshop is free and open to the public.

Questions?  Call the Information Services Department at 202-727-1161.

An interactive story time to encourage early literacy skills for one-year-old children through stories, songs and rhymes.

Ages 12 - 24 months.

Baby/toddler lap times are story times geared for babies ages birth to 24 months and their caregivers.

Starting March 6, 2013, tickets will be required for entry.

Stories, songs, dances and FUN, for ages 2-5 and their caregivers every Wednesday.

Stories, songs and rhymes for ages 3-5.

Learn to use the basic features of Web-based email and the significant function of attaching a document, such as your résumé, to your email transmission. The job search process requires that you have an established email account. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics and Web I Basics.

You will learn to:

• Identify and navigate the basic feature and elements of a Web-based email environment.
• Read, send, forward and reply to email messages.
• Apply formatting features to email transmissions.
• Attach documents and graphics to an email transmission.
• Activate email options, e.g. signature, vacation responses and more.
• Create folders and insert email addresses into an address book.
• Search online email address resources.
• Use appropriate email etiquette.
• Identify email abuse.

Bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.