Ages 12 - 19.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Join us every Tuesday evening for open chess play in the Bellevue Teen Room.
Players of any skill level are invited to hone their skills or learn to play in an informal and welcoming environment. Learn the fundamentals or practice for the next tournament with other teenage king slayers!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
11:30 a.m.
Come join us for some food, fun and music as we kick off Books & Bites -- a limited engagement with some of D.C.'s tastiest food trucks in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
And if you can't make it out on Wednesday, the trucks will be back next week. But this food truck special is only for a limited time, so don't dally.
4:00 p.m.
The P.E.T. Clique Anime Club gives teens a place to gather, watch and talk about Japanese animation. Films are shown in Japanese with English subtitles and include classics as well as new releases.
The Anime club will meet on the last Wednesday of every month.
Come check out the latest anime shows and anime/manga magazines or come and share your own fanfiction (writing) and fan art (drawing).
5:30 p.m.
The Francis A. Gregory Library Chess Club meets weekly on Wednesday nights from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
We welcome players of all ages and abilities.
5:30 p.m.
Head to the Teen Space for board games and Wii games.
Ages 12 - 19.
6:30 p.m.
Come join the Southwest Neighborhood Library for game nights!
Come play a host of Wii video games or enjoy a nice board game.
Game nights will be every Monday and Wednesday night.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
3:00 p.m.
Need a place to sit and chat with friends, play games, or just chill?
Come to the teen café at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library.
5:00 p.m.
Join us at Northwest One for Wii game night.
We provide the Wii, Games and controllers, all you need to do is show up! Game nights are for an hour on Thursdays.
5:00 p.m.
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.
Friday, May 31, 2013
3:15 p.m.
Join us at the MLK Teen Space for a great movie in our Teen Lounge every Friday afternoon.
We show many popular movies as soon as they are released on DVD and in the library collection, and the fourth Friday of every month we show an anime show or movie to tie into the Manga Club program at Teen Space.
3:30 p.m.
Teen Game Night is every Friday until 4:30 p.m. in the Teen Space.
Teens can participate by playing video games, board games and trading card games.
Games played during Teen Game Night are appropriate for teens ages 12-19.
3:30 p.m.
Play a variety of Wii games in the teen room and enjoy books and snacks.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
12:00 p.m.
Kick off summer with a day of fun activities for all ages. Sign up for Summer Reading while you're here. Win prizes.
On the Main Stage on G Street
- Zumba Workshop 12-1 p.m.
- Christylez Bacon & Nistha Raj 1-2 p.m.
- Dakshina Dancers 2-3 p.m.
- Hip Hop Poetry with Words, Beats & Life 3-4 p.m.
Other activities:
- Blue Sky Puppet Theatre
- Giant Chess Board
- Graffiti Wall
- Story Time Corner
- Face Painting
- Photo Booth
- Creative Crafts for all ages
- Refreshments and much more!
Monday, June 3, 2013
(All day)
No school today? Come join Megan and Mike all day in the Teen Space to sign up for Teen Summer Reading 2013. You'll get a prize just for signing up!
Have some snacks and log your books while you're here. Log enough books and you'll be invited to the exclusive closing party.
Make sure to come back at 3:30 p.m. for an edible craft and pizza!
3:30 p.m.
Come up to Teen Space and make a tasty gingerbread sandcastle with Megan and Mike.
Sign up for Teen Summer Reading while you're here and win a prize.
Stick around for pizza and snacks!
4:30 p.m.
Do you have the skills with a Wii or Xbox controller?
Come every Monday until 6 p.m., starting April 1, in the large meeting room on the first floor.
Wii and Xbox games will be played, so come with friends ages 12-19 years old.
5:00 p.m.
Join us every second and fourth Monday at Shepherd Park Library for a teen game night!
We will have different Wii and Playstation 2 games available as well as board games to play.
5:00 p.m.
Join us at Shepherd Park Library as we make superhero masks. Go beneath the surface and reveal your superhero identity.
5:30 p.m.
Beginning Monday, April 2, 2013, Chess Instruction for children and teens will be held on Mondays at 5:30 p.m.
There is no change for chess instruction for younger children ages 2- 6 on Thursdays.
Best for ages 7-16.
5:30 p.m.
Beat Club is a digital music workshop that gives participants the opportunity to create music together in a welcoming environment.
No previous musical experience is necessary. Using touch-screen digital synthesizers, they play different instruments to create and record songs on the-fly. Recordings are made available afterwards for free from dcbeatclub.com.
For ages 13-19.
6:00 p.m.
Join us for our weekly Teen Advisory Group meeting and earn community service hours for planning and participating in library programs.
Plan this month's game nights, book club, crafts and other programs.
Ages 12 - 17.
6:30 p.m.
Come join the Southwest Neighborhood Library for game nights!
Come play a host of Wii video games or enjoy a nice board game.
Game nights will be every Monday and Wednesday night.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
3:00 p.m.
Need a quiet place to study and do homework?
Join us every Tuesday until 5 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library for a Homework Café for middle schoolers and teens. Librarians and staff are on hand to help and group projects and study are welcome!
4:00 p.m.
Come and watch excellent selections of Anime features from the past and today!
On the third Tuesday of every month, Lamond-Riggs will be showing a different Anime film.
4:00 p.m.
Get your week to a great start and come in for extra homework and project help every Tuesday until 5:15 p.m. Head to the Teen Space and check in with Ms. Bobbie to get going.
Ages 12 - 19.
5:00 p.m.
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.
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