Join us at the Petworth Library; we will learn how seeds grow and plant seeds in special pots that children can take home and plant. Then each child will be able to choose a book to keep.
This program is for ages 4 and older.
Groups, please call to register.
"Grow into science" at the library this summer with our Science in the Summer program sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and organizations in the Washington Metro Area. The theme for this year's program is Physical Science & Electricity. Science in the Summer is a fun, free, hands-on experiment-oriented course, taught by certified teachers.
Level 1 classes are for children entering grades 2-3.
All children must be pre-registered to attend Science in the Summer and be able to commit to attending all four sessions from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-27. Space is limited to 15 students per class, so please visit our children's department or contact us at 202-727-0971 to participate.
Chess instruction open to children and teens of all ages.
Call the library for details.
Storyteller Arianna Ross captivates children and adults as she weaves together the power of storytelling, dance, music, visual arts and the Pick up a copy of Cold Cereal by Adam Rex at the Check-Out desk here at the Juanita E. Thornton / Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library. Read the book at home, at camp or school, at the library, or anywhere! Then, join us at the book club meeting for discussion, activities, and PIZZA!
At this special book club meeting, we will be putting together a time capsule to be buried and dug up in the future!
Kids' Book Club is geared toward children ages 8 to 12, but anyone who can read or listen to Cold Cereal by Adam Rex (alone or with a grown-up) may attend.
Families are welcome to enjoy folktales with a librarian!
Join us at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library for a family movie and a picnic night.
Every Monday night through the end of August, the Tenley-Friendship Library will be showing a family-friendly movie in the large conference room.
Stop into the library for a list of what we will be showing.
Families are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and a blanket to sit on the floor.
Story Time for ages 3-5. Class groups welcome.
To ensure that children can participate fully in this program, we ask that children who attend this program be at least over 2 years of age.
Stories, songs, and SO much more.
Join us for a program for children ages 1-4 and their caregivers.
Singing, talking and reading for 0- to 3-year-olds.
Stories, songs, and rhymes for ages 0-2, with their caregivers.
For safety's sake, there is a limit of 75 participants for each story time.
Remember -- there is a story time at 10 a.m. and another at 11 a.m.
To schedule a class visit, please call 202-671-3125.
Join us for baby and toddler story time.
Designed for children ages birth to 2 years and their families, the story time will include lots of fun songs, finger plays, baby bounces and rhymes as we work together to develop early literacy skills.
Story Time for ages 3-5.
Class groups welcome.
To ensure that children can participate fully in this program, we ask that children who attend this program be at least over 2 years of age.
Enjoy the world of reading through stories, movies, crafts and action rhymes.
Ages 3-5.
Join us for songs, stories, finger plays and rhymes.
This story time is for ages birth to 2 years.
Groups, please call 202-243-1188 to schedule a story time for your group.
Stories, songs, and rhymes for children aged 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, come and enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, finger plays, movement and more for children ages 0-5.
Join us for a half hour of stories, songs, movement, finger plays, rhyme, and dance! Large groups of ten or more please contact, Lizzie Nolan, children's librarian at 202-541-6226 or elizabeth.nolan@dc.gov
Best for ages 2-5.
*Crafts every first Tuesday and Thursday of the month*
Stories, songs, rhymes, finger plays, movement and more for children ages infant to five and their parents/caregivers.
Stories, songs, and SO much more.
Join us for a program for children ages 1-4 and their caregivers.
Story times include bounces, tickles, upsie-downsies, manipulables, and action rhymes with one or two stories.
Ages Birth-3
Stories, songs, and rhymes for ages 0-2, with their caregivers.
For safety's sake, there is a limit of 75 participants for each story time.
Remember -- there is a story time at 10 a.m. and another at 11 a.m.
To schedule a class visit, please call 202-671-3125.
"Grow into science" at the library this summer with our Science in the Summer program sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and organizations in the Washington Metro Area. The theme for this year's program is Physical Science & Electricity.
Level 1 classes are for children entering grades 2-3.
All children must be pre-registered to attend Science in the Summer and be able to commit to attending all four sessions from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. June 24-27. Space is limited to 15 students per class, so please see a staff member in the Mt. Pleasant children's room to register.
For more information, please call Mt. Pleasant Library at 202-671-3125.
How do magnets work? What makes electricity?
Through exciting experiments, you'll work with other girls and boys to make a compass and electromagnet, build circuits with batteries and bulbs, and experience the power of static electricity. Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and organizations in the Washington Metro Area, this fun science program helps elementary school children "grow into science."
All children must register to attend Science in the Summer classes. Classes are small so be sure to register early! Participants and a parent must register in person at the library. Please contact Ms. Christina at christina.mctighe@dc.gov with any questions.
The course will take place in four sessions, each one building upon the other. The course runs every day from June 24 to June 27.
This Level 1 course is for children entering grades 2 and 3.
"Grow into science" at the library this summer with our Science in the Summer program sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and organizations in the Washington Metro Area. The theme for this year's program is Physical Science & Electricity.
Level 1 classes are for children entering grades 2-3.
All children must be pre-registered to attend Science in the Summer and be able to commit to attending all four sessions from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-27. Space is limited to 15 students per class, so please call the library at 202-541-6100 to participate.
"Grow into science" at the library this summer with our Science in the Summer program sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and organizations in the Washington Metro Area. The theme for this year's program is Physical Science & Electricity.
Level 2 classes are for children entering grades 4-6.
All children must be pre-registered to attend Science in the Summer and be able to commit to attending all four sessions from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 24-27. Space is limited to 15 students per class, so please see a staff member in the Mt. Pleasant children's room to register.
For more information, please call Mt. Pleasant Library at 202-671-3125.
Groove to the beat through music and verse
Martin Luther King, Jr. librarians will take you on a journey
Learn about famous jazz masters past and present
Recite poems old and new
And do haiku or two.
All ages.
"Grow into science" at the library this summer with our Science in the Summer program sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and organizations in the Washington Metro Area. The theme for this year's program is Physical Science & Electricity.
Level 2 classes are for children entering grades 4-6.
All children must be pre-registered to attend Science in the Summer and be able to commit to attending all four sessions from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 24-27. Space is limited to 15 students per class, so please call the library at 202-541-6100 to participate.