Francis A. Gregory
Neighborhood Library

The Blue Sky Puppet Theater was our special guest for story time.  The puppet characters took us on an imaginary adventure through various countries. 

The children from St. Timothy's Child Development Center learned the theme song, "One World, Many Stories."   The preschoolers enjoyed the colorful characters as they introduced each story. 

This was our first summer reading performance at Francis A. Gregory Library.

Spring Is Here by Will Hillenbrand is a colorful picture book about Spring.  Mole wakes up to a bright Spring morning.  He wants to tell his friend bear that spring is here.  Mole finds out that bear is still sleeping and needs a little coaching to get ready for spring.

Find out what Mole must do to get Bear ready for spring.

New York Times bestselling illustrator David McPhail has a new book, Waddles.  Waddles is a raccoon, and he always hungry.  He has a best friend named Emily, who is a duck. Waddles and Emily love spending time together.

Waddles persuades Emily to let him watch over her eggs while she takes a swim. 

Read what Waddles must do to keep his promise to Emily.

Come and join the D.C. Rape Crisis Center and the Francis A. Gregory Library Thursday, April 28, at 1:30 p.m. for a 30-minute interactive presentation that explains the difference between good touches and bad or secret touches. 

The presentation features a puppet show to empower children to assert their rights and to seek help if they experience a bad touch.  This educational program helps to reduce risk in a fun and nonthreatening setting.

For more information, please contact Community Educator for Children Stina Janssen at Stinaj@dcrcc.org or call the Francis A. Gregory Interim Library at 202-698-6373.

Location:  Francis A. Gregory Interim Library, 2100 36th Place S.E.