Come join the fun! The Paper Fun Club will make simple garlands for the holidays.
The event is free, and all ages and all skill levels are welcome.
The library will provide the materials.
See you on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m.
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Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Author Talk
Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Please join us at the Georgetown Library on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. as local author Roy Matthews discusses his recent novel, Gittin' Through: A Southern Town During World War II. This historical fiction account chronicles events of the war and traces their impact on three generations of inhabitants of a small rural community in southeastern Virginia.
Published on Monday, October 15, 2012
Between Halloween and Sunday's premiere of season three of AMC's The Walking Dead, you might just be craving some zombie fiction. Luckily, we have something to suit every taste in the undead:
November's Selection
Published on Monday, October 15, 2012
The Georgetown Non-Fiction Book club will meet on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. We will discuss Jon Krakauer's eerie and exciting Into the Wild.
Extra copies are available for check-out near the circulation desk.
Published on Friday, October 12, 2012
Simon likes Clary. Clary likes Jace. Jace wants nothing to do with Simon. Sound a little familiar?
Published on Friday, October 12, 2012
Aya wants to grow up and be a doctor. She wants to help people, but her friends and relatives — another story!
Baby daddies, alcohol, parties, troubled teens, and scandal are only the beginning! Read one or all of the books and we’ll fill you in on the rest. Come learn about how the Ivory Coast has all the same everyday issues as the U.S.A. and any other first world country.
Thursday, Oct. 18: 'Salvage the Bones'
Published on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The Georgetown Book Club will meet to discuss Jesmyn Ward's 2011 National Book Award-winning novel Salvage the Bones on Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Teenage Esch and her brothers have had difficult lives as the children of an alcoholic father in rural Mississippi, and now a big storm called Katrina is approaching their coastal town, promising to add even more complications to their family life. Everyone who has read the book is welcome to attend the discussion.
Published on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Find out how meditation can awaken us to our higher purpose, connect us to the source of all happiness within us, and help us lead more enriching and productive lives.
Participants will learn a simple but powerful method of meditation that can transform their lives. David Newcomb will discuss how meditation can help heal us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
This will be a two-part meditation series with part one on Oct. 11 and part two on October 18. Both sessions are at 7 p.m. and will be located in the lower-level meeting room.
Published on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Reading Lolita in Tehran is the selection for DC Reads 2012. One Book. One City. One Good Read. The Georgetown Neighborhood Library will show Stanley Kubrick's 1962 adaptation of Nabokov's classic novel on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.
Published on Tuesday, September 25, 2012
During a four-week period in October and November, people all over the city will be enjoying Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Although this book isn’t for children, that doesn’t mean that children can’t enjoy DC Reads as well. Azar Nafisi chronicles her experiences teaching English at a university in Iran. You too can introduce your child to the unique experiences in Middle Eastern culture with books and programs around the city.
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