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Juanita E. Thornton / Shepherd Park Library

The Benning Branch of the D.C. Public Library was erected at 3935 Benning Road N.E. as the sixth in a series of branch libraries funded under the D.C. Public Works Program. The building was designed by architect Clark T. Harmon in cooperation with the...Read more

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  • Eco Crafts Workshop
    Monday, November 9, 2009
    Presented by the National Children's Museum

    The National Children’s Museum is offering a free parent/child workshop at Shepherd Park Library.  The workshop is based on their book, Family Literacy Projects on a Budget. The workshop will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16.  Museum staff will present reading activities and ideas for complementary creative art projects using recycled materials. The National Children's Museum will provide materials for the projects. The workshop is open to everyone in the community and appropriate for all ages.

    The National Children’s Museum is offering a free parent/child workshop at Shepherd Park Library.  The workshop is based on their book, Family Literacy Projects on a Budget. The workshop will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16.  Museum staff will present reading activities and ideas for complementary creative art projects using recycled materials. The National Children's Museum will provide materials for the projects. The workshop is open to everyone in the community and appropriate for all ages.

    Please call Anina or Elissa at 202-541-5917 to reserve a spot for you and your young reader.

     

  • Weekly Story Times
    Thursday, October 15, 2009
    October 20th, Our Theme Will Be Pigs!

    Please join us every Tuesday for a story time at the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch. 

    This week we'll read stories and sing songs about Pigs! 

    Preschool Story Time for 3-5 year olds is at 10 a.m.
    Baby/Toddler Lap Time for children under 3 is at 11 a.m.

    See you there!

    Please join us every Tuesday for a story time at the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch. 

    This week we'll read stories and sing songs about Pigs! 

    Preschool Story Time for 3-5 year olds is at 10 a.m.
    Baby/Toddler Lap Time for children under 3 is at 11 a.m.

    See you there!

    mud pie

  • Build Your Child’s Vocabulary
    Wednesday, October 7, 2009

    About.com provides tips for helping your preschooler learn new words.

    Tips include substituting synonyms (with examples), reinforcing the alphabet and rhyming.

    For more information, visit the About.com preschoolers’ page.

    About.com provides tips for helping your preschooler learn new words.

    Tips include substituting synonyms (with examples), reinforcing the alphabet and rhyming.

    For more information, visit the About.com preschoolers’ page.

  • GED Test Prep
    Sunday, September 27, 2009

    Through the Testing and Education Reference Center, the library offers three timed, full-length GED practice tests in English and two in Spanish.

    The site also provides Master the GED, a book with subject reviews, test-taking tips and test strategies.  Other resources on the site are Word of the Day, a Quick Quiz, Tips and Strategies, and Test Info, Dates and Deadlines.

    Through the Testing and Education Reference Center, the library offers three timed, full-length GED practice tests in English and two in Spanish.

    The site also provides Master the GED, a book with subject reviews, test-taking tips and test strategies.  Other resources on the site are Word of the Day, a Quick Quiz, Tips and Strategies, and Test Info, Dates and Deadlines.

  • Pulitzer Prize Winners in Fiction
    Wednesday, September 16, 2009

    The Pulitzer Prize has been honoring excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917.

    Read these prize winners:

    • Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (2009)
    • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (2008)
    • The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2007)
    • March by Geraldine Brooks (2006)
    • Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2005)
    • The Known World by Edward P. Jones (2004)
    • Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (2003)

    The Pulitzer Prize has been honoring excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917.

    Read these prize winners:

    • Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (2009)
    • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (2008)
    • The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2007)
    • March by Geraldine Brooks (2006)
    • Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2005)
    • The Known World by Edward P. Jones (2004)
    • Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (2003)
    • Empire Falls by Richard Russo (2002)
    • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier&Clay by Michael Chabon (2001)
    • Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (2000)

    Find these titles in the library catalog.  Place a hold to have a book delivered to the library nearest you.

    For more past winners and nominees, visit the Pulitzer Prize Website. 

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Tuesday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
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Thursday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
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