Find the latest news and updates from the library. If you are a reporter working on a news story, please contact the library's public information officer, George Williams via email at George.Williams2@dc.gov or by phone at (202) 727-1184.
DC Public Library Hires New Director of Safety and Security
The District of Columbia Public Library is happy to announce that Tonya Chapman will be the agency’s new Director of Safety and Security. Ms. Chapman will start in her new role on Monday, June 5, 2023.
Pride Month 2023 Reads with the Washington Mystics
This summer, DC Public Library is teaming up with the Washington Mystics to recommend great reads that you can check out with your library card! In honor of Pride month, we have selected some amazing autobiographies and biographies for both adults and young adults that explore the lives and careers of LGBTQIA+ athletes.
DC Public Library's Know Your Power Summit
The DC Public Library is set to host an empowering event designed to unite and inspire youth in the city. The "Know Your Power Summit: Creativity for Community Change" aims to equip teenagers with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration necessary to make a lasting impact on their communities.
Rooftop Concert Series at the MLK Library
This summer your library is a place to get loud with live music on the rooftop of the MLK Library with DC Public Library's DC Punk Archive Concert Series and the Go-Go on the Rooftop Concert Series.
LGBTQ+ Books on ALA's Challenged List See Regular Checkouts at DC Public Library
Despite controversies and challenges in some jurisdictions, books with LGBTQ+ themes have maintained regular circulation rates at the DC Public Library. From January 1, 2022, the Library has recorded a total of 5,347 checkouts of titles on the American Library Association's (ALA) Most Challenged Books list for 2022.
DC Public Library is Shifting Hours Starting June 26
On June 26, DC Public Library is shifting open hours at neighborhood library locations across the District to enhance accessibility. The hours at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and our co-located library locations will not change.
Great Reads to Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month
This May, a young reader reached out and asked for a reading list for Jewish American Heritage Month! The library realized that it had not yet shared a list for this special month that recognizes Jewish-American families here in D.C. and across the nation. This list is specially curated for young readers. Jewish-American readers will be able to see themselves reflected in the stories and others will be able to identify with the characters as they learn about and better understand the experiences they go through.