Emancipation Day Hours

A neighborhood library will be open in each ward on Tuesday, Apr. 16 in observance of Emancipation Day. Neighborhood libraries will be open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will be open from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 

  • Ward 1 – Mt. Pleasant Library
  • Ward 2 – Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library* 
  • Ward 3 – Tenley-Friendship Library
  • Ward 4 – Petworth Library
  • Ward 5 – Woodridge Library
  • Ward 6 – Southwest Library
  • Ward 7 – Benning/Dorothy I. Height Library
  • Ward 8 – Anacostia Library

The DC Public Library is open online for customers 365 days a year! Access digital resources and watch live and pre-recorded virtual programs on Youtube. 

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Parklands-Turner Library

The small store-front library located in the Shops at Parkland strip mall offers a wide range of services and is conveniently located within walking distance to the Congress Heights Metro Station.

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Address

1547 Alabama Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20032
United States

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Nearby Locations

Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library

Hours

Sunday: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Monday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Thursday: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm

At this location

Computers
JAWS/ZoomText
Large Print Keyboards
Pocketalker
WiFi

Services available

Borrowing Materials Books from Birth Voter Registration Beyond the Book Public Computers & Printing

Contact

Branch Manager
Kendra Jordan
Email
Phone
202-645-4532

Events at this Location

All Parklands-Turner Library Events

Chess for all Ages

Chess for all Ages

Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library
5 - 12 Years Old13 - 19 Years Old (Teens)AdultsSeniors

Earth Day: Plant Spring Flowers

Earth Day: Plant Spring Flowers

Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library
5 - 12 Years Old

Parklands-Turner/Congress Heights Library Construction Updates

Three images of people enjoying a library, a girl playing with legos, a man using tools in a shared workshop and a teacher teaching three children to play chess.

DC Public Library is currently starting the design process for a fully funded new library in Congress Heights with the design-build team Perkins + Will Architects and Turner Construction. The new full-service, 20,000-square-foot plus library is proposed to be built next to the Congress Heights Metro Station at 1290 Alabama Ave SE. This library will replace the store-front Parklands-Turner Library, located at 1547 Alabama Ave. SE.

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New Parklands-Turner/Congress Heights Library

DC Public Library is currently starting the design process for a fully funded new library in Congress Heights. The Library has selected the design-build team of Perkins + Will Architects and Turner Construction. The new full-service, 20,000-square-foot plus library is proposed to be built next to the Congress Heights Metro Station. This library will replace the store-front Parklands-Turner Library, located at 1547 Alabama Ave. SE.

Construction Updates
Three images of people enjoying a library, a girl playing with legos, a man using tools in a shared workshop and a teacher teaching three children to play chess.