Join us October 30 at 11 a.m. for some teddy bear fun! Bring your teddy or other favorite toy animal or doll to our Teddy Bear Tea.
We'll have songs, stories, games, and good things to eat.
We'll also have prizes for the best toys in many categories: oldest, newest, biggest, smallest, best dressed, most strangely dressed, and many more.
Children of all ages accompanied by a favorite toy are welcome.
The Name of the Rose is a story of murder, politics and ideas. Late in 1327 a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, assisted by Adso of Melk, arrived at a Benedictine monastery in Northern Italy to lay the groundwork for a peace conference between the papal delegation of Pope John and Emperor Louis of France. Their arrival at the abbey is welcomed by the mysterious death (suicide) of a young monk. The abbot asks William of Baskerville to investigate. Several other suspicious deaths soon follow.
Boarding school; Practicing Spells; trains; flying serpents; tension between magical and non magical folk. Are you experiencing withdrawal of your boy wizard fix? If so, Check out Thirteenth Child. Set in a magical America of an alternate world this engaging tale follows Eff, her family and friends as they explore the wild frontier and discover if 13 means survival or doom.
DC Library has partnered with the Eurokids Festival (on right now in locations across the city!) to offer story times and other fun about European countries! Here at Southeast Library, we're presenting a Germany-themed story time this Wednesday (October 20th) at 10am! We'll hear some stories from Germany, learn a few words in German, plus all our usual story time fun, and then end with a yummy German treat!
Ages 3-5.
We recently had a library user express surprise that we offer story times for infants, and so we want to make sure everyone knows about them!
Our Baby and Toddler Story Time is Wednesdays at 11am, and lasts about 25 minutes. Children from birth through thirty-six months are welcome, but it's probably most appropriate for children six months through two years, and we offer a Friday story time at 10am that's especially for two and three year olds (called Tales for Twos and Threes)! When the kids get a little older, we have a 10am program on Wednesday for 3-5 year olds (Preschool Story Time)!
All of our story times are held in the basement, so if you bring a stroller, enter through the door with the ramp on D St SE, and you'll avoid the stairs completely.
Monthly October Book Sale, scheduled for Saturday October 9th,has been cancelled.
Starting this Wednesday (October 6th) and continuing through December, an American Sign Language interpreter will join us at the 11pm Baby/Toddler Story Time at Southeast Library! The Story Time is for children 0-36 months, and we hope you'll join us!
Adult Fiction Book Club discussion is generally held the last Thursday of each month at 7pm. The schedule for the remainder of the year follows:
October 28th Museum Of Innocence - Pamuk
November 18th Homer and Langley - Doctorow
December - No Meeting
The city has been abuzz with ideological, fever both local and national. From the recent rallies of August 28 to the planned events of October 2 and 30, various groups are demanding that their ideas and viewpoints, be heard. To make sure that you are in the know, we've compiled a short suggested reading list:
The Founding Fathers Reconsidered by R.B. Bernstein
Join us at the Southeast Library for a special storytime in Spanish in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month titled "Escucha y Disfruta con Mama Gansa" (Mother Goose on the Loose). The program will include popular play rhymes and action songs.
The program will be Fridays, October 1, 8 and 15 at 10 a.m.
Acompañenos a Cuentos para Niños en la biblioteca de Southeast en celebracion del Mes de la Herencia Hispana titulada Escucha y Disfruta con Mama Gansa. El programa incluira rimas y canciones populares.
El programa sera los Viernes, Octubre 1, 8 y 15 a las 10 a.m.
Also, check out this wonderful Mother Goose book:
