Are you a D.C. young professional between 21 and 35? Do you like discussing books and drinking beer—preferably at the same time?
Come to the Young Prose Book Group, a casual and friendly gathering sponsored by the DC Public Library that meets the last week of each month. Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 25, at 7 p.m. at Public Bar, 4615 41st St. N.W.
We'll be discussing The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
RSVP: susan.rosenbaum@dc.gov or check out our Meetup page.
Stop by Tuesday, March 6, or Tuesday, March 20, to participate in this tutorial that will cover: some basic differences between Mac and PC, the operating systems and program types, exploring the Mac, getting started, how to print, using accessory devices like thumb drives and headsets, exiting programs, setting up email, and a basic introduction to the DC Public Library home page and services.
Second Floor Teen Space - Space is limited to seven computers. First come, first served.
In this segment from the 1987 PBS documentary, Eyes on the Prize, the civil rights movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. emerges as its most visible leader. Some demonstrations succeed; others fail. But the triumphant March on Washington, D.C., under King's leadership, shows a mounting national support for civil rights. President John F. Kennedy proposes the Civil Rights Act. (NR - 60 minutes)
Second floor auditorium.
Come by the Tenley Library for a screening of this powerful 2010 documentary directed by Stanley Nelson that highlights the story behind the "Freedom Riders," a courageous band of civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the American South in 1961. (NR - 115 minutes)
Second floor auditorium.
Join us for a Winter Solstice open reading!
Share your Hannukah haiku, Kwanzaa carol or Christmas quatrain at the Tenley Library.
Sign-in at 7 p.m. -- readings at 7:30 p.m.
2nd Floor Auditorium.
Are you a D.C. young professional between 21 and 35? Do you like discussing books and drinking beer—preferably at the same time?
Come to the Young Prose Book Group, a casual and friendly gathering sponsored by the DC Public Library that meets the last week of each month. Our next meeting is Wednesday, November 30, at 7 p.m. at Public Bar, 4615 41st St. N.W.
We'll be discussing The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
RSVP: susan.rosenbaum@dc.gov or check out our Meetup page.
Join your friendly Tenley librarians as we host a discussion of this year's DC Reads selection: The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates. Everyone is welcome, and refreshments will be served.
Date: November 9
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: First floor programming room
For more information, please call 202-727-1225.
Come by the Tenley-Friendship Library on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. to hear three local poets read and discuss their work:
Monday, October 3, from 6 to 8 p.m
Calling all teen writers to come by Tenley for these Writopia Lab Events on Monday, October 3! Find out more about submitting your work for Writopia's Writing Awards, and learn how to get ready to write your college admissions essays.
Come and shop for used books in very good condition at the Tenley-Friendship Library's sale on Saturday, October 1, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Mysteries, fiction, science fiction, and children's materials, and books about travel, history, politics, cooking, sports and much more will be available. Prices will range from 50 cents to $4.
The sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library and will be held outside in the Tenley-Friendship Library parking area, weather permitting. No onsite parking will be available, except for two spaces for vehicles with handicapped tags/stickers.
