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Service Alert

The Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library is closed temporarily for major repairs to the HVAC system. Repairs are underway and the library will reopen on Thursday, July 18. 

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.

Haiku Contest 2024

Celebrate National Poetry Month with DC Public Library! Residents ages 6 and up are invited to submit a haiku to their neighborhood library for the 2024 Haiku Contest from Apr. 1 - 30.

Novels in Verse

Novels in Verse Poetry comes in thousands of different formats from micro-poetry and haikus, to epics and novels.

Books for K-Pop Fans

K-pop has made its way beyond Korea, books involving the cultural phenomenon have become more prevalent. Start with these six young adult novels.