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This card will get you places. 🙌🏾 Get your library card today ⬇️
www.dclibrary.org/get-a-card
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“The only thing more powerful than hate is love” ❤️ 🏈 🇵🇷
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¡Mi gente! 🇵🇷 Benito Bowl is here 🏈 Vamooooooosssss PUERTO RICO!!!
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The Mt. Pleasant Library will be closed today, Sunday, February 8, 2026, due to a facilities issue.
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Join DC Public Library’s Common Ground Conversation Series—where your stories become live theatre. In partnership with Verbal Gymnastics Theater, community stories are shared, then brought to life on stage through Playback Theatre. Learn more & register:
https://bit.ly/3Zol9bi
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February might be cold, but the conversations at DC Public Library are heating up. Join us for author talks, live Q&A, and stories that spark real dialogue. Explore upcoming author talks:
https://bit.ly/4kq9OkD
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Bellevue/William O. Lockridge and Northeast Libraries will be CLOSED Saturday, Feb. 7 and Sunday, Feb. 8 due to anticipated low temperatures in the building.
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A cancelled Friday meeting gives me more dopamine than a night out now. Let me be with my books! 😭
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🎶 Roll Call Volume 3: Live at The Howard! Celebrating 50 Years of Go-Go 🗓 Mon, Feb 16 | 2PM 🎟 Tickets:
https://bit.ly/3ZTS1sB
Experience D.C.’s iconic sound with Mature Clientele Band, Sirius Company ft. Scooby DaGodSon, Push Play ft. D. Floyd & DC Vybe ft. D. Holmes.
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January: 100 business days. February: You have 10 seconds. Good luck.
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The Holds Section at Northeast Library is BUSY 📚 Please stop by your neighborhood library, pick up your holds, and give the shelves some love (and space!). Thanks for helping us keep the books moving!
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The only library Olympic-ready. ⛸️ 🇺🇸
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Meet Janice from C4A! She’s here to welcome you and share how the Center for Accessibility supports customers with disabilities with equal access to DCPL services and resources.
https://bit.ly/3MtoItT
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We don’t count followers here. We count stories told, pages turned, and hearts made happy.
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📸 Thank you to everyone who joined our Black History Month Lecture Series: Before We Were Enslaved with historian C.R. Gibbs. Next stop: Benning Library on Wednesday, February 11—don’t miss it! Details 👉🏾
https://bit.ly/4qJcQ5N
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Start your child’s reading journey early with Books from Birth—in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Sign up and your child will get a FREE, age-appropriate book in the mail every month until age 5! ➡️ Register today:
https://bit.ly/492C8CD
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📚🎉 DC Public Library celebrates 10 years of Books from Birth! In partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, we’ve mailed free books to thousands of DC children since 2016—sparking imaginations and building lifelong readers.
https://bit.ly/492C8CD
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🖥️ Need a quiet spot to work or study? Reserve a meeting or study room at DC Public Library today! Spaces also available for private events at MLK Library.
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You can now get Notary Public services at the MLK Library. Need help with a Power of Attorney, ID copies, or real estate paperwork? Stop by the 2nd floor on the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the month, 10 AM–1PM. Learn more:
https://bit.ly/4pEnGcR
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An Author Talk with Pulitzer and Emmy-winning journalist Trymaine Lee on A Thousand Ways to Die. Lee explores how gun violence, racism, and generational trauma have shaped Black life in America. 📅 Wednesday, Feb. 11 | 7 PM 📍 MLK Library 🔗 Register:
https://bit.ly/4qkNo5R
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Bellevue/William O. Lockridge and Northeast Libraries will be CLOSED on Tuesday, Feb. 3 and Wednesday, Feb 4 due to low temperatures in the building.
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Friendly reminder: February has fewer days, so your TBR pile expects elite performance.
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Benito aka Bad Bunny is on FreegalMusic. Yes, the library has taste. Brush up on your Spanish and loosen up those hips. ¡Vamosssss! 💅🏽🎶
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Groundhog Day update: Whether winter is staying or going, our Winter Reading Challenge is still on. We have groundhog books and plenty of other animals too (so no one gets jealous). 🐿️📖
https://bit.ly/46Gdvdm
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Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library is CLOSED today, Monday Feb. 2, due to a facility issue.
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Celebrate Black History Month with a powerful film and conversation on community, land, and justice at Barry Farm. Stay for a panel on liberation, resilience, and legacy. 📍 MLK Library | Feb 2, 7 PM Register:
https://bit.ly/4a1Ha65
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🀄 Come Play Mahjong! 🗓️ Tue, Feb 3 | 🕚 11 AM 📍 Cleveland Park Library Learn Classic Hong Kong Style Mahjong with The Mahjong Lady, Jennie Mak—perfect for beginners and a great foundation for other styles. Our group is growing—join us! Register today:
https://bit.ly/3LLzo73
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⚠️ Service Update (Mon, Feb 2): 🟩 DC Public Library will operate on normal hours at most locations. 🟧 Shaw Library: Delayed opening due to a facility issue. 🟥 Bellevue & Northeast Libraries: Closed due to heating issues. For the latest updates visit
dclibrary.org
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We’re grateful for the love and support for our libraries. It means so much to our staff and our community. Have a wonderful end to your week—we’ll see you tomorrow.
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🎨 Alma Thomas Circle Art 🗓️ Sat, Feb 21 | 🕓 4 PM 📍 Southwest Library (Children’s Room) Celebrate Black History Month with an Alma Thomas–inspired painting activity! Washable paint provided—caregivers may want to assist younger artists.
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📜✨ Descendants of Black Georgetown: A Panel Discussion 🗓️ Wed, Feb 18 | 🕖 7 PM | 📍 MLK Library Learn the hidden history of Black Georgetown from its descendants. Join The People’s Archive & the Black Georgetown Foundation for a powerful conversation.
https://bit.ly/46d1yP4
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Pop culture. Language. Trivia. Prizes. Historically Black Phrases Live! comes to MLK Library for Black History Month. Based on the NAACP Image Award–winning book. 🗓 Wed, Feb 4 | 7 PM 🎟 Register today:
https://bit.ly/49Jsmsv
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Looking to learn a new language? Try Mango Languages, an interactive online resource providing audio tutorials to practice reading, listening and speaking in over 70 different languages. 📘
https://bit.ly/3YVzT0e
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DC Public Library will Operate in Modified Posture on Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1. Some locations will remain closed while we safely restore services across all library branches. For the latest updates, visit
dclibrary.org
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Good news! We’ve extended holds pickup through February 6 so you have more time to visit your library. See you soon!
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Celebrate Black History Month with a powerful film and conversation on community, land, and justice at Barry Farm. Stay for a panel on liberation, resilience, and legacy. 📍 MLK Library | Feb 2, 7 PM Register:
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Black History Month Lecture Series: Before We Were Enslaved Join DC Public Library for powerful lectures with historian C.R. Gibbs exploring Black history, culture, and the African Diaspora. 📍 Multiple locations | 📅 Throughout February Details 👉🏾
https://bit.ly/4qJcQ5N
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Due to low temperatures inside the building, the Northeast Library will close early today at 2:30 PM.
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While I do love having you on social media with me, just remember—reading is self-care. Read until your brain quiets and your heart feels lighter. ❤️
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What a year, huh? Girl, it's only January.
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Looking for afterschool or summer programs in DC? Find programs for school-aged children and youth from DC Public Library, DPR, DCPS, and more. Browse your options and enroll today at
MOST.DC.GOV
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The Bellevue Library will remain closed today, January 30, due to low temperatures in the building.
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DC Public Library will operate in a modified posture on Friday January 30. 📚 MLK Library: 10 AM–5:30 PM 📍 18 Select branch libraries: 10 PM–6 PM Some locations will remain closed as we continue safely restoring services. Learn more at
dclibrary.org
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Due to weather conditions, the West End Library will be closing early today. This event will now be held virtually tonight. Please check your calendar invite for the Zoom link. 📅 Jan 29 | 5:30PM 📍 West End Library Register today:
https://bit.ly/4qvKL1H
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ICYMI: DC Public Library will operate in a modified posture on Thursday, Jan. 29. 📚 MLK Library: 10 AM–6 PM 📍 17 Select branches: 12 PM–6 PM Some locations remain closed. Thank you for your patience as we safely return to normal operations.
dclibrary.org
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DC Public Library will operate in a modified posture on Thursday, Jan. 29. 📚 MLK Library: 10 AM–6 PM 📍 17 Select branches: 12 PM–6 PM Some locations remain closed. Thank you for your patience as we safely return to normal operations.
dclibrary.org
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Black History Month Lecture Series: Before We Were Enslaved Join DC Public Library for powerful lectures with historian C.R. Gibbs exploring Black history, culture, and the African Diaspora. 📍 Multiple locations | 📅 Throughout February Details 👉🏾
https://bit.ly/4qJcQ5N
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Join us for an Author Talk with Lonnae O’Neal at MLK Library 📚 In recognition of Black History Month, she’ll discuss Bibb Country, a powerful exploration of family, land, food, and legacy. 🗓 Sun, Feb 1 | 3 PM 🎤 Talk + Q&A Register now →
https://bit.ly/45WhWDq
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Pop culture. Language. Trivia. Prizes. Historically Black Phrases Live! comes to MLK Library for Black History Month. Based on the NAACP Image Award–winning book. 🗓 Wed, Feb 4 | 7 PM 🎟 Register today:
https://bit.ly/49Jsmsv
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DC Public Library will operate in Modified Posture on Wednesday, January 28. The following locations will be open from 10am to 5pm. You can find the latest updates at
dclibrary.org
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Due to ongoing weather conditions, the DC Public Library Board of Library Trustees meeting scheduled for January 28 will be held virtually. To view the meeting, visit the Library’s YouTube page. 📹 ➡️
https://bit.ly/4t81qKM
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