DC Public Library

10/17/2025

Fall fun for the whole family! 🍂 Join us for the Woodridge Library Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 19, 1–5 p.m.

📍Woodridge Library & Langdon Park

🎃 Pick your own pumpkin
🛼 Roller skating
🎨 Crafts, music, bumper cars & more!

10/16/2025

Take the changing seasons as your cue to explore a new skill! With LinkedIn Learning, get unlimited access to an online library of over 16,000 high-quality instructional videos taught by industry experts on the latest software tools and skills. https://bit.ly/3K5OdgD

10/16/2025

🪡 Adult Bee-ginners Embroidery! Discover the art of stitching and create your own beautiful designs. Beginners welcome!

📅 Tue, Oct 21 | 5 PM
📍 Shepherd Park Library

10/16/2025

🎓 Taste of College Night
Meet college reps, connect with advisors, and explore your options for the future!

📅 Thurs, Oct 16 | 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 MLK Library
Presented by College Bound, Inc. https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/14740367

10/16/2025

Read this on a tote bag today: “The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.” Couldn’t agree more.

10/16/2025

Join us for An Evening with Abby Phillip as she discusses her new book, A Dream Deferred, in conversation with Jake Tapper.

📅 Monday, November 3 | 🕢 7:30 PM
📍 MLK Library

Abby Phillip—CNN anchor, Time 100 Next honoree, and National Urban League Women of Power award recipient—sheds new light on civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and his transformative presidential campaigns of the 1980s.

Register to attend: https://bit.ly/4n26Rq0

10/15/2025

🏳️‍🌈 CURED: Documentary Screening + Talkback

📅 Thu, Oct 16 | 7 PM | MLK Library

Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month & National Coming Out Day with this award-winning film on activists who challenged the APA’s classification of homosexuality. Post-screening Q&A + reception.

10/15/2025

🦇 All About Bats in the District | Learn about D.C.’s real-life bats (not the spooky kind!) with Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick from UDC.

📅 Sat, Oct 25 | 1 PM
📍 MLK Library

Discover the science behind these fascinating creatures.
Registration is encouraged: https://bit.ly/42uLsyz

10/15/2025

Join us for American Sign Language (ASL) classes at Francis A. Gregory Library every Tuesday and Thursday! https://bit.ly/40vYxri

10/15/2025

The Passport Acceptance Office at the MLK Library will be closed today, Wednesday, October 15, and Thursday, October 16.

10/15/2025

Everyone knows you can save money on books by checking them out at the library instead of buying them. But did you know that libraries can help you save on other things too?

In some locations, you can borrow tools (saving a purchase at the hardware store), take free language classes and even get free tickets to local museums and attractions.

Here are 7 surprising ways the library can help you save money: https://n.pr/3KOBtOx

10/15/2025