These 30-40 minute story times are designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Promoting early literacy skills through books, songs, rhymes, and movement, Family Story Time is a great way to further your child’s lifelong love of reading and learning. The whole family is encouraged to participate! If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact dcplaccess@dc.gov at least a week prior to the event. Sensory Note: Large crowd
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Music, dancing, storytelling and early literacy fill the 2nd‑floor reading area Tuesdays and meeting room Wednesdays, followed by playtime for ages 12 and under.
Story time with books, songs, rhymes, and movement followed by playtime at Anacostia Neighborhood Library, for ages 5 and under.
Family Story Time (Southwest Neighborhood Library) — 30‑40‑minute sessions with books, songs, rhymes and movement encouraging early literacy; ages 5 and under.
Family Story Time (Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library) — Books, songs, rhymes, and movement promote early literacy; tickets at the Children’s Desk, first‑come, first‑served, ages 5 and under.
Books, songs, rhymes and finger play fill Capitol View Neighborhood Library, introducing language and early literacy skills, for ages 5 and under.
Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library hosts 30‑minute Baby Lap Time story sessions with books, songs, rhymes, tickles and bounces for infants and their caregivers, ages 5 and under.
Hands‑on activities, story time and play explore houseplants while the Growing Tomorrow exhibition, Reimagining Houseplants, displays in room 3035 at the S. Dillon Ripley Center, ages 2 and up.
Baby & Toddler Story Time (Northeast Neighborhood Library) — 20‑30‑minute sessions of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to three, for ages 5 and under.
Sing, dance, and read together in a unique story time encouraging enthusiastic learning, at Woodridge Neighborhood Library, for ages 5 and under.
Creative drop-in play explores outdoor wonders in the Bird House Classroom at the National Zoo, with nature‑themed activities for toddlers and caregivers, for all ages.
Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library) — participants receive pumpkins to paint and craft into favorite book characters, displayed for community voting, ages 5+.
Peer support specialist at Northeast Neighborhood Library offers emotional support, job search help, benefits, housing referrals, DC ID assistance, vital documents, clothing, and food resources, ages 18+.
Portrait Gallery Kids (Portrait Gallery Education Center, E151) — Hands‑on art activities, music and story times with educators each Monday, for ages 3–13.
Museum Educator reads a Native author or illustrator book, while caregivers and toddlers enjoy free play and sensory enrichment in the imagiNATIONS Activity Center, ages 0–2.
Two-hour Excel class at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library teaches loan and mortgage calculations with the PMT formula, limited to 16 participants, for ages 18 and up.
Zoom session teaches Canva basics, exploring fonts, images, graphics for flyers, projects, and social media posts, ages 18 and up.
