Stories and touch-a-truck Come join us at the library for a special fire-fighter themed story time! After listening to exciting stories of bravery, you'll get the chance to meet real firefighters and touch a real fire truck*. *Note: Fire truck visit is dependent on emergency availability.
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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 at Woodridge Library’s Children’s Balcony, encouraging super‑readers to learn, for ages 5 and under.
Creative drop-in play exploring ancient worlds through fossils in the Bird House Classroom at the National Zoo, all ages.
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.
Family Story Time (Southwest Neighborhood Library) — 30‑40‑minute sessions with books, songs, rhymes and movement encouraging early literacy; ages 5 and under.
Preschool story sessions at Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library offer 30‑40‑minute readings and activities that develop language, listening and imagination, for ages 12 and under.
Storytime Studio at Hirshhorn Museum’s Art School guides kids through a Giacometti sculpture tour, read‑aloud, and wire‑and‑tinfoil sculpture making, ages 6 and under.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
A DC‑themed Pokémon Scavenger Hunt at Anacostia Neighborhood Library lets participants collect Ward 8 gym badge stickers on a card and earn a special prize, for all ages.
Story time with books, songs, movement at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library offers 20‑30‑minute programs language and motor skills, tickets first‑come, first‑served, for ages 18–36 months.
Storytime Studio at the Hirshhorn Museum blends West African dance, read‑alouds, art‑making, and a sculpture garden tour, ending with monument creations, for ages 6 and under.
Story time with books, songs, rhymes, tickles and bounces for pre‑walking babies in caregivers’ laps at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, ages 5 and under.
