Children ages 5-12 and their caregivers are invited to get crafty with us in the Children's Room. Stop by the Children's Room on Tuesday afternoons between 4:00-5:00p.m. for some hands-on, crafty fun. We make a different project every week with a wide variety of materials. We can't wait to see what you'll create!
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Crafty projects rotate weekly in the Children's Room at Martin Luther Jr. Memorial Library, offering hands‑on activities for ages 5–12.
Crafty projects rotate weekly in the Children's Room at Martin Luther Jr. Memorial Library, offering hands‑on activities for ages 5–12.
Bessie Coleman’s journey is narrated, then participants make banners celebrating hopes, at the Steven F. Udvar‑Hazy Center.
Tuesday Crafts (Lamond‑Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library) — Weekly 4 pm craft sessions for ages 5–12.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
Creative drop-in play exploring garden plants year‑round in the Bird House Classroom, all ages.
Inventors workshop at the American History Museum’s Spark!Lab invites ages 6–12 to create, collaborate, test, and experiment using STEM, art, and history.
Fall-themed crafts offered in the Children’s Room, with limited supplies on a first‑come, first‑served basis, for ages 5–12.
Magnetic Tile Monday at Northwest One Neighborhood Library offers open play with colorful Magna‑Tiles for ages 0–12, providing all materials for building and creativity.
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.
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.
Portrait Gallery Kids (Portrait Gallery Education Center, E151) — Hands‑on art activities, music and story times with educators each Monday, for ages 3–13.
Live video visitation with DC Jail inmates available at Anacostia Neighborhood Library Thursdays and Fridays 2‑4 pm, for ages 18 and up.
Story times with books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces for infants on caregivers' laps at Southwest Neighborhood Library for ages 5 and under.
