Do you like playing video games? Then come out to our gaming hour at MLK, where you have a chance to relax and show off your skills. In the Alma Thomas Teen Space, teens aged 13-19 years old can play video games! Games will vary each week.
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Video game hour in the Alma Thomas Teen Space at MLK Central Library lets teens play rotating games, relax, and showcase skills, for ages 13–19.
Video game hour in the Alma Thomas Teen Space at MLK Central Library lets teens play rotating games, relax, and showcase skills, for ages 13–19.
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.
Little Tyke Hike at Rock Creek Park Nature Center — books, animal puppets, magnifying glasses and a walk where kids spot shapes, colors and sense, ages 6 and under.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
Ranger leads a ½‑mile woodland loop at the Rock Creek Park Nature Center, teaching trail safety, proper gear, and responsible recreation, for ages 5 and up.
Stories, rhymes, songs, tickles and bounces for babies on caregivers’ laps at Northeast Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and under.
Pokemon-themed headband, bookmark, and button making with franchise music and karaoke at Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, ages 19 and under.
Stitching group meets in Meeting Room #1 for knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross‑stitch and conversation, open to ages 13–19 and 55 and up.
Make zombie‑themed Barbie dolls with paint and fabric, then showcase them in a runway walk at Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library, ages 13–19.
Cozy story time at Anacostia Community Museum’s Sunburst Lounge features books, indoor play, creative exploration and sensory toys supporting tactile and movement experiences, for ages 18 months–7 years.
Story Time (Postal Museum lobby) — Fresh story, museum stroll, hands‑on postal play exploring mail’s connections to people, places and ideas.
Spoooky-themed movie matinee series screens Ghostbusters, Monster House, Hotel Transylvania, Monster’s Ink, and Beetlejuice in the Main Meeting Room, with limited snacks, for ages 19 and under.
Teens submit spooky house artwork for a community vote at the Monster Mash, with painting sessions on Tuesdays and a submission window Oct 20‑24, for ages 13–19.
