Fall Session 2026 Share the joy of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! In these 30-40 minute programs, preschoolers and their grown-ups will explore stories and activities designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations, and arouse their curiosity about the world around them.
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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.
Stories and songs fill a 30‑minute program at Deanwood Neighborhood Library, featuring preschool‑aged tales and music, for 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.
Stories and songs fill a 30‑minute program at Deanwood Neighborhood Library, featuring preschool‑aged tales and music, for ages 5 and under.
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.
Ghost hunt through Hirshhorn galleries solving the mystery of footprints in Annette Lemieux’s 1988 Nomad, followed by read‑aloud, felt play and art project, for ages 6 and under.
Story Time Tuesday at Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library offers books, songs, rhymes, and movement to nurture early literacy, for ages 5 and under.
Thirty‑minute story time with books, songs, rhymes and movement at the Goethe‑Institut, hosted by Shaw Library staff, for ages five and under, first‑come, first‑served.
Costumed ghost hunt in Annette Lemieux’s Nomad painting, with read‑aloud, art‑making, and gallery tour at Hirshhorn Museum’s Storytime Studio, for ages 6 and under.
Zoom session teaches Canva basics, exploring fonts, images, graphics for flyers, projects, and social media posts, ages 18 and up.
Karaoke at Northeast Neighborhood Library during lunch lets singers belt out tunes with Peer Specialist Patrice, showcasing the We Care Team, for ages 18 and up.
Live video visitation with DC Jail inmates available at Anacostia Neighborhood Library Thursdays and Fridays 2‑4 pm, for ages 18 and up.
Creative drop‑in play about bats in the Bird House Classroom, with hands‑on activities for early learners and families, all ages welcome.
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.
Obsession, a socially awkward music store employee’s cursed‑toy romance, screens at Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, for ages 18 and up.
