This Book Sale is hosted by the Friends of Palisades Neighborhood Library. All proceeds benefit the library. They accept donations every Saturday with a maximum of two bags or boxes. Looking for books or other used materials? The Friends book sale room will be open from 10AM-2PM and have some great choices available for purchase; and best of all, all of the profit benefits the library! Please direct any questions about donations to palisadeslibrary@dc.gov.
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Friends Book Sale (Palisades Neighborhood Library) — Used books and other donated items for purchase, proceeds benefit the library; donations accepted up to two bags or boxes per Saturday, all ages.
Shepherd Park Coat Drive (Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library) — Collect used coats, socks, gloves, hats, hand and toe warmers in donation box at the main desk, all ages.
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.
Self Help Graphics & Art’s Día de los Muertos festival in Los Angeles features a procession, Aztec dance, public altars, vendors and live music.
Ranger leads a pleasant hike through woods and creek, covering 1.5–3.5 miles, meeting on the Nature Center front porch; bring footwear, water, curiosity.
Techy Tuesdays (Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library) — Two‑hour clinic teaching Chromebook, cellphone, tablet, laptop, Kindle functionality on 12 workstations, BYOD, limited to 12 participants, 18+.
Lego free‑play sessions let builders craft dream houses or flying machines in the Georgetown Neighborhood Library children’s room, lower level, ages 5–12.
Rotating teen activities like video games, origami, crafts, and special presenters at Tenley‑Friendship Neighborhood Library, ages 13–19.
Three rounds of changing-category trivia in the Alma Thomas Teen Space, with team or solo play and a prize for the winner, ages 13–19.
