These 20-30 minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children from birth to three years old. Baby and Toddler Story Time is a fun way to introduce your child to language and literacy skills through an interactive experience for children and caregivers alike. Space is limited. Daycare and school groups, please contact us separately to schedule a story time.
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Books, songs, rhymes and finger play fill Capitol View Neighborhood Library, introducing language and early literacy skills, for ages 5 and under.
Stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays fill the Children’s Floor at Southeast Neighborhood Library in 20‑30‑minute sessions for birth‑to‑two children and caregivers, participation expected, for ages 5 and under.
Books, songs, rhymes and finger play fill Capitol View Neighborhood Library, introducing language and early literacy skills, for ages 5 and under.
Baby and Toddler Story Time (Palisades Neighborhood Library) — 20‑30‑minute sessions with books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to three, limited space, 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.
Stories and songs fill a 30‑minute program at Deanwood Neighborhood Library, featuring preschool‑aged tales and music, for ages 5 and under.
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.
Live video visitation with DC Jail inmates available at Anacostia Neighborhood Library Thursdays and Fridays 2‑4 pm, for ages 18 and up.
Obsession, a socially awkward music store employee’s cursed‑toy romance, screens at Southwest Neighborhood Library, Washington, for ages 18 and up.
Stitching group meets in Meeting Room #1 for knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross‑stitch and conversation, open to ages 13–19 and 55 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.
Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center presents a funny story about two tiny spiders stowing away on a Space Shuttle, exploring space travel and microgravity web experiments.
Make zombie‑themed Barbie dolls with paint and fabric, then showcase them in a runway walk at Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library, ages 13–19.
