It's an event for children! Have questions, ask for Larry or Portia (202) 243-1186. Celebrate fall with us at the Bellevue Library! Join the Annual Children’s Harvest Festival on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 4:00–6:30 PM in the Main Meeting Room. Enjoy music, a movie, crafts, a photobooth, and snacks while supplies last. Come for an evening of autumn fun for the whole family!
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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.
LEGO Lab at Anacostia Neighborhood Library offers hands‑on building, designing and testing LEGO creations that encourage science exploration, for ages 5–12.
Pumpkin decoration craft with spooky music and snacks in the Large Meeting Room at Southwest Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12.
Creative drop‑in play about bats in the Bird House Classroom, with hands‑on activities for early learners and families, all ages welcome.
Halloween fun in the library’s large meeting room includes mini pumpkin decorating on a first‑come, first‑served basis, with costumes encouraged, for ages 19 and under.
Spooky stories, crafts, games, music and contests fill the Monster Mash Party at Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library, ages 19 and under.
Astronaut Karen Nyberg and co‑author Ann McCallum Staats present a story time with interactive reading and star‑making, followed by a book signing at the museum store.
Songs, bounces, scarves, shaker eggs, and parachutes fill 20‑30‑minute story times for infants and their caregivers at Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, for ages 5 and under.
Tech Help Tuesdays (Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library) — One‑hour drop‑in session where staff assist with computer, laptop, phone, or tablet questions. Ages 18+.
Terrific Movie Tuesday (Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library) — Screening the 2024 film September 5, a 1‑hour‑31‑minute drama about the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis, with closed captions, for ages 18 and up.
Fall Festival on Woodrow Wilson Plaza (Ronald Reagan Building) — pumpkin decorating, hay bale maze, face painting, balloon twisting, stilt walkers, live DJ music, complimentary cider, all ages, free.
Hands‑on workshop at Shepherd Park Library teaches easy resume‑writing tips, formatting, tailoring, and common mistake avoidance, helping adults update resumes, ages 18 and up.
