Photo by Adam, aka Army.Arch
Still need shelter from the heat? D.C. government sent the following information on which libraries, churches and recreation centers have opened their doors to anyone who needs a place to cool down.
Five D.C. public libraries are open today from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. to serve as cooling centers:
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
901 G Street NW
Anacostia Neighborhood Library
1800 Good Hope Road SE
Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library
3935 Benning Road NE
William O. Lockridge/ Bellevue Neighborhood Library
115 Atlantic Street SW
Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library
4450 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Recreation Centers
Ward 1 – Kennedy Recreation Center
1401 7th Street, NW
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ward 3 – Guy Mason Recreation Center
3600 Calvert St, NW
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ward 4 – Emery Recreation Center
5801 Georgia Avenue NW
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ward 5 – North Michigan Park Recreation Center
1333 Emerson Street NE
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ward 7 – Benning Community Center
5100 Southern Avenue SE
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ward 8 – Southeast Tennis & Learning Center
701 Mississippi Avenue SE
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Churches
New Bethel Baptist Church
1739 Ninth Street NW
202.387.9100
Trinity Lutheran Church
501 4th St. NW
202.737.4859 ext.605
Capitol Hill United Methodist Church
421 Seward Square SE 20003
202.744.6440
Got other cooling places to add to this list? Include them in the comments box below…