According to police, he allegedly fatally shot the officer during a training he was conducting at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library.

Bezos gave the D.C. Public Library $2.7 million late last year to create a new childhood literacy program, but critics say the auditorium’s naming is an insult to the library’s namesake, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We could all use a little stress relief after 15 months of pandemic lockdown, so why not roar like a dinosaur for the public library?

After the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and as protests for racial justice erupted in city streets, readers sought titles about anti-racism, privilege and white supremacy.

Neighborhood libraries could see shorter weekday hours and possible cuts to Sunday hours. Some smaller branches may close altogether.

The library’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to eliminate all overdue fines during its May board meeting.

The D.C. Public Library is throwing an anniversary party this weekend with art and do-it-yourself merch.

Participants will discuss three books about D.C.’s homegrown music genre at Solid State Books.

Here’s where to go in the meantime.

The historic building is slated to reopen in 2020.