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May 21, 2021

D.C. Public Library To Allow Indoor Browsing And Seating In June

Guests will be allowed to browse the library’s collection, sit at tables and lounge areas, and use the computers.

Apr 06, 2020

The Arlington Public Library Is Collecting Local Artists’ Work Into Its Quaranzine

The library is taking submissions of paintings, photographs, poems, and even recipes, among other kinds of work.

Mar 12, 2020

Free Ways To Watch Movies, Listen To Audiobooks, And Otherwise Keep Busy At Home

Resources from the library, area arts institutions, and more.

Jun 07, 2019

The Takoma Park Library Will Close For Four Months For Renovations

Starting on June 22.

Feb 08, 2019

The D.C. Library Wants To Know: What Should It Look Like In The Next 10 Years?

“This whole idea around collective impact is how can we use these spaces around the city to better assist in solving some of these seemingly intractable problems that plague cities.”

Jun 15, 2018

Photos: The New Cleveland Park Library Is Strikingly Stylish

The entryway is filled with the kind of cozy, high back armchairs that are au courant both right now and during the mid-century era when the original building was erected. It’s not a coincidence.

Sep 21, 2017

One D.C. Public Library In Each Ward Will Open For Select Holidays

The holidays include Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, and D.C. Emancipation Day.

Sep 14, 2017

The D.C. Public Library Would Like Its Patrons To Know It Has Some Really Cool, Totally Free, Digital Offerings

Only 49 percent of the library’s website users report being aware of the library’s digital holdings.

Aug 24, 2017

Prince George’s County Library System Adds Access To Criterion Collection, Thousands Of Other Films

It went live earlier this month.

Aug 03, 2017

Have A D.C. Library Card? You Can Stream The Criterion Collection And Thousands Of Other Movies

It is totally free.

 
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