It’s only been open for five days in that period because of excessive heat.

The D.C. Public Library is hoping to harness the Godfather of Go-Go’s significance on Washington’s history by adding a collection of artifacts from Chuck Brown’s career to its permanent archives

Washingtoniana is the largest special collection at the D.C. Public Libriary, flush with old photographs, local maps, rare books, millions of newspaper clippings and the D.C. community archives. This weekend, the history collection is having its first book sale in the division’s 107 year history.