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Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church
🗓 Thursday, Feb 19 | 7PM
📍 MLK Library
From the pulpit to the boardroom—discover how leaders across Fortune 500, education, arts & entertainment trace their first leadership lessons back to the Black Church.
🗓 Thursday, Feb 19 | 7PM
📍 MLK Library
From the pulpit to the boardroom—discover how leaders across Fortune 500, education, arts & entertainment trace their first leadership lessons back to the Black Church.
February 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church
🗓 Thursday, Feb 19 | 7PM
📍 MLK Library
From the pulpit to the boardroom—discover how leaders across Fortune 500, education, arts & entertainment trace their first leadership lessons back to the Black Church.
🗓 Thursday, Feb 19 | 7PM
📍 MLK Library
From the pulpit to the boardroom—discover how leaders across Fortune 500, education, arts & entertainment trace their first leadership lessons back to the Black Church.
Black History Month Lecture Series: Before We Were Enslaved
Join DC Public Library for powerful lectures with historian C.R. Gibbs exploring Black history, culture, and the African Diaspora.
📍 Multiple locations | 📅 Throughout February
Details 👉🏾 https://www.dclibrary.org/attend-event
Join DC Public Library for powerful lectures with historian C.R. Gibbs exploring Black history, culture, and the African Diaspora.
📍 Multiple locations | 📅 Throughout February
Details 👉🏾 https://www.dclibrary.org/attend-event
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Black History Month Lecture Series: Before We Were Enslaved
Join DC Public Library for powerful lectures with historian C.R. Gibbs exploring Black history, culture, and the African Diaspora.
📍 Multiple locations | 📅 Throughout February
Details 👉🏾 https://www.dclibrary.org/attend-event
Join DC Public Library for powerful lectures with historian C.R. Gibbs exploring Black history, culture, and the African Diaspora.
📍 Multiple locations | 📅 Throughout February
Details 👉🏾 https://www.dclibrary.org/attend-event
Looking for afterschool or summer programs in DC? Find programs for school-aged children and youth from DC Public Library, DPR, DCPS, and more. Browse your options and enroll today at MOST.DC.GOV
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Looking for afterschool or summer programs in DC? Find programs for school-aged children and youth from DC Public Library, DPR, DCPS, and more. Browse your options and enroll today at MOST.DC.GOV
Looking to learn a new language? Try Mango Languages, an interactive online resource providing audio tutorials to practice reading, listening and speaking in over 70 different languages.
📘 https://bit.ly/3YVzT0e
📘 https://bit.ly/3YVzT0e
February 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Looking to learn a new language? Try Mango Languages, an interactive online resource providing audio tutorials to practice reading, listening and speaking in over 70 different languages.
📘 https://bit.ly/3YVzT0e
📘 https://bit.ly/3YVzT0e
In observance of Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16, seven DC Public Library locations will be open. As a reminder, DC Public Library is always open online at dclibrary.org
⭐ Mt Pleasant Library will serve as the interim location while Petworth Library is closed.
⭐ Mt Pleasant Library will serve as the interim location while Petworth Library is closed.
February 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
In observance of Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16, seven DC Public Library locations will be open. As a reminder, DC Public Library is always open online at dclibrary.org
⭐ Mt Pleasant Library will serve as the interim location while Petworth Library is closed.
⭐ Mt Pleasant Library will serve as the interim location while Petworth Library is closed.
Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen with author Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR investigative journalist and daughter of a Tuskegee Airman.
📅 Tue, Feb 17 | 7 PM | MLK Library
The stories of the 27 Black pilots who went missing in WWII and their lasting impact.
📅 Tue, Feb 17 | 7 PM | MLK Library
The stories of the 27 Black pilots who went missing in WWII and their lasting impact.
February 15, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen with author Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR investigative journalist and daughter of a Tuskegee Airman.
📅 Tue, Feb 17 | 7 PM | MLK Library
The stories of the 27 Black pilots who went missing in WWII and their lasting impact.
📅 Tue, Feb 17 | 7 PM | MLK Library
The stories of the 27 Black pilots who went missing in WWII and their lasting impact.
AI is already in your classroom, your job, your group chat, your neighborhood 👀 So… what does that actually mean for you? Join DC Public Library + Cool/Scary AI for a real, no-hype community convo about how AI is showing up in DC — and how it’s shaping your daily life.
February 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
AI is already in your classroom, your job, your group chat, your neighborhood 👀 So… what does that actually mean for you? Join DC Public Library + Cool/Scary AI for a real, no-hype community convo about how AI is showing up in DC — and how it’s shaping your daily life.
Train your brain and level up your strategy at a DCPL Chess Club ♟️ New to the game or plotting checkmate in 5? There’s a board waiting for you at your local branch. https://www.dclibrary.org/attend-event
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Train your brain and level up your strategy at a DCPL Chess Club ♟️ New to the game or plotting checkmate in 5? There’s a board waiting for you at your local branch. https://www.dclibrary.org/attend-event
Hopefully today you fall in love — with someone, or even just a good book. Either one counts. 💘📚 Love you, mean it. Thanks for being here.
Love, the Library.
Love, the Library.
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Hopefully today you fall in love — with someone, or even just a good book. Either one counts. 💘📚 Love you, mean it. Thanks for being here.
Love, the Library.
Love, the Library.
UPDATE: Players who know how to play and aren't looking for a lesson do not need to register to join a table on Tuesday Night! (Only newbies)
Full house, no phones—just tiles and vibes 🀄️ Tuesdays at MLK Library = Mahjong night! Beginners welcome. Register at dclibrary.org → Attend an Event.
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
UPDATE: Players who know how to play and aren't looking for a lesson do not need to register to join a table on Tuesday Night! (Only newbies)
The library is more than books — it’s connection. 💛 Friendship Bench DC offers free, one-on-one support with trained “Grandparents” who listen without judgment.
Available at Anacostia, MLK, Mt. Pleasant & Woodridge.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBzTP8
Available at Anacostia, MLK, Mt. Pleasant & Woodridge.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBzTP8
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The library is more than books — it’s connection. 💛 Friendship Bench DC offers free, one-on-one support with trained “Grandparents” who listen without judgment.
Available at Anacostia, MLK, Mt. Pleasant & Woodridge.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBzTP8
Available at Anacostia, MLK, Mt. Pleasant & Woodridge.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBzTP8
Dear Algorithm, please remind the people they can go on a blind date with a book this weekend for Valentine’s Day… all they have to do is stop by their library. 💌📚
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Dear Algorithm, please remind the people they can go on a blind date with a book this weekend for Valentine’s Day… all they have to do is stop by their library. 💌📚
"In Libraries We Trust."
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
"In Libraries We Trust."
Universe, take the worries we carried today, quiet the overthinking, hold what feels heavy so we can rest; we release what didn’t go right, forgive what we didn’t finish, and wake up tomorrow to a clean page.
Goodnight 🌙
Goodnight 🌙
February 13, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Universe, take the worries we carried today, quiet the overthinking, hold what feels heavy so we can rest; we release what didn’t go right, forgive what we didn’t finish, and wake up tomorrow to a clean page.
Goodnight 🌙
Goodnight 🌙
Sprinkling kindness around the library—hope this makes your day too 💌
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Sprinkling kindness around the library—hope this makes your day too 💌
Join us on Sat, Feb. 14 at 12PM at the MLK Library Library for From Rhythm to Resistance—an afternoon honoring the vibrant history and cultural contributions of Caribbean communities in the fight for justice and equality.
Register & Learn more: https://bit.ly/4r7Ce5H
Register & Learn more: https://bit.ly/4r7Ce5H
February 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Join us on Sat, Feb. 14 at 12PM at the MLK Library Library for From Rhythm to Resistance—an afternoon honoring the vibrant history and cultural contributions of Caribbean communities in the fight for justice and equality.
Register & Learn more: https://bit.ly/4r7Ce5H
Register & Learn more: https://bit.ly/4r7Ce5H
Dear Algorithm, please send me people who actually want a library card today. I’m exhausted but still ready to sign you up. Do your thing, bestie.
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Dear Algorithm, please send me people who actually want a library card today. I’m exhausted but still ready to sign you up. Do your thing, bestie.
🌟 West End Community Service Fair
📅 Thu, Feb 12 | 🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 West End Library,
Meet local organizations, explore volunteer opportunities, and make an impact! 💛
Sponsored by West End Library Friends
📅 Thu, Feb 12 | 🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 West End Library,
Meet local organizations, explore volunteer opportunities, and make an impact! 💛
Sponsored by West End Library Friends
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
🌟 West End Community Service Fair
📅 Thu, Feb 12 | 🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 West End Library,
Meet local organizations, explore volunteer opportunities, and make an impact! 💛
Sponsored by West End Library Friends
📅 Thu, Feb 12 | 🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 West End Library,
Meet local organizations, explore volunteer opportunities, and make an impact! 💛
Sponsored by West End Library Friends
The Bellevue Library will have a delayed opening on Feb. 12 and will open at 2:00 p.m. due to facility work.
February 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The Bellevue Library will have a delayed opening on Feb. 12 and will open at 2:00 p.m. due to facility work.
Full house, no phones—just tiles and vibes 🀄️ Tuesdays at MLK Library = Mahjong night! Beginners welcome. Register at dclibrary.org → Attend an Event.
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Full house, no phones—just tiles and vibes 🀄️ Tuesdays at MLK Library = Mahjong night! Beginners welcome. Register at dclibrary.org → Attend an Event.
Tax season is here and DC Public Library wants to support you throughout that process. Thanks to a partnership with the AARP Foundation, DC and Maryland residents can meet with a trained volunteer to help prepare their income tax return. https://bit.ly/3Hfz2ja
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Tax season is here and DC Public Library wants to support you throughout that process. Thanks to a partnership with the AARP Foundation, DC and Maryland residents can meet with a trained volunteer to help prepare their income tax return. https://bit.ly/3Hfz2ja
🎶 Imagine DC’s next 250 years! Join our community songwriting program and help shape the soundtrack of our city’s future as we celebrate the nation’s 250th.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBKOsv
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBKOsv
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
🎶 Imagine DC’s next 250 years! Join our community songwriting program and help shape the soundtrack of our city’s future as we celebrate the nation’s 250th.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBKOsv
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBKOsv
In observance of Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16, seven DC Public Library locations will be open. As a reminder, DC Public Library is always open online at dclibrary.org
⭐ Mt Pleasant Library will serve as the interim location while Petworth Library is closed.
⭐ Mt Pleasant Library will serve as the interim location while Petworth Library is closed.
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
In observance of Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16, seven DC Public Library locations will be open. As a reminder, DC Public Library is always open online at dclibrary.org
⭐ Mt Pleasant Library will serve as the interim location while Petworth Library is closed.
⭐ Mt Pleasant Library will serve as the interim location while Petworth Library is closed.
Celebrating 50 Years of Go-Go + 6 years of Go-Go legislation in DC!
Join us Feb 16 at The Howard Theatre for Roll Call Vol. 3—live bands, DJ Remii, and Poet Taylor hosting.
🎟 Free, first come first served
Register: https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/15785549
Join us Feb 16 at The Howard Theatre for Roll Call Vol. 3—live bands, DJ Remii, and Poet Taylor hosting.
🎟 Free, first come first served
Register: https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/15785549
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Celebrating 50 Years of Go-Go + 6 years of Go-Go legislation in DC!
Join us Feb 16 at The Howard Theatre for Roll Call Vol. 3—live bands, DJ Remii, and Poet Taylor hosting.
🎟 Free, first come first served
Register: https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/15785549
Join us Feb 16 at The Howard Theatre for Roll Call Vol. 3—live bands, DJ Remii, and Poet Taylor hosting.
🎟 Free, first come first served
Register: https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/15785549
DC residents the second it’s not 28°: summer wardrobe activated
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
DC residents the second it’s not 28°: summer wardrobe activated