DCPL seeks a contractor to provide Operational Management Services of a small Pop-Up shop at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library during the months of November and December.

DC Public Library staff have curated a series of compelling installations on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Explore them with a fun Stamp Rally! Pick up a map ...

Below you’ll discover five exceptional books that I probably wouldn’t have read. How did they end up on my reading on-deck circle? Thanks to roughly two hours a day I spend commuting on WMATA buses ...

The DC Public Library has acquired the Exposed DC Photography Collection, an archive of more than 600 digital images capturing life in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Documenting nearly two decades ...

The Memory Lab provides equipment for personal archiving of documents, home movies and photographs. It's a do-it-yourself (DIY) model, meaning we provide step-by-step instructions, but you control the ...

For African Americans traveling during segregation in the United States, a flat tire or an empty gas tank could be fatal. Trips required careful planning and knowledge of welcoming places to sleep, ...

Create our 2025 bookmarks! Submit your design for the 2025 Southwest Library bookmark by Dec. 1. Winners will receive a gift card to Politics & Prose and have their design printed and available for ...

Neighborhood libraries will be open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will be open from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The libraries were selected based on their size and close ...

The District of Columbia Public Library was created in 1896 by an Act of Congress. It was set up as an independent agency that would serve as the “people’s university.” Congress established a Board of ...

Veterans Day Hours A library location will be open in each ward on Monday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Neighborhood libraries will be open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Martin Luther King Jr.

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