MLK Modernization Design Begins to Take Shape
The architect team of Martinez + Johnson and Mecanoo recently completed preliminary designs for the modernization of the
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. While not final, these renderings demonstrate the amazing possibilities as we work to transform this historic building into a center for learning, innovation and engagement for the District.
View renderings.
Design Build Team Selected for Cleveland Park Library
The DC Public Library has selected the design build team of
Gilbane and
Perkins Eastman for the
Cleveland Park Library project. Located at 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW, the library has been slated to be rebuilt or completely renovated.
Take Our Survey to help begin the planning process.
Accepting Applications: DC Author Festival
Are you a local author? Showcase your work to a captive audience. Submit your online application to be a part of the second annual DC Author Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24,
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Applications will be accepted April 1-May 31.
Learn more
For Children:
Eggs-quisite Colors of Easter
Have fun decorating eggs and listening to Easter-themed stories Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m. Rules of the game: dress for a mess in your favorite spring colors, bring up to four boiled eggs and a basket.
Petworth Library will supply non-toxic food color dye, stickers, crayons and markers. Groups of five or more children call 202-645-8337 24 hours in advance to ensure enough supplies are available. Fun for ages 3-7 with caregiver.
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For Teens
Careers in Comics Panel Discussion and Portfolio Review
Want to make comic books for a living? Come meet working writers, artists and more on Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m.,
Mt. Pleasant Library. And don’t forget to bring your portfolio.
Read more. Fun for ages 13 and up.
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For Adults
Exhibit and Arbuthnot Honor Lecture with Brian Selznick
Explore the artistry and imagination of award-winning author and illustrator Brian Selznick in the exhibit “Building Wonder, Designing Dreams: The Bookmaking of Brian Selznick,” at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. This interactive exhibit for all ages is open until June 22.
In conjunction with the exhibit, DC Public Library will host Brian Selznick as he delivers the 2015 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture on Friday, May 8, 7 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
Get your tickets now.
More with Brian Selznick.
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Library Employee Wins Cafritz Award
Congratulations to Bobbie Dougherty
Mt. Pleasant Library librarian, for being one of five District employees awarded the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Award for Distinguished DC Government Employees.
Other Happenings
- April 1-30 - Calling high school historians. THATSummer 2015 (The Humanities and Technology) is a free three-week workshop. Participants use archival materials and technology to tell untold stories about the April 1968 riots in D.C. Read more and apply.
- April 2 – Children’s book illustrator Joe Cepeda will help children ages 4 and older realize how to be a creator through drawing and interactive demonstrations, 4 p.m., Petworth Library.
- April 4 – Panel Discussion: The Politics of Natural Hair, 1968-2015, 2 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, and visit the accompanying exhibit, Yours Naturally: Beauty That Grows on You.
- April 10 and 28 - Fringe Music in the Library presents Luke Steward, Friday, April 10, 12 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and Three Man Soul Machine, Tuesday, April 28, 6:30 p.m., Southwest Library.
- April 21 – Library’s Budget Oversight Hearing, 10 a.m., 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Room 500.
Mark Your Calendar
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