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Dancing About Architecture
Exploring the concept “writing about music is like dancing about architecture” - Here are some books about movies!
Staff Picks: Regional Trails in Winter
Winter can be a great time to enjoy the best of the outdoors. Below are a selection of titles available to check out and download from the library.
Colleen Hoover Read-Alikes for Teens
Looking for the same kind of compelling, suspenseful stories Colleen Hover is known for? Fall in love with one of these books, but with a teen angle.
"Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See" Exhibit Comes to DC Public Library's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Exhibit shows how a fight for justice launched the Civil Rights movement and its ongoing relevance to activism today
DC Public Library Launches Public Square
Discussion Series Invites Residents to Engage With Experts on Equity and Racial Justice
Personal Treasures, Preserved
The Memory Lab at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library provides equipment for digitizing home movies and scanning photographs and slides. The Memory Lab also provides resources, classes and programs on taking care of physical and digital possessions and your personal archiving projects.
MLK 50 Giveaways
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library with giveaways all year long! Each month features a special limited edition gift.