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This card will get you places. 🙌🏻
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The best arguments aren't about winning. Bo Seo, two-time world champion debater and author of Good Arguments, explores how debate can help us be heard, listen better, and tackle tough conversations. Civic Season at MLK Library. 📅 June 25, 7 PM 🔗 bit.ly/3S8xrEi
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The Shepherd Park/Juanita E. Thornton Library closed at 3 p.m. today, Saturday, June 13, due to a public safety incident and ongoing MPD investigation.
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🌴🎶 Bring your flags, friends, and dancing shoes to MLK Library's rooftop for Carnival in de Capital! Celebrate Caribbean music, culture, and community with live DJs, steel pan music, carnival dancers, and island vibes. 📅 June 14 | ⏰ 1:30–4 PM
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Building Stories Story Time is popping up at DC Public Library branches with educators from the National Building Museum! Families can enjoy read-alouds, interactive activities, and explore how the spaces around us shape our communities. bit.ly/4u79nQn
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A DC kid who grew up reading comics became a writer for Miles Morales. 🕷️ Meet David Betancourt, the first Puerto Rican and African American writer to contribute to Miles Morales' story, and hear how his love of comics led him from reader to creator. ✍🏾 bit.ly/49MOrpH
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Your Sunday soundtrack is waiting 🎵 Too Much Talent Band takes over Northeast Library's Garden Concert Series with a mix of Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Soul, Funk, and Jazz. Grab a lawn chair and settle in for an afternoon of live music in the garden. 📍 Sunday, June 14 | 2 PM
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The Anacostia Library will close for the remainder of today, June 12, 2026, due to warm temperatures in the building.
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The Northwest One Library closed at 3:00 p.m. today (Friday, June 12) due to high temperatures throughout the library.
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DC Public Library retweeted
DC is under an Extreme Heat Alert until 8PM today, June 12. Temperatures will feel like 105°F or hotter. Limit time outside if possible. Stay hydrated and look out for signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Call 911 if you or a neighbor need help. Visit heat.dc.gov for more information.
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🌈 This Pride Month, bestselling author and TV producer Rasheed Newson comes to MLK Library to discuss his highly anticipated new novel, There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood. A dazzling story of fame, desire, power & secrets in queer Golden Age Los Angeles. bit.ly/4egqEQi
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A personal story that reveals a nation’s truth. Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Eugene Robinson shares Freedom Lost, Freedom Won tracing America’s racial history through his own family’s journey. 📍 MLK Library 🗓️ June 25 | 7PM 🎟️ bit.ly/43Hvl0E
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🚨 The hottest ticket of the summer? Your library card. 😎 Museum Days are back! Explore some of D.C.'s most exciting museums with special Library Day experiences just for DCPL cardholders. 🎟️ Sign up for Discover Summer & reserve your Museum Day ASAP bit.ly/4k8neRm
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For those who say they don't know much about fútbol/soccer, we have books for that too.
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After a busy birthday week, I'm still feeling young and fabulous.
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DC Public Library retweeted
DC is under a Heat Alert today, 6/11 through Saturday, 6/13. Temperatures will feel like 95°F or hotter. You can beat the heat by: ✅Staying in air-conditioned or shaded areas. ✅Taking frequent breaks while working outside. ✅Drinking water and staying hydrated Visit heat.dc.gov for more information.
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🎶 Spend a summer morning filled with music, movement, and storytelling at MLK Library! Enjoy FREE interactive performances from Ants on a Log, Marsha and the Positrons, and discover the art of Indian Classical Dance with Praneetha Akula. 📅 June 25 | 10 AM–1 PM 📍 MLK Library
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I love libraries 😍
3.5 million people visited DC Public Libraries during the last fiscal year.   The highest number since before the pandemic.
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Nicole Carr discusses The Price of Exclusion 📅 June 18, 7 PM 📍 MLK Library A powerful look at the untold history of Black medical professionals who healed their communities while navigating systemic exclusion. bit.ly/4emV0BO
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The Northwest One Library closed at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 10, due to high temperatures in the building.
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DC Public Library retweeted
Today, @wmatagm joined @MayorBowser, Metro Board Member Dr. Tracy Hadden Loh, and @dcpl Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan to announce a joint development project at Congress Heights including a new public library and bus loop! 📚 Learn more: wmata.com/news/metro-and-dc-…
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