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This card will get you places. 🙌🏻

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Turn up the volume this Black Music Month 🎶 Every Sunday in June, experience the sound, the history, and the influence of Black music at DC Public Library. From timeless legends to today’s voices, join us for free music experiences all month long. https://t.co/zcWjfx3oMc

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On my birthday, let me reintroduce myself.

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The new Chevy Chase Library & Community Center starts with you. DC Public Library + DPR are kicking off the planning process, this is your chance to shape it. Meet the design team and share what you want to see in your future space.

📅 Save The Date: June 9, 6:30–8:30pm

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👑 Happy Birthday, DC Public Library!

When it comes to us, it’s always a good time! ❤️🌈 🇺🇸

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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
🎟️ https://t.co/XB0MTshALI

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Teens, this is your Y2K moment 💿

Kick off Discover Summer with a throwback party, DJ Folabeats, games, crafts, a Y2K fit contest, prizes & Shake Shack custard (while it lasts).

📍 MLK Library
🗓️ June 8 | 4–6PM
🎟️ Free

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DC Public Library turns 130 on June 3! Stop by your neighborhood library to leave a birthday note! Share your story and celebrate with a cookie 🍪

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I want everyone to wish me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY tomorrow, June 3. I’m turning 130! That’s a big deal. I said what I said.

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A subway shooting. A divided city. A story that still echoes today.

“Five Bullets” author Elliot Williams unpacks the 1984 Bernhard Goetz case—how it happened and why it mattered—in conversation with Jonathan Capehart.

📍 MLK Library
🗓️ June 11 | 7PM
🎟️ https://t.co/dpYjBbX99t

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🇺🇸 District Vibes /American Pride explores how D.C. has shaped culture across the country. From music and art to activism and identity, this new exhibit highlights the people, stories, and impact of D.C. in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

💁🏾 ℹ️ https://t.co/nL9qVD1e0o

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Happy Pride Month, friends 🌈 celebrating you, always!

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Register for Black Georgetown Community Study Day: Building Black Georgetown Archives

🗓️ June 6 | 2PM

Work alongside the People’s Archive & the Black Georgetown Foundation to expand local Black history through hands-on research. https://t.co/9NaJfAsqAB

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Discover Summer is here! From June 1–Aug. 31, DC Public Library is bringing an all-ages, citywide celebration of reading, learning, and imagination to every neighborhood. Be part of a summer that looks ahead, dreaming about what America can become over the next 250 years 🇺🇸

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🗳️ Ranked Choice Voting is coming to DC in June 2026.

Learn how it works and how to prepare before you vote. Watch the DC Board of Elections presentation now. https://t.co/WnfhyF6Gzp

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Don’t let your passport be the reason you stay home this summer. Stop by the Passport Acceptance Office at MLK Library and get travel-ready for your next adventure ✈️

Learn more: https://t.co/eadd38Gm4c

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June at DC Public Library brings a packed lineup of author talks with journalists, novelists, historians, legal analysts, and graphic storytellers. Conversations cover Pride, Father’s Day, climate change, America’s 250th, and more. https://t.co/SMxlE0iQYT

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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://t.co/gk74VXKGUk

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Group tech classes not your thing? No worries—get 1-on-1 support from a Digital Navigator! They can help you build tech skills, use devices, and access online resources.

📍 Learn more: https://t.co/P37YxjAMtC

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🖥️ Need a quiet spot to work or study? Reserve a meeting or study room at DC Public Library today! Spaces also available for private events at MLK Library. https://t.co/LTswZS96yg

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🌈 Author Talk with Máire Roche and Thien-Kim Lam for Bromantasy

🗓 Thursday, June 4
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 MLK Library

This cozy, queer fantasy follows two best friends on an epic adventure that might reveal more than either of them is ready for. https://t.co/jkDeu38kWA