Read about our well-attended discussion on homelessness that was co-sponsored by @dcpl . Here's the link to the story: https://t.co/tEHyrT0JeQ
#homelessness#endhomelessness
Please join us for Homelessness: A Panel Discussion, at 7pm on Jan. 28th at Tenley Library. The program is co-hosted by The Friends of Tenley Library and @dcpl . Details here: https://t.co/2x7WGKJ3VW
Attention local history buffs!
Check out this fascinating talk by local historian John DeFerrari discussing his book Capital Streetcars: Early Mass Transit in Washington, DC. Video here: https://t.co/wDVJ1dFTZo
Follow DeFarrari at @StreetsOfDC
#streetcars@dcpl@DCHistory
WATCH: Riveting talk last night!
Judges Russell F. Canan; Frederick H. Weisberg, and Gregory E. Mize discussed the book they edited, "Tough Cases: Judges Tell the Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made"
VIDEO HERE: https://t.co/d9LmNrqT3L
After reminding @dcpl Board of Trustees that she appointed them, @MayorBowser tells trustees that she wants housing in #libraries throughout DC. @MayorBowser will be identifying branches. More land giveaways for developers.
WATCH: Fascinating talk by journalist Patricia Miller who spoke about her book, "Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the 'Powerless' Woman Who Took On Washington." Video here: https://t.co/ETZCZVUKQW
And why weren't the Friends of Tenley Library invited on this walk? #tenleytown. That would be 265 people who would speak for the library.
Our numbers are growing.
WATCH: 2019 Henry Mitchell Gardening Lecture, "The Renovation of the Gardens at the Nemours Estate" by Mark Rasevic and landscape architect Jonathan Ceci. Video here: https://t.co/X73MAA1m0b
WATCH: @washingtonpost senior editor @SteveLuxenberg discusses his book "Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation." Video: https://t.co/9BVCNAp8h3
History buffs were in heaven Wednesday night listening to @StuartEizenstat discuss his new book, "President Carter: The White House Years." If you missed it, you can watch here: https://t.co/f4v00qownz
It takes a City to make a great Library system even greater. Support the DC Public Library Foundation's https://t.co/bUKgKL25wG Thurs March 14 at 6:30 PM at the stunning new Cleveland Park Library. Thanks to all the great DC companies & citizens who donated. Get your ticket today
At @dcpl’s meeting on master facilities plan at @Tenleytown_DC Library, Dir. @RReyesGavilan begins w q: how can libraries be good stewards of $1/2 billion in new facilities. #dclibraryfuture
@ricebilldc@dcpl@Tenleytown_DC @RReyesGavilan At Tenley Library, we need windows and light. Let's finally insert windows into the west side of the building....and put up some outside lights so the streetscape is not so dark at night. #Tenleytown#DCPL#dclibraryfuture
Library oversight hearing, chaired by @cmdgrosso @DCPL gets high praise from parents who urge more staff, more kids programming & adult literacy programs, and early phonics books.
For starters ,#DCPL can extend the elevator shaft to the third floor of the Tenley Library so unused space can be accessed -- perhaps another conference room, more staff offices, stacks, storage. . #Tenleytown
Please join us when local author @karaarundel discusses her book "Raising America’s Zoo: How Two Wild Gorillas Helped Transform the @NationalZoo"on Wed. March 6, 7pm at the Tenley Library. Come early to get a seat! @DCPL#zoos