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May 17, 2022

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Live Jazz & Poetry with the American Poetry Museum | Sunday, Jan. 29, 3 p.m. 📍Mt. Pleasant Library Sundays are for jazz, poetry, and relaxation. Live with Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez and Sophia Giudici, accompanied by Pepe Gonzalez and Friends.

Thank you for joining us tonight. The Emmett Till & Mamie-Till Mobley Exhibit at DC Public Library is now officially open.

Executive Director of DC Public Library, Richard Reyes-Gavilan shares his thoughts on the upcoming exhibit, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See.

Emmett Till & Mamie-Till Mobley Exhibit Opening Night at DC Public Library 🔴 LIVE | MLK Library youtube.com/live/jAUpMw-1r

Keynote by Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., the cousin and best friend of Emmett Till and the last living witness to Emmett Till's abduction.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Richard Reyes-Gavilan

The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See Opening Night.

Today, The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See exhibit will open to the public with a special event on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the MLK Library Learn more about this important story at dclibrary.org/lettheworldsee. 🫱🏾‍🫲🏼

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Hey

. We want to extend our invitation to you and your library friends to come visit The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See exhibit.

Emmett Till & Mamie-Till Mobley Exhibit Opening Night at DC Public Library 🔴 LIVE | MLK Library youtube.com/watch?v=jAUpMw |

Libraries are cool and free.

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Celebrating 50 years of Serving D.C. The DC Public Library is giving away free 50th Anniversary gifts. Each month a different gift will be made available at the MLK Library's Information Desk. February's gift: MLK 50 notepad (While supplies last)

During #BlackHistoryMonth 2023, DC Public Library is lifting up those who have left their mark, using their words and actions to resist the oppression of the Black community. Learn more about our upcoming events: dclibrary.org/blackhistory

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Today, The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See exhibit will open to the public with a special event on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Learn more about this important story at dclibrary.org/lettheworldsee.

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Copies of The Mamas will be available for the first 50 attendees courtesy of

@LoveDCLibrary

. Join me and

@chenderson

THIS Saturday at

The Mamas by Helena Andrews Dyer

to talk all the things -- kids, class, race, mom groups, gentrification, all of it

dclibrary.libnet.info

Join us at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for an author talk with Helena Andrews Dyer on her book The Mama's: What I learned about Kids, Class, and Race from Mom's Not Like Me.

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Thank you for stopping by with #AskaLibrarian!📚 Have a great day and see you at the library.😃

What Reads Are You Looking For?

Also get personalized recommendations from the Staff Pick crew direct to your inbox: dclibrary.org/readingsuggest #AskaLibrarian

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Bored with your reading options? Feel like you've read all there is to read of a particular subject? DC Public Library is here to help. You can: Browse our subject areas and find something you like....

Looking for new reads? 📖 Check out what staff in our Staff Picks crew have been reading and listening! dclibrary.org/staffpicks#sto #AskaLibrarian

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Staff Picks

Stream and enjoy Asian movies as part of the World Cinema collection on

@Kanopy

, free with your library card!

Fun word for the day as #ChineseNewYear ends. The word for "newspaper" in Cantonese Chinese is: boh gee.📰 (I've included the phonetic pronunciation here)

I'm part of #AskaLibrarian staff

Hello everyone and welcome! My name is Elisa, and I'm an Adult Librarian here at the library.

Good afternoon! Starting at 1 pm #AskaLibrarian!📖

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Petworth Library | Celebrating Black Life with Art. The Petworth Library is collecting artwork relating to Black history and Black life made by children ages 5-8, 9-12, and 13-19. Learn more: dclibrary.libnet.info/event/7929338

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STAFF PICKS | January 2023 It must be exhausting always rooting for the antihero. Or is it? Books inspired by

@taylorswift13

's song #Antihero. catalog.dclibrary.org

Staff Picks January 2023

Top Book covers from left to right:
1. My sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithewaite
2. Loki Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee
3. Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Bottom Book Covers from Left to Right:
1. Sula by Toni Morrison
2. Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti
3. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

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#AskALibrarian is happening at 1PM! Get your questions ready!

Coffee & Conversation: Demystifying Your Credit Score

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Coffee & Conversation: Demystifying Your Credit Score with

@TzedekDC

Mt. Pleasant Library Thursday, January 26 1:30pm - 3:00pm

dclibrary.libnet.info

Come for the coffee, stay to talk with legal and financial consultants.

15h

Beginning Feb. 1, 2023, the library will host income tax return preparation for qualified residents. The library partners with the

@AARPFoundation

to provide service to eight library locations. Make your appointment here: dclibrary.org/incometax

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We are getting ready to kickoff #BlackHistoryMonth!

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Tomorrow, The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See exhibit will open to the public with a special event on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the MLK Library.

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Beginning Feb. 1, 2023, the library will host income tax return preparation for qualified residents. The library partners with the

@AARPFoundation

to provide service to eight library locations. ⭐️By Appointment Only dclibrary.org/incometax

Tai Chi & Qigong Class: This series of 10 classes will provide participants with a fundamental knowledge of Tai Chi and Qigong, traditional Chinese health and martial disciplines. West End Library Saturday, Feb.4 10:15am - 11:15am To register, please email my.nguyen@dc.gov

Improv for All! - A workshop with the

@WITimprov

Theater Saturday, January 28 1:00pm - 2:30pm MLK Library Register: dclibrary.libnet.info/event/7325384

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January is National Puzzle Month, the perfect time to do a little brain exercise. Puzzle Fridays Friday, January 27 4:30pm - 5:15pm Parklands-Turner Library

DowntownDC

@DowntownDCBID

The #DowntownDC Digest is hot off the press! In this issue: 🍪 A sweet location to check out in #PennQuarter 🖼️ New exhibits at

@NatChildrens

@ZenithGalleryDC

, and

🍠 The best place to get vegetarian tacos in downtown 🔗: bit.ly/digest012523

Author Talk | #BlackHistoryMonth In conversation with

@JummyNBC

,Authors

@ToluseO

and

@newsbysamuels

will discuss their book His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life in the Struggle for Racial Justice. Register: dclibrary.libnet.info/event/7764180 50 Free Books Provided by

TONIGHT | Petworth Library | 6:30 p.m. 🏡 Home Buying 101 🏦 A first time homebuyer workshop: Are you in the market to purchase your first home? Or simply want to gather information toward a future opportunity? Register here: dclibrary.libnet.info/event/7724007

Crochet 101 | Capitol View Library 🔘 Saturday, January 28 🔘 10:00am - 12:00pm

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Tomorrow, The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See exhibit will open to the public with a special event on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the MLK Library. Learn more about this important story at dclibrary.org/lettheworldsee.

@EmmeTillcenter

@TCMIndy

@LoveDCLibrary

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Mayor Muriel Bowser

@MayorBowser