DC Public Library Plans to Make 75% of DC Residents Active Library Users

District residents may see changes at their neighborhood library over the next few years. The DC Public Library released its new “Know Your Neighborhood” five-year strategic plan that aims to increase usage by customizing services at the city’s 26 locations. Overall, the vision for the plan is for each neighborhood library to offer programs, services, […]

New Southwest Library Update

The design process for a new Southwest Neighborhood Library located on its current site is moving forward! The DC Public Library (DCPL) posted the Request for Proposal (RFP) for teams to design and build the new structure on October 28, 2016. The RFP can be found at http://www.dclibrary.org/node/55059. An informational meeting for potential teams was […]

DCPL to Host MLK Library Modernization Community Meetings

Starting next month, District residents can learn more about the plans for modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and plans for library services during construction at community meetings held across the city. The library will host a community meeting in Southwest on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Southwest Library (900 Wesley Place SW). The […]

Charles Allen Announces “Books from Birth” Initiative

DC Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen held a press conference Jan. 16 at the Southwest Public Library to announce the upcoming introduction of his bill to create a new early literacy initiative in partnership with DC Public Libraries. “Books from Birth” will mail a book to each child in the District every month from birth […]

Know Your Neighborhood: 3D Printing

(photo caption: A few of the items that Editor-in-Chief Shannon Vaughn has had printed include an iPhone case, a grocery bag holder, and chopsticks.) “Hey, you’re already paying for it, so why would you go pay hundreds of dollars?” George asked me. In the past couple of years, 3D printing has taken off as costs of home […]