https://www.dclibrary.org/group/10378 en Mindfulness Books for Younger Readers https://www.dclibrary.org/node/64746 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/64746"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/magic_0.jpg?itok=tRpKeuhe" width="220" height="219" alt="Cover for My Magic Breath" title="Cover for My Magic Breath" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/64746">Mindfulness Books for Younger Readers</a></h3><p>It can be hard to slow down and live in the moment in our fast-paced society. So many things around us are competing for our attention.  Meditation and mindfulness are great tools that can help us appreciate the present more fully. While books for adults on this topic are widespread, there seem to be less for younger readers, but this is still a useful practice for them too. So, below is a list of books geared towards younger readers.&#13; &#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=704" class="label secondary radius">Children</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=1015" class="label secondary radius">Jess G.</a></li></ul> Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:14:17 +0000 jessica.stork 64746 at https://www.dclibrary.org Haiku Contest Winners https://www.dclibrary.org/node/64400 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/64400"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Haiku Contest Image.JPG?itok=E4fGjX7S" width="165" height="220" alt="Asia Pacific American Heritage Month" title="Asia Pacific American Heritage Month" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/64400">Haiku Contest Winners</a></h3><h4 class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden field-wrapper">Asian Pacific Heritage Month Contest</h4><p>After days of hotly-contested deliberation among staff, Georgetown Neighborhood Library finally chose the winners of their 2019 Haiku Contest in honor of Asia Pacific American Heritage Month.  There were so many good entries, and a wide diversity of opinion from judges of which was the best.  The winners are:&#13; &#13; See my Asian eyes&#13; Where are you fro they ask -- I&#13; Am American&#13; <strong>- Kathleen Guevara, Adult Winner</strong></p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=693" class="label secondary radius">Asian/Pacific Islander Month</a></li></ul> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:31:18 +0000 ruth.fitts 64400 at https://www.dclibrary.org Graphic Novels about Parenthood and Getting Pregnant https://www.dclibrary.org/node/64277 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/64277"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Kid-Gloves-cover-206x300.jpg?itok=m4vG3C6r" width="151" height="220" alt="Cover for Kid Gloves" title="Cover for Kid Gloves" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/64277">Graphic Novels about Parenthood and Getting Pregnant</a></h3><p> Are you a parent who is plagued by lack of sleep, toddlers who refuse to go to bed, constant tantrums, or do you have the theme song of <a href="https://dclibrary.kanopy.com/" title="Kanopy Kids is available with your DC Public Library card"><em>Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood</em></a> stuck in your head? Then perhaps it’s time to unwind with a graphic novel about parenting. The following is a list of books about the experience of parenting: becoming a parent, struggling as a parent or just a couple of laughs about that crazy process of raising a kid.&#13; &#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=737" class="label secondary radius">Graphic Novels</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=738" class="label secondary radius">Graphic Novels - Adults</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=1015" class="label secondary radius">Jess G.</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=795" class="label secondary radius">Parenting</a></li></ul> Wed, 29 May 2019 13:44:32 +0000 jessica.stork 64277 at https://www.dclibrary.org Going to the Chapel https://www.dclibrary.org/node/63570 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/63570"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/wedding date_2.jpg?itok=op-tImsW" width="146" height="220" alt="The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory" title="The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/63570">Going to the Chapel</a></h3><p>Spring is here and along with rebirth, allergies and warmer weather, another wedding season is beginning.  From field settings to islands, dresses to cakes, and fake relationships to dead bodies, DC Public Library has books from a variety of genres that are set at or centered around weddings.&#13; &#13; <a href="https://catalog.dclibrary.org/client/en_US/dcpl/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:981154/ada?qu=wedding+date" title="The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory"><em><strong>The Wedding Date</strong></em></a> by Jasmine Guillory&#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=686" class="label secondary radius">Adults</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=772" class="label secondary radius">Liz A.</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=785" class="label secondary radius">Mystery</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=807" class="label secondary radius">Romance - Adults</a></li></ul> Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:54:25 +0000 elizabeth.anderson2 63570 at https://www.dclibrary.org Life and Death in the Wild https://www.dclibrary.org/node/63083 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/63083"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Into Thin Air.jpg?itok=7jg8raK2" width="150" height="220" alt="Into Thin Air cover image" title="Into Thin Air cover image" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/63083">Life and Death in the Wild</a></h3><h4 class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden field-wrapper">Solo Wilderness Adventures (That End Well and Not)</h4><p>When you want to get away from it all, but you just don’t have the leave; when you want to be your own and only boss, but your boss does not agree; when you want to have a heart-stopping adventure, but not the lifelong injuries, do so vicariously with these books about solo wilderness adventure. Some, but not all, of these protagonists survive. Some, but not all, of them learn important life lessons. But all of them step out of the everyday and fling themselves into the extraordinary.&#13;    &#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=686" class="label secondary radius">Adults</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=1014" class="label secondary radius">Ingrid LM</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=817" class="label secondary radius">Staff Picks</a></li></ul> Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:11:07 +0000 ingrid.lombardo.mccoy 63083 at https://www.dclibrary.org Inspirational Writing Books https://www.dclibrary.org/node/62964 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/62964"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/read1.jpg?itok=tyUUvEV2" width="160" height="220" alt="Cover for Make Good Art" title="Cover for Make Good Art" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/62964">Inspirational Writing Books</a></h3><h4 class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden field-wrapper">Don&#039;t Give Up Your New Year&#039;s Resolution</h4><p>Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to write the great American novel or take up another artistic endeavor? Are you now finding yourself a month after New Years, with your goals and hopes dashed? You need a creativity pep talk. The following is a list of books designed to get you back on track, restore your enthusiasm and remind you of why you started that creative project in the first place.&#13;  &#13; &#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=1015" class="label secondary radius">Jess G.</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=787" class="label secondary radius">NaNoWriMo</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=811" class="label secondary radius">Self Help</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=838" class="label secondary radius">Writing</a></li></ul> Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:23:25 +0000 jessica.stork 62964 at https://www.dclibrary.org 30th Annual Black Film Festival https://www.dclibrary.org/node/62371 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/62371"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/sorry to bother you.jpg?itok=jMRSFRxa" width="145" height="220" alt="Sorry to Bother You" title="Sorry to Bother You" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/62371">30th Annual Black Film Festival</a></h3><h4 class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden field-wrapper">DC Public Library&#039;s Celebration of Black American Cinema</h4><p><strong><em>30th Annual Black Film Festival</em></strong>&#13; DC Public Library's Celebration of Black American Cinema&#13; Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in February at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library!!&#13; &#13; <strong>Feb. 5</strong>&#13; <em>Sorry to Bother You  s</em>tarring Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson. Directed by Boots Riley. 111 minutes, 2018, rated  R&#13; &#13; <strong>Feb. 12</strong>&#13; <em>BlacKkKlansman s</em>tarring John David Washington and Adam Driver. Directed by Spike Lee. 135 minutes, 2018, rated  R&#13; &#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=686" class="label secondary radius">Adults</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=697" class="label secondary radius">Black History Month</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=732" class="label secondary radius">Films</a></li></ul> Fri, 01 Feb 2019 15:20:42 +0000 sheldon.freeman 62371 at https://www.dclibrary.org Picture Books for Young Environmentalists https://www.dclibrary.org/node/62591 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/62591"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Olivia&#039;s Birds.jpg?itok=adfXdpFf" width="220" height="172" alt="Cover for Olivia&#039;s Birds" title="Cover for Olivia&#039;s Birds" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/62591">Picture Books for Young Environmentalists</a></h3><p>Do you have a passionate recycler in your house? A plant and animal enthusiast? An aficionado of the latest energy-saving efforts? Then this book list is for them. Below is a list of several fiction and non-fiction picture books for all the plant-loving young readers out there. Stories about saving the environment in China during the cultural revolution, to a determined girl in present day United States-- there's an array of books to encourage your young environmentalist on this list. &#13; &#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=720" class="label secondary radius">Earth Day</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=1015" class="label secondary radius">Jess G.</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=796" class="label secondary radius">Picture Books</a></li></ul> Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:43:56 +0000 jessica.stork 62591 at https://www.dclibrary.org C.R. Gibbs Lecture Series on African American History and Culture https://www.dclibrary.org/node/58716 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/58716"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/CRGibbs_4.png?itok=sw_rmPzY" width="166" height="220" alt="CRGibbs1" title="CRGibbs1" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/58716">C.R. Gibbs Lecture Series on African American History and Culture</a></h3><p>In celebration of Black History Month, distinguished historian C.R. Gibbs will deliver presentations throughout February.&#13; &#13; The award-winning historian, humanities scholar and exhibitor of artifacts has appeared at DC Public Library since 1989. He has spoken at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum, Arena Stage, colleges/universities and other venues locally, nationally and internationally.&#13; &#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=697" class="label secondary radius">Black History Month</a></li></ul> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:37:34 +0000 paul.mills 58716 at https://www.dclibrary.org Read the Rainbow: Middle Grade Edition https://www.dclibrary.org/node/61787 <div class="field field-name-field-image"><a href="/node/61787"><img src="//www.dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/ivy aberdeen&#039;s letter to the world_2.jpg?itok=NEhZqLjb" width="152" height="220" alt="Ivy Aberdeen&#039;s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake" title="Ivy Aberdeen&#039;s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake" /></a></div><h3 class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><a href="/node/61787">Read the Rainbow: Middle Grade Edition</a></h3><p>Every single reader deserves a book where they can see a reflection of themselves, regardless of race, sexuality, creed and many other factors.  While some take their time, many kids and tweens discover their sexuality and gender identity early on.  Although we can always use more, books about queer kids and tweens are published more frequently than in years past.  Below are eight recent novels for middle graders where the main character is queer.  The final three books on this list are about transgender individuals.&#13;  &#13;</p><ul class="inline-list field field-name-field-story-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term?tags%5B0%5D=772" class="label secondary radius">Liz A.</a></li></ul> Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:34:24 +0000 elizabeth.anderson2 61787 at https://www.dclibrary.org
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