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By admin, Tue, 01/13/2026 - 00:00

Occurrence: Tuesdays, weekly (unless otherwise noted)

Time: 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM

Ages: 0-2

Description: Stories, songs, and rhymes for babies, followed by a short play time.

Additional Info: Free! No registration.

Location: Kids Corner

Ticket Info: Limit: 50 

By admin, Tue, 01/13/2026 - 00:00

Occurrence: Tuesdays, weekly (unless otherwise noted)

Time: 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM

Ages: 0-2

Description: Stories, songs, and rhymes for babies, followed by a short play time.

Additional Info: Free! No registration.

Location: Kids Corner

Ticket Info: Limit: 50 

By admin, Tue, 01/13/2026 - 00:00

Occurrence: Tuesdays, weekly (unless otherwise noted)

Time: 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM

Ages: 0-2

Description: Stories, songs, and rhymes for babies, followed by a short play time.

Additional Info: Free! No registration.

Location: Kids Corner

Ticket Info: Limit: 50 

By admin, Tue, 01/13/2026 - 00:00

Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of the Jim Crow era. These women, in secrecy and subterfuge, courageously and devotedly continued their practices and worship for centuries and passed down their traditions.

By admin, Tue, 01/13/2026 - 00:00
  • Occurrence: Tuesdays, weekly (unless otherwise noted). 
  • Time: 2:30 PM, 6:00 PM
  • Ages: 7-10
  • Description: Join us each week for a chance to flex your creative writing skills! We'll have a different writing activity each week that promotes the writer's choice and use of imagination. 
  • Additional Info: Free! 
  • Location: Kids Corner
  • Ticket Info*: Limit: 16

*Children's Ticket Details

By admin, Tue, 01/13/2026 - 00:00

Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.

Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world's largest museum and research complex during its first 60 years. Told in rich detail, Smithson's Gamble reveals how, as it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration, the Smithsonian helped to shape the nation's developing identity.

By admin, Tue, 01/13/2026 - 00:00

Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people who reside in them.

By admin, Mon, 01/12/2026 - 21:00

Teen Book Club has transformed into Read It and Eat! It's a book club with a twist--during book club, you create something yummy based on this month's theme and then feast. This month, the theme is Love in All It's Forms and our food will be chocolate dipped everything (fruit, pretzels, etc). 

Readers of manga, graphic novels, books, and audiobooks are welcome! Even if you haven't read anything new lately, you can still join us! This program is for readers ages 13-18.


By admin, Mon, 01/12/2026 - 21:00

Get in loser, we are going to the movies! Spend a fetch afternoon snacking on Kälteen bars and watching the 2004 movie Mean Girls. 

A former homeschooler infiltrates the high school popular clique to take them down for her outcast friends—until their toxic world pulls her in and she starts becoming just like them. Put on your finest pink, avoid the carbs, and come watch this iconic drama from naïve newcomer to queen-bee wannabe… and back again

This program is for age 13 and up. 
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By admin, Mon, 01/12/2026 - 21:00

Teens, celebrate the Year of the Horse with us! Discover the meaning behind the celebration and sample Lunar New Year food from a variety of countries that observe the holiday. 

This program is for teens in middle and high school.