Join us for Open Play! a relaxed Family Place Library Series for children ages 4 and under and their caregivers. Families are welcome to drop in and enjoy open, child-led play in a safe and welcoming environment designed for connection and exploration.
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Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea, based on the folk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.
The Caribbean Sea, 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern owner on the island of Tortuga. Instead of marriage, Jacquotte dreams of joining the seafarers and smugglers whose tall-masted ships cluster in the turquoise waters around Tortuga. In Haiti she becomes Jacques, a dockworker, earning the respect of those around her while hiding her gender.
Occurrence: Tuesdays, weekly (unless otherwise noted)
Time 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Ages: 14+
Description: Ballet Body Conditioning Basics is ballet-based body conditioning and strengthening using Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) exercises.
Additional Info:
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
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
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
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.
- 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
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.