This Week at a Glance (August 10-14)

Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC

Programming Updates:

• The Northwest One Library and the Deanwood Library are closed on Monday, Aug. 10 due to HVAC issues resulting in high temperatures in the building

• Petworth Library is closed for renovations, will reopen on August 23; Southeast Library will reopen on September 10

• Rock Creek Park's Nature Center and Planetarium are closed until further notice. Programs will take place outside when scheduled at the Nature Center

  
  

MONDAY (August 10)

• 9:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Little Learners - Get Ready for PreK! (register)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Capitol View Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Baby Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Library ASL Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:45am: Woodridge Library Baby Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time

• 11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids Arts & Crafts and Play Time

• 2:00pm - 5:00pm: National Building Museum Library Day at the National Building Museum (register)

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Baby Jam Music Time  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Arts and Crafts Time

TUESDAY (August 11)

• 9:15am - 9:45am: Northeast Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 9:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Little Learners - Get Ready for PreK! (register)

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)

• 10:00am - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: West End Library Toddler Play Time

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:15am - 11:00am: Tudor Place Tudor Tots: G is for Garden (Member Child: $5 | Non-Member Child: $10 | Accompanying Adult: Free)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Parklands-Turner Library Preschool Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Lego Play Time

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Baby Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Northwest One Library Toddler STEM Play Time

• 11:00am: The Living Room Cry Baby Creative Sessions (parent craft with baby in tow)

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Toddler Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Palisades Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time

• 1:00pm - 3:00pm: American History Museum Performance: Jazz

• 2:00pm - 3:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Bubble Time! - A "Library Summer Camp" Program

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

• 6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at Riggs Lasalle Recreation Park

WEDNESDAY (August 12)

• 9:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Little Learners - Get Ready for PreK! (register)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Storytime Studio (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am)

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Lego Play Time

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Bilingual (Spanish and English) Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: West End Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Play Time (register)

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Northwest One Library Toddler Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

• 11:30am - 12:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time

• 11:30am - 12:45pm: Meet the Birds at Oxon Run Park James E. Bunn Amphitheater

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum STEAM Story Time  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Parklands-Turner B-I-N-G-O!

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm: Merry Pin Open Craft Studio ($10/kid)

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Popsicles in the Garden

• 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Because Science Craft: Dino Ornaments ($8) 

• 5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time

THURSDAY (August 13)

• 9:15am - 10:00am: National Building Museum Story Time

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Storytime Studio (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am)

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am - 10:55am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, Big Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (Short Film in Planetarium) (timed ticket required)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Toddler Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required; note new area: 2nd floor, Pioneers of Flight section)

• 11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time

• 12:00pm - 5:00pm: Parklands-Turner Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Baby Story Time

• 1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Story Time

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: Georgetown Library Baby Story Time

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Toddler Play Time: Tinker Tots  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Parklands-Turner Library Back to School Party

• 3:00pm - 7:00pm: Capitol View Library Back 2 School Bookbag Giveaway & Community Wellness Day - Enjoy access to health and wellness services all day!

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Shepherd Library Lego Play Time

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Play Time/Activity

• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Shepherd Library Arts and Crafts

• 4:30pm - 7:30pm: Because Science AdMo Vibe at Kalorama Park Craft 

• 5:00pm - 7:30pm: Deanwood Library Family Game Night

• 5:30pm - 7:00pm: Child's Play DC Game Night

• 6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at North Michigan Park

• 6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Great Lawn at Yard's Park Outdoor Movie Night

• 6:00pm - 10:00pm: Labyrinth Board Game Night

  
  

FRIDAY (August 14)

• 9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time

• 9:15am - 10:00am: National Building Museum Story Time

• 10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike with a Park Ranger at Peirce Barn

• 10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story and Play Time (meet in the historic lobby)

• 10:00am - 2:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Open Studio: Combine Design

• 10:00am - 3:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Anacostia Community Museum Big Moments, Little Stories

• 10:30am - 11:30am: National Children’s Museum Member Event: Fairy Tale Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 11:00am - 1:00pm: Smithsonian Gardens Nature Journaling

• 11:00am - 3:00pm: Asian Art Museum Art Break

• 11:00am - 3:00pm: The Phillips Collection at the ARC (in SE DC) Art-Play-Practice

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:00pm - 3:00pm: Georgetown Library Preschool Art Lesson (register)

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Toddler Play Time: Fine Art (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 2:30pm - 4:30pm: Because Science Science Fair Fridays

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Story Time

• 4:00pm - 7:00pm: The Explore! Kid's Maker Space (395 Ingraham Street NE) Kids Maker Space Activities