This Week at a Glance (January 26-30)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Jan 23
- 3 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
DC public libraries will open limited locations 12pm-6pm on THURSDAY: Anacostia Library, Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library, Capitol View Library, Chevy Chase Library, Cleveland Park Library, Georgetown Library, Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library, Mt. Pleasant Library, Northeast Library, Southwest Library, Parklands-Turner Library, Shepherd Park Library, Tenley-Friendship Library, West End Library, Woodridge Library, Shaw Library.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will be open from 10am-6pm on THURSDAY
Snow: For up-to-date information on the snow storm, follow the DC government page here: District Snow Team
Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice
MONDAY (January 26)
All Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, DC public libraries, and the National Children’s Museum will be closed due to winter weather
TUESDAY (January 27)
The DC Public Library will open the following locations from 10am to 5pm on Tuesday Jan. 27: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Mt. Pleasant Library, Tenley-Friendship Library, Anacostia Library, Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library, Woodridge Library, Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library and Southwest Library. DC Public Library is open 24/7, 365 days a year online.
10:00am - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Anacostia Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Family Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Toddler Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Woodridge Library Toddler Play Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Union Station Free Jazz Music Performance
WEDNESDAY (January 28)
The Library will open the following locations from 10am to 5pm on Wednesday Jan. 28: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Mt. Pleasant Library, Tenley-Friendship Library, Anacostia Library, Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library, Woodridge Library, Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library and Southwest Library
10:00am - 10:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
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 Toddler Legos 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: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby and Toddler Bilingual (Spanish and English) Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Play Time (0-24 months)
10:45am - 11:15am: American History Museum Story Time with DCPL
10:45am - 11:15am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
11:15am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
THURSDAY (January 29)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
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: Rocknoceros Music at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:30am - 10:55am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, Big Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (Short Film in Planetarium)
11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required)
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby Story Time
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest 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)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
5:30pm - 7:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Family Puzzle Time
FRIDAY (January 30)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story and Play Time (meet in the historic lobby)
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
10:15am: Zinnia Silver Spring Lunch Bunch Kids Music
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 - 11:15am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Baby and Toddler Play Time: Fine Art (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
4:30pm - 5:00m: Cleveland Park Library Ukulele Sing-Along (ages 0-5)
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