This Week at a Glance (June 1-5)

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

Programming Updates:

• The Bird House/Little Critters program at the zoo will open at 11am on Thursday, June 4

• Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice

• 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 (June 1)

• 9:00am - 6:00pm: Georgetown Library Discover Summer Kickoff

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: West End Library Discover Summer Kickoff

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

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

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

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Strong Start Playgroups

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

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

• 12:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 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)

• 3:00pm - 4:45pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Coloring Time

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Coloring Time

• 4:00pm - 4:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Special Olympics Young Athletes Playgroup - An Early Childhood Play Program (register)

• 4:30pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Story Time

• 5:45pm - 6:30pm: BloomBars Kids Circle Jam Session and Musical Instrument Exposure Session (Ages 1-5, first class free)

TUESDAY (June 2)

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

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

• 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: Bellevue Library Preschool Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Goethe-Institut Washington DC Library Partnership: Family Story Time (space is limited; admission is first-come, first-served)

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

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Music and Movement Time

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

• 10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

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

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

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Northwest One Strong Start Play Group

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Palisades Library Discover Summer Kickoff - Firetruck Story Time

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

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm: Capitol View Library Discover Summer Kickoff

WEDNESDAY (June 3)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (note: no sign up today: Miss Marisa's last class)

• 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 - 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 - 11:00am: Smithsonian Associates Performance: Under the Baobab Tree at the S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel ($3-$8)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase 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

• 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 - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (note: no sign up today: Miss Marisa's last class)

• 11:15am - 11:45am: Deanwood Library Preschool Story Time

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

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Strong Start Playgroup - DC Early Intervention Program

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

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

• 1:00pm - 4:00pm: Anacostia Library Discover Summer Kickoff

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical 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)

• 3:00pm - 6:00pm: Bellevue Library Discover Summer Kickoff

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Parklands-Turner Discover Summer Kickoff

• 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Every DC Library: Celebrate DC Public Library's 130th Birthday (The first 130 customers at each location will receive a special, individually wrapped 130th‑birthday cookie.)

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

• 5:45pm: BloomBars Pirate Adventures With Captain Sage! Sing, Dance, and Explore! (ages 2-6, recommended $15 per child)

THURSDAY (June 4)

• 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

• 10:15am - 11:00am: Smithsonian Associates Performance: Under the Baobab Tree at the S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel ($3-$8)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: DC Public Library Story Time - at La Cosecha

• 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) (timed ticket required)

• 11:00am: BloomBars HARAMBEE Experience: Kid-Friendly Music with Baba Ras D. ($15 per person on EventBright, $20 (suggested donation) at the door.)

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

• 11:00am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)

• 11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time

• 11:30am - 12:15pm: Smithsonian Associates Performance: Under the Baobab Tree at the S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel ($3-$8)

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Performance Lab - Chamber Music at Noon

• 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 Play 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)

• 3:30pm - 7:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Discover Summer Kickoff

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

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

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

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

  
  

FRIDAY (June 5)

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

• 10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Park Ranger at Nature Center

• 10:00am - 11:00am: National Gallery of Art Storytime: Across the USA with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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

• 10:00am - 11:45am: Hillwood Museum Preschool Program: Sensational Scents

• 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 - 11:00am: Smithsonian Associates Performance: Under the Baobab Tree at the S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel ($3-$8)

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

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

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

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Deanwood Library Strong Start Playgroup

• 11:00am - 1:30pm: Rock Creek Park Fun with Flora and Fauna at Nature Center

• 11:30am - 12:15pm: Smithsonian Associates Performance: Under the Baobab Tree at the S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel ($3-$8)

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Discover Summer Kickoff (Ice Pops!)

• 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)

• 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Child's Play DC First Fridays Activity

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