This Week at a Glance (June 15-19)

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

Programming Updates:

• Friday, June 19th is Juneteenth; DC Public Libraries will be closed; Smithsonian museums will be open

• The Smithsonian Folklife Festival begins this week, located in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW; includes music, arts and crafts, workshops, speakers series

• The American Indian Museum will hold Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:30am through the summer

• The Hirshhorn Museum's Story Time Studio now occurs on both Wednesdays and Thursdays

• The National Mall will not be crossable between 4th St NW and 14th St NW until after July 4th

• 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 15)

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

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

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Bilingual Story Time (Spanish and English)

• 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

• 12:00pm - 6:00pm: Benning Library Juneteenth Freedom Quest: A Library Scavenger Hunt

• 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 - 4:00pm: Georgetown Library Toddler Craft Time

• 3:00pm - 4:30pm: Parklands-Turner Library Fathers Day Craft Making

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

• 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Discover Summer Kick-Off Scavenger Hunt

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

• 4:00pm - 4:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Afternoon Story Time for the Spectrum (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 16)

• 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 - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Storytime Studio en Espanol: Estudio de Cuentos: Un caluroso día de verano

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

• 10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW

• 10:00am - 6:00pm: Benning Library Juneteenth Freedom Quest: A Library Scavenger Hunt

• 10:30am: Smithsonian American Art Museum Art in the A.M.

• 10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Bellevue Library Preschool 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: 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

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

• 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: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time

• 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Discover Summer Kick-Off Scavenger Hunt

WEDNESDAY (June 17)

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

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

• 10:00am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Performance: Students from Hawai‘i In Language There is Life: I ka ‘ōlelo nō ke ola

• 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

• 10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW

• 10:00am - 6:00pm: Benning Library Juneteenth Freedom Quest: A Library Scavenger Hunt

• 10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers

• 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

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Toddler 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

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

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

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

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 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 - 5:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Discover Summer Kick-Off Scavenger Hunt

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Northwest One Library Arts and Crafts Time

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Story Time: The Magic of Words - with the National Postal Museum

• 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 18)

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

• 9:45am - 10:15am: DC Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE

• 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

• 10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW

• 10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers

• 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)

• 10:45am - 11:15am: DC Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE

• 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 - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 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 - 1:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Performance Lab - Chamber Music at Noon

• 12:00pm - 6:00pm: Benning Library Juneteenth Freedom Quest: A Library Scavenger Hunt

• 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

• 1:30pm - 2:00pm: West End Library Baby Story Time ASL

• 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: Chevy Chase Library Discover Summer Kick-Off Scavenger Hunt

• 3:00pm - 6:00pm: Portrait Gallery Chalk the Block with Ground Shift Studio

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Children's Paint N' Sip

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

• 4:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Family Story Time - Costumes and PJs are always welcomed!

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

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

• 5:00pm - 8:00pm: Smithsonian American Art Museum Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Paul Bailey (Solstice Edition)

• 5:30pm - 6:15pm: Cleveland Park Library Kids Book Club

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

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

  
  

FRIDAY (June 19) Juneteenth

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

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

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

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: DC Department of Parks and Recreation Juneteenth Freedom Bike Ride (Reservoir Park to National Museum of African American History and Culture)

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

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

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: Smithsonain Haupt Garden Garden Break: Games, Crafts, and Garden Exploration

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

• 10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW

• 10:00am - 10:00pm: Anacostia Community Museum Juneteenth Freedom Celebration (see full schedule here)

• 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

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

• 11:00am - 1:30pm: Rock Creek Park Children's Tour: Fun with Flora and Fauna

• 11:00am - 1:00pm: American Indian Museum Hands On Craft: Quillwork Designs

• 11:00am - 4:00pm: African American History and Culture Museum Juneteenth Community Day: Honoring Opal Lee and Celebrating 100 Years

  • 11:00am - 12:00pm: NMAAHC Kids Juneteenth Story Time (Classroom, L2)

  • 11:00am: Juneteenth Soundstage (Heritage Hall, L1)

  • 12:00pm: The Juneteenth Cookout Playbook (Family History Center, L2): Participate in an interactive workshop exploring how to plan a Juneteenth cookout

  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm: Juneteenth Art Making (Classroom, L2)

  • 1:00pm: Juneteenth Genealogy Trivia Game (Family History Center, L2)

  • 3:00pm: Juneteenth Soundstage (Heritage Hall, L1)

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

• 1:00pm - 4:00pm: Anacostia Community Museum Imagination Station: Enjoy facepainting and airbrushed tattoos and more

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

• 2:00pm - 4:00pm: American Indian Museum Hands On Craft: Quillwork Designs

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