This Week at a Glance (June 29 - July 3)
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Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
DC Public Libraries are closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day
The National Mall will not be crossable between 4th St NW and 14th St NW until after July 4th. Road closures are in effect for Great American State Fair. Here's a map
Information on the Great American State Fair can be found here
National Building Museum's PLAYGROUND opens on Friday, July 3
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 29)
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 - 11:45am: 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
2:30pm - 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 - 5:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Discover Summer Kick-Off Scavenger Hunt
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Coloring Time
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 30)
9:00am - 3:00pm: Palisades Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams
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 - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time
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: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
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: DC Public Library Family Story Time at Goethe-Institut - for ages 0-5 at the Goethe-Institut Washington (1377 R St NW Suite 300 (Third Floor)
10:30am - 11:00am: DC Public Library and Smithsonian Story Time in the Enid Haupt Garden
10:30am - 11:00am: Deanwood Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
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: 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: Natural History Museum Play Date and NMNH
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
11:45am - 12:15pm: Portrait Gallery Great Hall 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 (July 1)
9:00am - 8:00pm: Benning Library 4th of July Arts and Crafts
10:00am - 6:00pm: Northwest One Library America 250 Scavenger Hunt
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (online pre-registration is required)
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
10:00am - 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: 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
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
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (online pre-registration is required)
11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Baby and Toddler Play 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 Performance: SHOUT
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT
2:00pm - 2:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum STEAM Story Time (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Cupcake Craft
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Popsicles in the Garden
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
THURSDAY (July 2)
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
10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW
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: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
10:30am - 11:00am: DC Public Library Story Time at La Cosecha
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 - 1:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Performance Lab - Chamber Music at Noon
12:00pm - 5:00pm: Shepherd Park 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
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest 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 - 6:00pm: Palisades Library Fourth of July Decoration Workshop
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Shepherd Park Library Arts and Crafts
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Family Story Time
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 Deanwood Recreation Center
6:00pm - 10:00pm: Labyrinth Board Game Night
FRIDAY (July 3)
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 - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story and Play Time (meet in the historic lobby)
10:00am - 2:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Open Studio: In Suspense!
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: National Building Museum PLAYGROUND opens
10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW
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
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
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

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