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Shaw/ Watha T. Daniel Library
Last Monday of the month
5:30-7:30pm
2025 dates: January 27, February 24, March 31, April 28, May 19*, June 30, July 28, August 25, September 29
*adjusted due to Memorial Day
Benning/ Dorothy I. Height Library
Third Thursday of the month
5-7pm
2025 dates: January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18
Mt. Pleasant Library
Last Thursday of the month
5:30-7:30pm
2025 dates: January 30
*additional dates to be determined following library renovation
Shepherd Park/ Juanita E. Thornton Library
First Sunday of the month
1:30-3:30pm
2025 dates: January 5, February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7
Petworth Library
Third Monday of the month
1-3pm
2025 dates: March 17, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15
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