Story Time

Thu · Nov 5·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

Stories and songs on the Balcón at Union Market’s La Cosecha fill the library’s second floor, free, first‑come, first‑served, for ages 5 and under.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM · 10:45 AM·Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library · Washington

Family Story Time (Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library) — Books, songs, rhymes, and movement promote early literacy; tickets at the Children’s Desk, first‑come, first‑served, ages 5 and under.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM – 10:30 AM·Southeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

Stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays fill the Children’s Floor at Southeast Neighborhood Library in 20‑30‑minute sessions for birth‑to‑two children and caregivers, participation expected, for ages 5 and under.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM – 11 AM·Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden · Washington

Costumed ghost hunt in Annette Lemieux’s Nomad painting, with read‑aloud, art‑making, and gallery tour at Hirshhorn Museum’s Storytime Studio, for ages 6 and under.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM – 4 PM·American History Museum, Wonderplace, 1 West · Washington

Wonderplace (American History Museum, 1 West) — Hands‑on activities and touchable museum objects introduce history; first‑come, first‑served, free timed tickets; for ages 6 and under.

Wed · Oct 28·10:45 AM – 11:15 AM·Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington

Stories and songs fill Coulter Plaza at the National Museum of American History, free for ages 5 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Story Time Tuesday at Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library offers books, songs, rhymes, and movement to nurture early literacy, for ages 5 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·10 AM – 11 AM·Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden · Washington

Ghost hunt through Hirshhorn galleries solving the mystery of footprints in Annette Lemieux’s 1988 Nomad, followed by read‑aloud, felt play and art project, for ages 6 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·10 AM – 12 PM·Takoma Park Neighborhood Library · Washington

One-on-one tech assistance from a librarian for phones, tablets, job applications, and computers at Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, for ages 18 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·10 AM – 11 AM·Southeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

Interactive toddler play on the Children’s Floor at Southeast Neighborhood Library develops pre‑literacy and social skills for ages 6 months to 5 years.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM – 12 PM·Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Sing, talk, read books, and enjoy parachute play with pre‑walking babies, followed by an hour of caregiver meet‑ups at Shepherd Park Library, for ages 5 and under.