Read to a Dog - In-person

Sat · Sep 19·7:45 AM – 9:45 AM·Kensington Town Hall, 3710 Mitchell Street, Kensington, MD

Fun and Fast for 33 Years Since 1994, the Kensington 8K Race has been a favorite DC area fall race – a fun, fast event with beauty, challenge, and excitement. Walk, Run, or Stroll 8K Race | 8:30am 2 Mile Challenge | 7:45am 1K Fun Run | 8:35am Our Community Event Known throughout the DC Area as a true community race – p…

Sat · Sep 19·9 AM – 1 PM·Historic Train Station, 3701 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD

Every Saturday year-round | 9 to 1 Local and regional vendors offer fresh baked goods, seasonal fruits and vegetables, organic meats, seafood, cheese, artisan breads, olive oil and prepared foods. Located at the Historic Train Station at 3701 Howard Avenue.

Sat · Sep 19·3 PM – 4 PM·Kensington Park Library

Joram Piatigorsky, an award-winning scientist at NIH since 1967, switched to writing fiction and other genres upon retirement. Participating in workshops followed by being a board member at The Writer’s Center were invaluable for his transition to writing. Mr. Piatigorsky will discuss how the process of writing and sci…

Thu · Sep 17·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Kensington Park Library

Finished the Summer Reading Challenge 2026 at Kensington Park Library or started a new school year near us? Join us to celebrate your accomplishment and/or your new school year! A special guest from Bruster's Ice Cream will demonstrate the science of how to make ice cream in our meeting room and we'll have a sweet trea…

Thu · Sep 17·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Kensington Park Library

Finished the Summer Reading Challenge 2026 at Kensington Park Library or started a new school year near us? Join us to celebrate your accomplishment and/or your new school year! A special guest from Bruster's Ice Cream will demonstrate the science of how to make ice cream in our meeting room and we'll have a sweet trea…

Thu · Sep 3·2:30 PM – 4 PM·Virtual Branch

NEW: You will need to be signed into Zoom to attend this program via the web. To sign in, you must first create a free account: https://zoom.us/signup Once you are signed in on Zoom, return to this page and click on the link below to join the program. --- Join us as we practice Integral Tai Chi in an informal, friendly…

Thu · Sep 3·4 PM – 5 PM·Olney Library

We have a limited number of available time slots. Readers can sign up for a time slot starting at 3:00 at the Information Desk. Each reader will have ten minutes to read one-on-one with either Bernie, Alyce, Emmy Lou, or Gidget, our certified therapy dogs! This program is specifically targeted to children 5 years old a…