WTD Photo Shoot - Take 2

Hey Neighbors!

For those of you who couldn't make it to last Monday's photo shoot, you get a second chance to be a part of the photo mural for the new Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library. If you would like your face to be included in the mural, please come to the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Interim Library, Monday, May 24, from 5:00-8:00 pm. Our photographer will be there taking pictures for the mural. You will need to sign a photo release form to participate, and minors must get the signature of their parent or guardian. This is the second chance for a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of your neighborhood library, literally!

For more info, contact Martha.Saccocio@dc.gov.

Kia DuPree, Tonight!

Author Talk: Kia DuPree
Wednesday, February 24, 6 p.m.

Calling all urban fiction fans! Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Interim Library will host award-winning author Kia DuPree, who will talk about her new book, Damaged.

"Dupree's debut offers readers an unvarnished look at the troubled, violence-filled lives of inner-city youth in Washington, D.C., frequently through the eyes and experiences of Camille Logan. Ten-year-old Camille is placed with the Brinkleys, yet another foster family, where she suffers extreme mental and sexual abuse for years, until she's rescued by Chu, a low-level drug dealer who actually loves and looks after her. But when Chu is murdered in a drug deal gone wrong, Camille makes a desperate choice to join a cruel pimp's stable, where she faces her situation and struggles to change her life."1

DuPree, who now lives in Washington, D.C., was an assistant editor at St. Martin's Press in New York. In 2005 she received the Fiction Honor Book Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association for her debut novel, the self-published Robbing Peter. DuPree earned a B.A. in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University, as well as an M.A. in English from Old Dominion University.

Copies of Damaged will be available for purchase and for check out at the reading.

1Review: Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.

National Gaming Day: Saturday Nov. 14

Are you a gamer?

I am.

I had an Atari when I was 6, started building D&D characters when I was 12, played Yahtzee with my family when I was in my teens, played Euchre when I was in high school, got into Vampire: The Masquerade in college... Yeah, I've been playing games for a LONG time now.

So, come and join us here at Watha T. on Saturday the 14th of November for National Gaming Day, and get into some hot new games. We've got Letter Jam, Wits and Wagers, Say Anything, Pictureka, Set, and Wii Sports. It's going to be an AWESOME day.

And this is open to all ages. Don't think that games are just for kids. No, no. Everyone of every age is welcome to play.

So, come on over and check it out!

National Novel Writing Month Begins Sunday

It's my favorite time of year! Well, after Poetry Month, Earth Day, Pride, Halloween, Christmas, New Year, and Easter.... Okay, it's an awesome time of the year!

November is National Novel Writing Month. Just like last year, we'll be having NaNoWriMo support groups on Saturday afternoons all throughout November to help you crank through your novel.

So swing by, grab a computer, pop in your flash drive full of your awesome book and write write write! Just drop in and we'll do everything we can to help you along. We've got copies of Chris Baty's book No Plot, No Problem and Victoria Schmidt's Book in a Month. Make sure you put one on hold if you want to get one in time.

Here's the schedule:

NaNoWriMo Meetups at Watha T. Daniel Library
Saturdays

11/7: 1:00 p.m.
11/14: 1:00 p.m.
11/21: 1:00 p.m.
11/28: 1:00 p.m.

This Week at Watha T. Sept. 15-Sept. 21

Good morning neighbors!

It's the last week of summer. I know, it hasn't felt like summer for a while now, but it's still summer for 7 more days! To celebrate we'll have a booth at the Heart of DC Picnic on Saturday Sept. 19th. Come down and see Eric do a story time singalong with the kids at the picnic and bring your friends to sign up for library cards.

Here's what's happening this week at Watha T.

Tuesday, Sept. 15

10:00: Preschool Story Time
4:00: Book Talk

Wednesday, Sept. 16

4:00: Urban Fiction Book Talk
5:00: Wii Sports
6:30: Capitol Letters Writing Center New Volunteer Orientation

Thursday, Sept. 17

10:00: Mother Goose on the Loose

Friday, Sept. 18

10:00: Rock Along
4:00: Anime Club

Saturday, Sept. 19

10:00: Family Story Time
11:00: Heart of DC Picnic @ Mt. Vernon Place

Sunday, Sept. 20

2:00: Sunday Matinee

Monday, Sept. 21

6:00: History Book Club discusses Sun Tzu's The Art of War

Finishing Touch Event

You've seen the images of the outside of the new Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library. Now come in and take a look at what the inside will look like!

Check out the new interior finishes including furniture, carpet, and paint. Get the real feel of the chairs by actually coming in and sitting on them, right here in the interim library. You also get a chance to participate and make your voice heard by picking the best lounge chair.

It's only here for four days, so don't miss this opportunity!

Monday, June 15: 12:00-1:00
Tuesday, June 16: 5:30-6:30
Wednesday, June 17: 12:00-1:00
Thursday, June 18: 5:30-6:30

Ground Breaking Ceremony

This morning we had the ground breaking ceremony to kick-start the construction of the new Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library. There were news media personalities, community activists, local politicians Jack Evans and Alex Padro, folks from library administration including Director Ginnie Cooper and President of the Board of Trustees John Hill and even Mayor Adrian Fenty.

In addition to the big names there were a whole bunch of little names as well, Ms. Smith's fourth grade class from Seaton Elementary School came to the ceremony and with their little hard hats and big gold shovels they dug the first few holes for the new building. Towanda Gravitt and I came over from the interim library and I got some pictures of the kids digging. Way to go guys!

This Week at Watha T. Nov. 3 - Nov. 9

Good Morning Neighbors!

I hope you've all enjoyed your extra hour this weekend from the time change. We've got some really outstanding programs this week. I hope to see you there.

Monday, Nov. 3

3:30: Homework Help
6:00: Love That Book: The Night at the Museum

Love That Book is the first half of a new series, Love That
Book/Love That Movie. Participants will have a story time book
discussion of the book and then in two weeks we will show the film.

Tuesday, Nov. 4
Election Day

10:00: Rock Along with Casey
4:00: Tech Tuesday: PC Parts and Computer Basics

Wednesday, Nov. 5

10:00: Story Time with Miss Tracy
6:00: Chess Club
6:00: Big Kid Movie Night: The Black Cauldron

Thursday, Nov. 6

9:45: Mother Goose on the Loose
4:00: Get Crafty for Teens: Wonderful Knits

Friday, Nov. 7

3:30: Anime Club: Lucky Star

Saturday, Nov. 8

10:00: Preschool Breakfast Club
12:00: National Novel Writing Month Support Group
3:00: Black History Lecture Series: Forgotten Soldiers: The District's Black Doughboys of World War I

Sunday, Nov. 9

2:00: Sunday Stories for Tweens (6-12): No Talking by Andrew Clements

Sunday Stories is a new program where older children are read a full length
children's novel or chapter book over a series of weeks.

This Week at Watha T. Sep. 22 - Sep. 28

Good Morning Neighbors!

Here's what we've got in store for you this week at Watha T.

Monday, 9/22

3:30-5:30: Homework Help from Capitol Letters Writing Center

Tuesday, 9/23

10:00: Rock Along with Casey

Wednesday, 9/24

10:00: Story Time for 3-5 year olds with Miss Tracy

6:00: Youth Chess Club

6:00: Classic Film Series - Citizen Kane

7:30: Open Knitting Group

Thursday, 9/25

9:45: Mother Goose on the Loose for Infants and Toddlers

Saturday, 9/27

Banned Books Week Begins

This Week at Watha T. Aug. 11 - Aug 17

Good Morning Neighbors!

Here's what's coming up this week at Watha T.

Monday, August 11

4:00 p.m. - Anime Club
(Note: Today, the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya will be replaced with Lucky Star episode 1. Haruhi will resume next week.)


Tuesday, August 12

10:00 a.m. - Rock-Along with Casey
1:30 p.m. - Catch the Reading Bug


Wednesday, August 13

10:00 a.m. - Story Time for 3-5 year olds with Miss Tracy
6:00 p.m. - Youth Chess Club
7:30 p.m. - Knitting Group


Thursday, August 14

9:45 a.m. - Mother Goose on the Loose


Saturday, August 16

10:00 a.m. - Chess Club
1:00 p.m. - Buggy Summer Saturday

This Week at Watha T. July 28 - Aug 3

Good Morning Neighbors!

Here's what we've got going on this week at Watha T.

Monday, July 28

4:00 p.m. Anime Club


Tuesday, July 29

1:30 p.m. Catch the Reading Bug


Wednesday, July 30

10:00 a.m. Story Time for 3-5 year olds with Miss Tracy
6:00 p.m. Youth Chess Club
6:00 p.m. Classic Film Series - Singin' In The Rain


Thursday, July 31

9:45 a.m. Mother Goose On The Loose for Toddlers


Saturday, August 2

10:00 a.m. Youth Chess Club

This Week at Watha T. July 21-27

Good Morning Neighbors!

Here's what we've got on tap this week at Watha T.

Monday, July 21

4:00 p.m. - Anime Club

Tuesday, July 22

1:30 p.m. - Story Teller Jon Spellman

5:30-6:30 p.m. - Special Event: Meet and Greet New Principal for Shaw Junior High School

The Watha T. Daniel Library will be open one extra hour for this special event.

Wednesday, July 23

10:00 a.m. - Story Time for 3-5 year olds with Miss Tracy

6:00 p.m. - Youth Chess Club

Thursday, July 24

9:45 a.m. - Mother Goose on the Loose for toddlers 0-2 years with Miss Tracy

Saturday, July 26

10:00 a.m. - Youth Chess Club

1:00 p.m. - Pimp My Bookcart

This Week at Watha T.-June 16-22

Good Morning Neighbors!

It's book club week at Watha T. So, stop by and chat with us.

Monday, June 16

4:00: Doctor Who - The Doctor Dances

Wednesday, June 18

10:00: Story Time for 3-5 year olds with Miss Tracy

7:00: Adult Book Club discusses Another Country by James Baldwin

Thursday, June 19

3:30: Young Adult Book Club discusses Freak Show by James St. James

Saturday, June 21

2:00: Buggy Summer Saturday for kids

This Week at Watha T. May 26-May 31

Good afternoon neighbors!

Here's our weekly calendar of events for the Watha T. Daniel Library.

Monday, May 26

Closed for Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, May 27

1:30 Magician Mike Rose - part of the "Catch the Reading Bug" series

Wednesday, May 28

10:00 Story Time for 3-5 year olds with Miss Tracy

6:00 Classic Film Series - A Streetcar Named Desire

This Week at Watha T.

Good Morning Neighbors!

Here's a look at what's going on this week at your neighborhood library.

Monday, May 12

1:00 p.m. Make a Money Plan for Life
4:00 p.m. Doctor Who: Dalek
7:00 p.m. Make a Money Plan for Life

Tuesday, May 14

7:00 p.m. Knitting Group

Thursday, May 15

4:00 p.m. Young Adult Book Club: The Great Gatsby

Saturday, May 17

10:00 a.m. PC Basics

Summer Reading Kickoff Party!

Summer Reading Party

TODAY! May 1

3:30-5:00 p.m.

This summer we've got LOADS of activities planned for children in our Catch the Reading Bug series of programs, and for teens in our Metamorphosis programs. And to kickoff our summer reading series we're throwing a little party at the branch. Stop by and see Tracy at the big tent out front and get signed up today.

We'll be giving away all kinds of free stuff when you sign up. So, make sure and stop by to see us!