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SUMMARY:DC Public Library Family Holiday Festival
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:DC Public Library's Books from Birth and Beyond the Book progr
 ams invite your family to celebrate the holidays and kick off Winter Chall
 enge with us at the MLK Library!.\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/123
 27929
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<ul>\n<li>Decorate gingerbread houses\;</li>\
 n<li>Write your own winter stories at our book-making station\;</li>\n<li>
 Create and decorate fun crafts for keeping or gifting\;</li>\n<li>Enjoy gu
 est readings by beloved children&rsquo\;s characters\;</li>\n<li>Sing to f
 amily karaoke\;</li>\n<li>Take a free family portrait\;</li>\n<li>Get acti
 ve at the get-up and move station\;</li>\n<li>and more!</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Yo
 u can also sign up for <a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/using-the-librar
 y/books-birth">Books from Birth</a>\, the <a href="https://www.dclibrary.o
 rg/using-the-library/beyond-book">Beyond the Book Club</a>\, AND the <a hr
 ef="https://www.dclibrary.org/winter-challenge">Washington Wizards Winter 
 Reading Challenge</a>!</p>\n<hr />\n<h4>About Books from Birth</h4>\n<p>Bo
 oks from Birth\, in partnership with Imagination Library\, is a program wh
 ere all D.C. residents with children ages Birth - 5 can receive a FREE boo
 k each month in the mail! Families that sign up for Books from Birth at bi
 rth can build their home library with up to 60 quality children's books. F
 amilies now also have the option to select English-Spanish bi-lingual titl
 es. To register\, <a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/using-the-library/boo
 ks-birth">complete the online form</a> or speak with a staff member at you
 r neighborhood library to complete a paper form.</p>\n<hr />\n<h4>About Be
 yond the Book</h4>\n<p>Beyond the Book is a literacy program sponsored by 
 the DC Public Library Foundation centered on developing readers in kinderg
 arten through third grade. By highlighting vibrant stories on a seasonal b
 asis that represent the wonders of children's literature\, Beyond the Book
  aims to inspire children and families to discover the many resources the 
 library offers.Children in kindergarten through third grade across the Dis
 trict are invited to sign up for Beyond the Book. Your membership includes
 :</p>\n<ul>\n<li>A&nbsp\;Beyond the Book Club membership card</li>\n<li>A 
 monthly newsletter with tips and tricks for developing readers</li>\n<li>A
  free copy of the seasonal Featured Book&nbsp\;and/or Activity Packet&nbsp
 \;(While supplies last)</li>\n<li>Exclusive invites to author talks and ot
 her fun family events</li>\n</ul>\n<p>To register\, visit your&nbsp\;neigh
 borhood library\,&nbsp\;or <a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/using-the-li
 brary/beyond-book">use the online registration form</a> then stop by your 
 neighborhood&nbsp\;library to pick up your membership card.</p>\n<h4>About
  Winter Challenge&nbsp\;</h4>\n<p>Discover a world of winter fun at your n
 eighborhood library! From Dec. 9\, 2024 - Feb. 28\, 2025 children and teen
 s can sign up to check out great reads\, enjoy fun events and participate 
 in healthy activities for a chance to win great prizes from DC Public Libr
 ary and The Washington Wizards. Visit your neighborhood library to pick up
  a paper gameboard or <a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/winter-challenge"
 >sign up online using Beanstack</a> starting on Dec. 9. Complete five acti
 vities in a row on your Winter Challenge Bingo board&mdash\;vertically\, h
 orizontally\, or diagonally. Once you have five in a row\, you've got Bing
 o! Visit any DC Public Library with your complete gameboard or show your B
 eanstack completion to collect your prize and enter the grand prize raffle
  between Feb. 1 and Mar. 21\, 2025\, while supplies last.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttp
 s://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/12327929
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