Join local author JoAnn Hill and DCPL staff member Shae Corey as they discuss the restaurant landscape of Washington, DC. Combining the history of longstanding businesses with more recent additions to the food scene, JoAnn Hill has recently published Unique Eats & Eateries: The People and Stories Behind the Food. Her book contains fascinating information ... Read more

Alleyways have long been a feature of DC’s built environment, hidden behind the high-style facades of the city’s thoroughfares. These often-unseen spaces ultimately became centers of African American community and resilience. Despite congressional intervention to halt alleyway construction, the city had over 3,300 alleyway dwellings by 1912. Additionally, many city residents used alleyways for stables, ... Read more

DC Real Estate Agents and Appraisers can earn three continuing education credits in one of these free, three-hour, in-person courses focused on historic preservation in the District of Columbia. Join DCPL at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street NW) on Friday, June 21st from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  HP 101 will provide ... Read more