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What We Read, Watched and Listened To in 2017 According to Check Outs at the Public Library

By Prince Of Petworth


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From the D.C. Public Library:

“From Ta-Nehisi Coates to Ke$ha, Washingtonians had diverse reading and music interests this year. Of the more than 4 million items borrowed or downloaded from the DC Public Library, these are the most popular titles by type and format.

Top 10 Fiction Books

  1. “The Girls” by Emma Cline
  2. “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
  3. “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
  4. “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett
  5. “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead
  6. “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins
  7. “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  8. “1984” by George Orwell
  9. “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
  10. “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara

Top 10 Non-Fiction Books (more…)

“Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library to Close March 4 for Modernization”

By Prince Of Petworth

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From a press release:

“Today, DC Public Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan announced that the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, D.C.¹s central library, will close on March 4 for a complete modernization. Reyes-Gavilan also released final renderings and floor plans for the modernized Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and will update the community on how Library service will be provided during construction at a meeting this evening.

Construction on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will start in Summer 2017 and continue until 2020. When the $208 million transformation is complete, the Library will become the center of activity for the already vibrant downtown area. The building will feature a new, inspiring, and transparent entryway; sculptured monumental stairs; large auditorium and conference center; creative spaces for fabrication, music production and art creation; ground level café with patio; double-height reading room; large, interactive children¹s space; expanded special collections space for researchers and local history enthusiasts, and a rooftop event space with terrace. Public art will be solicited for the reading room, the vestibule and the plaza in front of the building. The art installations in the vestibule and the plaza will honor Dr. King. (more…)

“The DC Public Library Foundation is set to release a compilation album featuring several luminaries of the DC music scene entitled ALB’s Rock the Stacks”

By Prince Of Petworth

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From a press release:

“The DC Public Library Foundation is set to release a compilation album featuring several luminaries of the DC music scene entitled ALB’s Rock the Stacks. The release will come in both vinyl and digital format. The Foundation will host a local music festival and release party at the MLK Library on February 24, 2017. The proceeds of the album and all events surrounding it will go to the DC Public Library Foundation. ALB’s Rock the Stacks came together in memory of Annie Lou Berman, an essential member of the DC creative community and board member of the DC Public Library Foundation, who succumbed to cancer earlier this year.

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