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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

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901 G St NW, Washington, DC
Website
dclibrary.org ↗
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Coming up
31 events

Mostly Film and Talks, Ideas & Policy.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW, Washington, DC. 31 upcoming events, mostly Film and Talks, Ideas & Policy. Dates, times and details on AskAlice.

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Candlelight Jazz: The Best of Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole
Music jazzromantic
Fri, Oct 16 · Through Feb 12 · $38–$82
Fri, Oct 16 · Through Feb 12 · $38–$82
6:30PM
6:30 PM
Celebrating a Decade of Building an Economy for All
Games & Social networking
Fri, Oct 16 · From $25
Fri, Oct 16 · 6:30 PM · From $25
BCI’s 10 Year Anniversary Party Beloved Community Incubator (BCI) invites you to celebrate our tenth anniversary with us on Friday, October 16, 2026! Join us as we honor the past decade of work, made…
1:30PM
1:30 PM
Accessible Movie Screening: The Bride
Film classic film
Sat, Oct 17 · Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 1:30 PM · Free
Join us this month for a showing of The Bride. The film will be shown with ASL and closed captions right on the screen. *Audio Description available upon request. Running time:2 hours, 6 minutes Ra…
3:30PM
3:30 PM
MLK Open Mic
Music soloopen mic
Sun, Oct 18 · Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 3:30 PM · Free
Do you have a song or poem that you wrote or just love to perform? Come out to MLK's Open Mic to share it! Sign up begins at 3:15 at the Information Desk in the New Books area on the first floor to…
7:30PM
7:30 PM
Antoine Boyer and Yeore Kim (Washington, DC)
Music indie rock
Mon, Oct 19 · $49–$109
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:30 PM · $49–$109
Hosted by Concerts In America.
10:00AM
10:00 AM
Fall Festival at MLK LIbrary
General & Hyperlocal neighborhoodfamily-friendly
Sat, Oct 24
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Fall fun is taking over the Loggia at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library! Join DC Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 am to 2 pm. for a FREE, family-friendly Fall Festival packed wi…
4:00PM
4:00 PM
OFF THE PAGE. IN THE ROOM. An Author Conversation with Dr. Pamela Gurley
Talks, Ideas & Policy author talksolo
Sat, Oct 24 · From $0
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM · From $0
Join author Dr. Pamela Gurley for a live experience exploring identity, truth, voice, and the inspiration behind her latest books. OFF THE PAGE. IN THE ROOM. is a signature live author experience cre…
7:00PM
7:00 PM
Invisible Life: A Celebration of E. Lynn Harris
Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk
Tue, Oct 27 · Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM · Free
Join us as we celebrate the literary legacy of author E. Lynn Harris with the cast and creative team of the upcoming stage production. As Invisible Life arrives on stage in a reimagined world premie…
6:00PM
6:00 PM
Ciné - An International Film Series
Film classic film
Wed, Oct 28 · Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM · Free
Wednesday, October 28: Suspiria Italy (1977) Languages: English (dubbed) Duration: 1 hours 32 minutes Director: Dario Argento A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that…
6:00PM
6:00 PM
Data Centers & DC: A Community Forum
Talks, Ideas & Policy politicsscience
Wed, Oct 28 · Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM · Free
Amid ongoing debates about data centers (the warehouse‑like facilities that house the computer servers powering everything from everyday online services to large‑scale artificial intelligence) this e…
1:00PM
1:00 PM
All About Bats in the District - A UDC Professor Bat Talk
Talks, Ideas & Policy science
Sat, Oct 31 · Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM · Free
Join us to listen to Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick talk about the importance of bats, as well as her current research on them throughout the District (including on MLK Library's Green Rooftop). Dr. Kelly…
7:00PM
7:00 PM
Linda Leaks and the DC Limited Equity Cooperative Movement
Museums & Galleries history
Mon, Nov 2 · Free
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM · Free
Deepen your knowledge of the long and ongoing struggle for safe, decent, and affordable housing in the nation’s capital and the central leadership of Black working-class women, like Linda Leaks, in t…
6:00PM
6:00 PM
Technology, Surveillance, and You
Talks, Ideas & Policy politics
Wed, Nov 4 · Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 PM · Free
Join Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and author of Means of Control: how the hidden alliance of tech and government is creating a new American surveillance state Byron Tau for a discussion and work…
7:00PM
7:00 PM
Author Talk: The Flag Was Still There
Talks, Ideas & Policy author talkhistory
Thu, Nov 5 · Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM · Free
ABOUT THE BOOK: The Flag Was Still There offers a unique new narrative of the American Experiment. By focusing on five remarkable years marked by both progress and backlash—1776, 1826, 1876, 1926, a…
6:00PM
6:00 PM
BAD BRAINS: ARE YOU READY: An Evening With Darryl Jenifer and Ian Mackaye
Talks, Ideas & Policy punk metal
Thu, Nov 5 · Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM · Free
Join the DC Punk Archive and Trust Records for a special conversation and listening event in celebration of the release of ARE YOU READY: THE FIRST STUDIO RECORDING. Event starts at November 5, 2026…
2:00PM
2:00 PM
And if I Die Before I Wake with George M. Johnson
Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk
Sat, Nov 7 · Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM · Free
George M. Johnson in conversation with Preston Mitchum
2:00PM
2:00 PM
Black Studies Book Club
Museums & Galleries book clublow-key
Sat, Nov 7 · Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM · Free
The MLK Black Studies Book Club meets the first Saturday of each month to explore, engage, and discuss books from and relating to the Black radical tradition. Selections include classics from authors…
1:00PM
1:00 PM
Short Strand Part I: Against the Grain
Film politics
Sat, Nov 7 · Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM · Free
A dynamic collection of shorts revealing the fight for truth—spotlighting whistleblowers, documentarians, and the power of going on the record. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A. Door open at…
3:00PM
3:00 PM
Short Strand Part II: Minneapolis: On the Record
Film politics
Sat, Nov 7 · Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM · Free
A dynamic collection of shorts revealing the fight for truth—spotlighting whistleblowers, documentarians, and the power of going on the record. Screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker…
6:30PM
6:30 PM
Conscious Contact: Exploring Recovery Through Film and Story
Film talks general
Mon, Nov 9 · Free
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM · Free
This community screening will feature Bill W. Conscious Contact followed by a conversation with the filmmakers and attendees will also be introduced to the book A Marriage that Changed the World: Loi…
5:00PM
5:00 PM
Opening Reception: 65 Objects That Changed the World
Museums & Galleries exhibitions
Tue, Nov 10 · Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 5:00 PM · Free
What can an ordinary object tell us about the ways people change one another—and about what it means to be American? For more than six decades, Peace Corps Volunteers have lived and worked alongside…
3:00PM
3:00 PM
Country Current: Coming Home from Sea
Music countryfolk & americana
Wed, Nov 11 · Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 3:00 PM · Free
Experience the energy of bluegrass and the power of stories from the sea with the U.S. Navy Band’s Country Current. Join the Library, the National Museum of the United States Navy, and Country Curren…
1:00PM
1:00 PM
Songs That Carry the Fleet – Presenting the Sea Chanters
Music folk & americanaintimate
Wed, Nov 11 · Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 1:00 PM · Free
Step aboard for an engaging musical journey through naval history. Join the Library, the National Museum of the United States Navy, and the Navy’s premier chorus, the Sea Chanters, as they explore th…
6:00PM
6:00 PM
MLK DOCS: Union
Film politics
Thu, Nov 12 · Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:00 PM · Free
Directors: Brett Story, Stephen Maing | 2024 | 1 hour 43 min A documentary film about the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) — a group of current and former Amazon workers in New York City's Staten Island — t…
1:00PM
1:00 PM
Accessible Movie Screening: Michael
Film cozy
Sat, Nov 14 · Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM · Free
Join us this month for an accessible screening of Michael (2026). The film will be shown with Audio description and open captions right on the screen. Running time: 2 hours, 7 mins. Rated: PG-13 F…
11:00AM
11:00 AM
DC Zinefest
Arts & Crafts workshopbook club
Sat, Nov 14 · Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM · Free
DC Zinefest will once again be hosting its fest - this year, in multiple spaces throughout the MLK Library! The same day, the DC Punk Archive will host a "Punks Like Us" Pop-Up Museum showcasing the…
1:00PM
1:00 PM
Punks Like Us: A DC Punk Archive Pop Up Museum
Museums & Galleries
Sat, Nov 14 · Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM · Free
Theme: "I knew I Was Punk When..." …Wait a minute, what is a Pop Up Museum? A Pop Up Museum is a temporary exhibit created by the people who show up to participate. How does it work? Write a bit ab…
3:30PM
3:30 PM
MLK Open Mic
Music open micpoetry
Sun, Nov 15 · Free
Sun, Nov 15 · 3:30 PM · Free
Do you have a song or poem that you wrote or just love to perform? Come out to MLK's Open Mic to share it! Sign up begins at 3:15 at the Information Desk in the New Books area on the first floor to…
6:00PM
6:00 PM
Ciné - An International Film Series
Film classic film
Wed, Nov 18 · Free
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM · Free
Wednesday, November 18: Tampopo Japan (1985) Languages: Japanese Duration: 1 hours 54 minutes Director: Jūzō Itami A much loved comedy, cult classic, and "ramen western." A truck driver stops at…
Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
General & Hyperlocal date nightcozy
Fri, Dec 18
Fri, Dec 18
On Friday, December 18 , at 6:30 p.m. , experience Candlelight: Christmas Classics at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library . As hundreds of candles cast a warm glow throughout the library, settle…
7:30PM
7:30 PM
Edith Pageaud (Washington DC)
Music songwriter
Fri, Jan 8 · $39–$89
Fri, Jan 8 · 7:30 PM · $39–$89
Hosted by Concerts In America.
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