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Mount Pleasant Library Friends

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Mount Pleasant Library Friends Friends are volunteers dedicated to enhancing library services, equipment, and programs not normally provided by public funding. The Mt.

Pleasant Library Friends are a volunteer non-profit organization committed to supporting the library staff in serving our community. We raise money through book sales, recycle books, and sponsor supplementary library programming! Please consider joining us to help sort books, run sales and meet members of the community. For more information or to volunteer, email us at [email protected]. Check out our new online store! https://mtpfriends.square.site/

03/12/2025

Join our friends in Share a Seed this Saturday outside the Mt Pleasant farmers market from 11am-1pm!
Come by and grab some free seeds as well as drop off any seeds to share with others!
*Don’t forget the Mt Pleasant pop up will be there this Saturday as well from 9am-1pm. (Swipe to see all the dates they will be at the market as well as the services offered at this pop up)

02/25/2025

Visit the Library at the Mt Pleasant Farmer’s Market!
Every other Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm
@ Lamont Plaza - 3200 Mt. Pleasant St NW.

The Library on the Go Go truck and bike will stop at the Mt. Pleasant Farmer’s Markets every other Saturday for the duration of the library closure.

Return library materials and browse for new items to check out.

02/14/2025

Visit the Library at the Mt Pleasant Farmer’s Market this Saturday!
February 15th 2025 �9:00am - 1:00pm
Lamont Plaza 3200 Mt Pleasant St, NW

Return library materials and browse for new items to check out every other Saturday from 9AM - 1PM.

The Library on the Go Go truck and bike will stop at the Mt. Pleasant Farmer’s Market every other Saturday for the duration of the library closure.

12/20/2024

Hello Friends! First of all a huge thank you for all the amazing support you have given us and our wonderful Mt Pleasant library staff, it has been a very productive year, chock full of diverse programming and projects that exceeded all our expectations. For this we are eternally grateful and want to recognize all our volunteers, programming collaborators, our volunteer board and of course the exceptional work of the Mt Pleasant library staff! 🧡

*With that being said, we are having our last book and merch sale of 2024 this Saturday. We will be set up inside the Mt Pleasant library from 11am-1pm on the second floor across from the kids section.
3160 16th st, nw dc 20010

**If you can’t make the sale, pop by for some of our swag! (Check out their amazing holiday display! )

12/17/2024

Looking for a last minute gift for your friends or family? Then stop by our Pop up Sale, this Wednesday, December 18th from 5:30pm-7:30pm on the second floor of the Mt Pleasant library (3160 16th st, nw dc) We will have a bevy of used books as well as our classic merch and a few rare artifacts we have unearthed for this particular sale! You don’t want to miss out!
See you Wednesday!!!
📚🎸🧡

11/24/2024

Today at Northeast neighborhood library
330 7th St NE DC
2pm-4pm
FREE / ALL AGES

10/29/2024

Join us Today, October 29th from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Mt. Pleasant Library in the Large Meeting Room for a live recording with Gerardo Sámano Córdova and Los Bookis Podcast!

Writer and artist Gerardo Sámano Córdova will be speaking about his horror debut Monstrilio; a thought-provoking meditation on grief, acceptance, and the monstrous sides of love and loyalty. Córdova will be in conversation with Adrian Gaston Garcia and Sergio Lopez of Los Bookis Podcast, a monthly look at q***r Latine stories and authors.

“Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family’s decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually, Monstrilio begins to resemble the Santiago he once was, but his innate impulses—though curbed by his biological and chosen family’s communal care—threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life.” —Provided by publisher

Following the discussion there will be a period of Q&A and light refreshments. The first twenty attendees will receive a free copy of the book. Additional copies will be available for sale and signature by the author.

For more information, call (202) 671-3121 or email [email protected]. To request a reasonable accommodation for this program, please contact [email protected] or call (202) 727-2142.

10/22/2024

Join DC Punk Archive staff & volunteers Tonight at a DIY craft night. We will have materials for making patches, buttons, & more. Bring your battle jackets or bags to decorate & celebrate 10 years of the Punk Archive!
3160 16th st, NW DC
6-7:45pm Large meeting room!

10/19/2024

Celebrate 10 years of the DC Punk Archive in Mt. Pleasant!

This Sunday, join the Mt. Pleasant Library Friends DC Punk Archive and Library staff for a free pop up record sale and show at Lamont Plaza with Hammered Hulls, The Messthetics, and Flowers for the Dead.
3210 Mt Pleasant St, NW DC (walking distance from Columbia heights or Cleveland park metro)
1:00pm - 5:00pm

1:00pm Festivities begin with :
Record Pop up sale with spinning on the 1’s & 2’s!
Featuring the following record sellers:

*DIY Art & Screenprinting with &
table featuring & his new book
staff will be tabling as well, sign up for a library card, or check out a dc punk related book

*Pick up a Punk BINGO card from the Mt Pleasant library friends and win a fun prize!

*Get a free punk / music related Henna tattoo

The DC Punk Archive was created in 2014 through a partnership between the People’s Archive at MLK Jr. Memorial Library and the Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library. Hundreds of donations and countless library programs later and we are celebrating 10 years!

10/10/2024

The Mt. Pleasant Library Friends are leading a costume collection & swap during October.
DETAILS:
Bring your CLEAN + GENTLY USED costumes to the Friend’s table on Saturdays at the Farmer’s Market on Lamont Plaza, or simply drop them off in the Children’s room (2nd floor) We will be receiving donations from October 1 to October 26.

On October 21 and October 26 costumes collected will be made available for anyone to get their outfits ready for Halloween.

^All items must be clean and in good condition.^

AGE GROUP: | 5 - 12 Years Old | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) ||

10/04/2024

Join us this Saturday for Gentle Yoga and Meditation with Kris!
Saturday, October 05: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library - Large Meeting Room
Free community yoga
No yoga experience necessary
No mat, no problem we have some you can use
Spend your Saturday morning unwinding with us!
^Can’t make it this Saturday, catch the next class on Saturday, October 19th! ^

09/24/2024

Join us for a free concert Tonight at Marx Cafe, (3205 Mt Pleasant St NW) this Hispanic Heritage Month! Staff will be tabling for library card signups, program information, and Spanish book giveaways.

Please welcome RANCHO APARTE, a group of young Colombian Pacific musicians who are looking, without compromise, for the root of a music born in the joy of newfound freedom and sadness of having missed a day.

Sound of abozaos, polkas, danzas, rebulú, Contradanzas, Jugas, songs and rhythms that evoke the mother Africa are the mainstay of this group. Rancho Aparte plays clarinet, the copper saxhorn, the tambora, the snare and raizal voice without school. But this is not just a group that rescues the soul of our people, we go beyond: exploring the internal music living like ghosts crouching in the folds of sensation. The group has made young people hear it and understand it and the old generations, enjoy and dance.

This event is made possible and in partnership with Electric Cowbell Productions, Poder del Pueblo, and the Mount Pleasant Library Friends.

09/22/2024

Free concert: La Abuela Daira
Colombian Folk music
Sunday, September 22
Lamont Plaza
3210 Mt Pleasant st, NW DC 20010 �4:00pm - 5:00pm

08/18/2024

This Thursday, August 22nd, starting at 4pm, join us outside the library to meet an all-women skateboarding collective from Cochabamba, Bolivia. The crew has attracted an international following by skateboarding in their grandmothers’ traditional polleras—colorful, layered skirts worn by Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women of the Bolivian highlands.

As part of their group’s mission, Imilla Skate aims to make space for women and girls in skateboarding culture, a world which is still largely male-dominated. Back in Cochabamba, this mission has evolved into a skate school that serves local youth communities. The word imilla, Fernández explained, means “young girl” in Aymara and Quechua, uniting the group’s Indigenous and matriarchal spirit.

As part of the program Imilla Skate will be working with kids and teaching them some of the fundamentals of
(Helmets & Skateboards will be provided)

This event is All Ages & Free

08/01/2024

Book sale! This Sunday August 4th
2-4pm!
Mt Pleasant library
3160 16th st, NW dc in the Large meeting room!
Books & Merch!

07/19/2024

This Monday join us for “El Llamado:” Musical Wanderings with Gregorio Uribe

Monday, July 22: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library - Large Meeting Room

A reading and live music from Latin Grammy-nominated Colombian artist Gregorio Uribe w/ Camilo Montoya

06/25/2024

Free family friendly outdoor concert
Friday June 28th, 2024
Lamont Plaza Lamont Plaza
7:30pm

Performers: Sara Curruchich with openers Mapuche Rap duo Waikil and Ketrafe

3200 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, DC 20010, United States

Sara Curruchich returns to Mt Pleasant, she played an electrifying concert at the Mt Pleasant library in February. She is an author, composer, and performer, Sara Curruchich finds inspiration in her Maya culture, composing in her native language, Kaqchikel, and in Spanish. Her band, which includes the signature Guatemalan instrument, marimba, subtly mixes folk, rock sounds, and Indigenous Maya influences. Through her songs, she weaves stories of resistance and love, carrying a message that transcends borders and resonates with the diversity of human experiences.
Jaime Cuyanao Venegas is a Mapuche artist who, under the name of Waikil, makes rap music in Spanish and Mapuzungun (Mapuche language). Living in Santiago, he strengthened his Mapuche identity and, through music, shared the everyday experiences of his people in both rural and urban spaces. He is accompanied by one of his bandmates, Cristofer Collio (guitar and pifilka), who goes by Ketrafe.

Brought to you by Mount Pleasant Library Friends and Electric Cowbell Productions and Stone Room Concerts

06/14/2024

Join us tomorrow for Columbia Heights day starting at 11am! A community festival featuring live music, artists, vendors, games, bubble machines, Fun for All Ages!
Harriet Tubman Elementary School ( Turf Field)
3400 11th st, NW dc 20010
***We will not be tabling at the Mt Pleasant market this week but will be back next week!

Address

3160 16th Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20010

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 6pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12026713121

Website

https://mtpfriends.bigcartel.com/

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