DC library story times, by day
Every standing story time at DC Public Library branches, by weekday and time, derived from the library’s own calendar and re-checked weekly; which ones need registration.
Updated Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · real listings, pulled from 130+ sources and reviewed by a person.
Library story times, by day
Every DC Public Library branch's regular story times, lap times and play groups for under-fives. All free; walk in unless it says otherwise.
Monday
- 10:30 am — Capitol View: Baby and Toddler Story Time
- 10:30 am — Chevy Chase: Baby Lap Time
- 10:30 am — Cleveland Park: Family Story Time
- 10:30 am — Southwest: Building Blocks
- 11 am — MLK: ASL Story Time (monthly)
- 11 am — Northeast: Toddler Explorations
- 11 am — Woodridge: Baby Lap Time
- 4 pm — MLK: Afternoon Story Time for the Spectrum (monthly, register ahead)
- 4 pm — MLK: Special Olympics Young Athletes Playgroup (register ahead)
Tuesday
- 9:15 am — Northeast: Baby & Toddler Story Time
- 10 am — Southeast: Toddler Explorations
- 10 am — West End: Toddler Exploration (monthly)
- 10:30 am — Anacostia: Family Story Time
- 10:30 am — Bellevue: Preschool Story Time
- 10:30 am — Benning: Story Time Tuesday (register ahead)
- 10:30 am — Cleveland Park: Lego Hour
- 10:30 am — Deanwood: Preschool Story Time
- 10:30 am — Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff: Family Story Time
- 10:30 am — Parklands-Turner: Preschool Story Time
- 10:30 am — Shaw: Family Story Time at Goethe-Institut
- 10:30 am — Shepherd Park: Baby Lap Time
- 10:30 am — Southwest: Family Story Time
- 11 am — MLK: Toddler Story Time (18-36 months)
- 11 am — Northwest One: Strong Start Play Group (monthly)
- 11 am — Palisades: Baby and Toddler Story Time
- 1 pm — Mt. Pleasant: Baby Lap Time
Wednesday
- 10 am — Georgetown: Baby & Toddler Story Time (register ahead)
- 10 am — Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff: Legos in the Library
- 10 am — Southeast: Baby and Toddler Story Time
- 10 am — Takoma Park: Family Story Time
- 10 am — Tenley-Friendship: Family Story Time
- 10:30 am — Benning: Baby and Toddler Playdate (register ahead)
- 10:30 am — Chevy Chase: Family Story Time
- 10:30 am — Mt. Pleasant: Bilingual Story Time
- 10:30 am — Shepherd Park: Family Story Time
- 10:30 am — West End: Family Story Time
- 10:45 am — Northwest One: Toddler Story Time
- 10:45 am — Takoma Park: Family Story Time
- 10:45 am — Tenley-Friendship: Family Story Time
- 11 am — Georgetown: Baby & Toddler Story Time (register ahead)
- 11:30 am — Chevy Chase: Family Story Time
- 5:30 pm — Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff: Family Story Time
Thursday
- 11 am — MLK: Toddler Story Time (18-36 months)
- 1 pm — Cleveland Park: Baby Lap Time
- 1 pm — MLK: Baby Lap Time (Pre-Walking Babies)
- 1 pm — Southwest: Baby Lap Time
- 1:30 pm — Takoma Park: Baby Lap Time (Pre-walking Babies)
- 2 pm — Georgetown: Baby Lap Time
- 4:30 pm — Capitol View: Family Story Time
- 4:30 pm — Southeast: Baby Lap Time
Friday
- 10:30 am — Cleveland Park: Family Story Time
- 10:30 am — Mt. Pleasant: Daycare Story Time (every other week)
- 10:30 am — Mt. Pleasant: Building Play Time (every other week)
- 10:30 am — Petworth: Bilingual Story Time for Children
- 11 am — Georgetown: Baby Open Play (monthly)
- 11 am — Petworth: Baby Toddler Story Time
- 3 pm — Northeast: Baby Lap Time
Saturday
- 11 am — Capitol View: Music & Movement (every other week)
- 11 am — Georgetown: Preschool Story Time (every other week)
- 11 am — MLK: Family Story Time (ages 0-5)
- 11 am — Northeast: Family Story Time
Read from the library's own calendar on 2026-09-21; holidays and closures change it — each branch name links to its calendar. No regular story time right now at: Francis A. Gregory, Rosedale.
