Celebrate 75 years of library services with us as we craft book nooks! A book nook is a miniature diorama that fits between books on a shelf, bringing different stories and scenes to life. We'll craft a book nook from start to finish for you to take home with you! Registration for this program is required....
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and composer
Join your favorite downtown Bethesda fitness studios for a series of FREE outdoor classes in Caroline Freeland Park!
The Writer’s Center welcomes writers Melanie McCabe and Brad Barkley for a reading from their respective novels, Road Longer Than Memory and The Reel Life of Zara Kegg. FREE & open to the public. RSVP here.
Come, share your ideas and learn more about environmental topics in this space for thoughtful exchange, around fiction and non-fiction books. This month's selection is What we owe the future, by William MacAskill.
The Capital Love LitFest is an 8-hour literary salon of writing workshops, deep-dive literary discussions, and poetry and prose readings from the new WWPH pocket-sized anthology, Capital Love. The Capital Love LitFest, and our anthology, are dedicated to all those who believe love is the antidote to hate, and that love is action, intent, healing, and hope. This...
Write new poems based on exciting new poetic voices! In this generative poetry course, we will immerse ourselves in the landscape of contemporary poetry and craft our own poems. Each week, we will read works published in contemporary literary journals from a diverse range of writers including Patrycja Humienik, KB Brookins, Kenzie Allen, Hanif Abdurraqib,...
The Connie Morella Library has been a staple of the Bethesda community since it was first established in 1931. Join us as Hank Levine, Secretary of the Bethesda Historical Society, guides us through all the changes that have happened since!
Get up and get moving at storytime! These 20-30-minute programs are full of a diverse collection of books, songs and fun activities. They are designed to introduce your child to the culture of reading and help develop your child’s language skills. Children are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities, and their grownups are...
Come join the Connie Morella Mystery book club! We will be reading mysteries, thrillers and whodunits together every month. This June, we will be discussing We Would Never by Tova Mirvis.
Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here.
