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Events

DCLA hosts a variety of events including tours, discussions, presentations, and social gatherings. We also list community events of interest to our members. 

Upcoming events

    • 04 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM
    • 06 Apr 2024
    • 5:00 PM
    • MLK, Jr Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW Washington, DC 20001

    The DC History Conference is an interdisciplinary, community conference considering the District’s past, present, and future. The first conference was organized in 1973 and delivered in January of 1974, marking this as the 50th year of the conference. Since then, the conference organizers have provided a welcoming, educational, and stimulating forum for original research on and engagement with the history of the Washington, DC metropolitan area—prioritizing the local city but including nearby Maryland and Virginia, and the federal government.

    The DC History Conference is co-presented by the DC History Center, DC Public Library, and HumanitiesDC, and supported by organizational partners and a volunteer planning committee.

    Register: https://conference.dchistory.org/register

    • 19 Apr 2024
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Virtual - See description for sign-up details

    Do you have questions about accessibility or assistive technology in universities and libraries and want to share your problem solving process? 

    DCLA ASIG meetup

    Friday, April 19th

    1:00 PM to 2:00 PM over Zoom

    Please contact us at dcplaccess@dc.gov or 202-727-2142 for Zoom link


    The Access Services Interest Group (ASIG) of the District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA) is holding a meeting on Friday, April 19th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM over Zoom. ASIG will support conversation on strategies and best practices for access services at libraries and other institutions. Invited are librarians, accessibility and assistive technology professionals and users from around the DC/MD/VA area who want to problem solve in a shared environment. Please feel free to share this announcement appropriately. Topics of discussion could include any of the following:


    Universal Design

    Best practices in virtual services due to Covid

    Are there audio loops incorporated into the design of buildings?

    What types of effective communication are offered to the public?

    Distributing assistive technology (AT) service remotely

    Marketing AT services to different communities

    Converting materials to alternative formats

    Evaluation of new AT

    Reports from AT conferences

    Local AT resource providers

    Cloud-based AT notetaking solutions (e.g., Glean, Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai),

    Smartpens (e.g., Livescribe),

    Built-in options (e.g., Microsoft, Google),

    Tools for executive functioning (e.g., Tiimo)

    Best practices in virtual services due to Covid

    The move of AT to personal devices


    • 23 May 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Virtual

    This year’s Battle of the Books competition will take place virtually with the opportunity for the top 4 teams to attend an in-person battle. All D.C. upper elementary students (4th and 5th graders) and middle school students (6th, 7th, and 8th graders) are invited to join. This year’s Three Stars nominees will serve as the Battle of the Books picks.  The coach from each participating school MUST be a member of DC Library Association.  If not a member, join today.

    • 30 May 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Charles Sumner School - 1201 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

    This year’s Battle of the Books competition will take place virtually with the opportunity for the top 4 teams to attend an in-person battle. All D.C. upper elementary students (4th and 5th graders) and middle school students (6th, 7th, and 8th graders) are invited to join. This year’s Three Stars nominees will serve as the Battle of the Books picks.  The coach from each participating school MUST be a member of DC Library Association.  If not a member, join today.

    Upper Elementary, 10AM and Middle School, 12:30PM



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Washington, DC 20013
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