Because cell phones give off radiation and certain types of radiation are known to cause cancer, some people are concerned that cell phones may cause cancer. There have also been a few studies that ...

In 2023 the number of books banned in the United States rose to 4,250 unique book titles (as reported by the American Library Association), a national record. Critical Race Theory (CRT) is one ...

Georgetown Library offers a unique history of the Georgetown neighborhood, and is home of the Peabody Room, an extension of the People's Archive.

The DC Public Library is pleased to partner with the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and Archives of American Art to present two installations as part of ...

Use the dropdown menus below to find suggested reading lists curated by DC Public Library staff, one for each year from seventh through twelfth grade. More book suggestions and new titles for teens ...

To be brief, short stories are an ideal way to learn about new authors while not committing to an entire novel. Exceptional while concise, the following five short story collections are worth reading.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) models such as Google Bard and Microsoft Copilot can do math, generate code, summarize an article, and write realistic, even authoritative-sounding product reviews, ...

In 2021, Claude L. Elliott, a curator and collector of works produced by Washington, D.C.’s Black artists, started an oral history project to better understand how the city’s Black arts community ...

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