Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library

03/05/2020

Watch: author and Smithsonian ornithologist Bruce Beehler discusses his book "Birds of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia." Video here: https://bit.ly/2PMyln2

02/29/2020

NEW! Evening hours for our Friends Bookstore added! Check the calendar, and then come on in ... new selections of gently used books arrive daily!

02/15/2020

Read about our well-attended discussion on homelessness, and find out how you can help.

The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library and the DC Public Library.

Big Turnout for Panel on Homelessness On Tuesday evening, January 28th, Friends of Tenley-Friendship Library, in partnership with DC Public Library, sponsored a well-attended panel discussion on the causes and solutions to homelessness, the critical roles outreach workers play in supporting people e...

02/06/2020

Bookstore hours for February. Come look for Valentine's chocolate (cookbooks), wine (guides) and romance (novels) on our well-stocked shelves!

01/29/2020

We hope you'll visit Tenely soon!

Americans made about half the amount of trips to the movies than they did the library

12/24/2019

Looking forward to the New Year with our January Bookstore schedule, below. But remember, our 2nd Floor Honor Sales Cart is always open; come by for an entertaining cookbook for your hostess, picture books to keep the children occupied over vacation, or a book of short stories for whiling away a winter evening.

12/10/2019

Here's our December Bookstore schedule. If you missed our Winterfest sale, it's not too late to buy beautiful children's books and scrumptious cookbooks. Ask in the store ... great for gift giving!

12/04/2019

Don't forget to stop by the Friends Book Sale this Saturday while you're out enjoying all the Tenleytown Winterfest activities. We have lovely, high-quality used books for everyone on your shopping list ... a book, after all, is the best present ... it's a gift you can open again and again!

Lobby sale hours 10 am 'til 2 pm. Our bookstore will also be open, until 4 pm.

11/13/2019

We hope to see you all at our Fall Membership Meeting, this Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7 PM, in the Tenley-Friendship Library, large meeting room.

Come meet other Friends, and share your thoughts.

We are especially interested in hearing your thoughts on
-Building housing on top of the Library
-Homeless patrons at the Library – needs and services

Refreshments will be served — cider and homemade cookies!!

Please join us!
(rsvp appreciated)

Friends of Tenley-Friendship Library
Board of Directors

11/07/2019

Attention local history buffs!

Check out this fascinating talk by local historian John DeFerrari discussing his book Capital Streetcars: Early Mass Transit in Washington, DC. Video here: https://bit.ly/2NMBwsT

Follow DeFarrari at Lost Washington, D.C..