District of Columbia Public Libraries - Tenley Friendship Library
Washington, DC
The Tenley-Friendship Library has space devoted to children’s services, including online access, a large collection of print and non-print resources (CD books, DVDs, mixed-media kits, etc.) for children from birth to age twelve. Children’s librarians provide regular story programs in which they model early literacy behaviors and reader’s advisory services to children and their caregivers to encourage reading and early literacy.
Tenley Library is a welcoming civic building that provides a variety of spaces to meet a wide range of community needs. Spaces include a large public meeting room (for approximately 100 people), two smaller meeting rooms, a children’s program room, as well as smaller rooms for group study and for tutoring.