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What to know about the library in Washington

District of Columbia Public Library serves 702,250 people in and around Washington from 27 locations. Last year it logged 3,374,454 visits, about 4.8 for every resident, and lent 6.6M books, movies and e-books.

It’s open about 64 hours a week at 901 G Street NW. It’s fine-free, so there are no late fees. A card also gets you e-books, audiobooks and research databases.

Last year the library ran 9,240 programs, 3,892 of them for kids up to age 11, drawing 265,683 people.

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