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The Folger is closing at 4:30pm on Sunday, February 23, for a staff training exercise. Normal hours will resume when the Folger opens on Tuesday, February 25, at 11:00am.

The Folger Spotlight

Resource Guide: 'Dating Dr. Dil' by Nisha Sharma

We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program

Junior League of Washington

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Not Just Another Day Off 2025

Not Just Another Day Off

Each year, the Folger celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with poetry readings by contemporary poets and actors. This year’s virtual, on-demand program includes "Declaration" by Tracy K. Smith, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and Dr. King’s speech "Where Do We Go From Here?”.
Through Fri, Feb 28, 2025
Virtual, on demand
Folger Book Club: The Tower by Flora Carr

Folger Book Club: The Tower by Flora Carr

Our March 2025 book club explores Mary, Queen of Scots's period of confinement in Lochleven Castle.
Thu, Mar 6, 2025, 6:30pm
Folger Virtual
Folger Book Club:
'The Death I Gave Him' by Em X. Liu

Folger Book Club:
'The Death I Gave Him' by Em X. Liu

Our May 2025 is lyrical, queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet as a locked-room thriller.
Thu, May 1, 2025, 6:30pm
Folger Virtual