D.C. news in brief - The Washington Post

July 30, 2024

MLK library is accepting applications for passports

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW, is accepting passport applications from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.

Passport books cost $110 for people 16 and older and $80 for those younger than 16. Passport cards cost $30 for people 16 and older and $15 for those younger than 16. A fee of $60 is added for expedited mailing within three to four weeks. The library charges an additional $25 processing fee and will take passport photos for $15.

Fees for passports are payable to the U.S. Department of State and library fees are payable to the D.C. Treasurer by check or money order.

Applicants must bring a completed passport application form DS-11, proof of U.S. citizenship and photo identification. Applications are sent to the State Department for approval. No appointment is necessary, but customers should expect some waiting.

For information, go to dclibrary.org/passports.

Humanities Council seeks memorabilia for digital museum

HumanitiesDC, a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is collecting personal historic memorabilia from the Capitol Hill neighborhood for digitization from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St SE.

The files will be added to the DC Digital Museum. The original items will be returned, along with high-resolution digital images on a flash drive. Donors are invited to record brief oral history interviews about submissions.

A wide variety of items could be considered. Examples include gloves worn for community gardening, photos taken at the defunct Sherill’s restaurant and a weathered D.C. transit token.

The collection is a digital archive of content related to D.C. history, life and culture. Items are subject to a Creative Commons license restricting use in commercial works, but the contributions may help scholars and add to an understanding of Capitol Hill’s legacy.

For information, go to www.wdchumanities.org.

D.C. Council confirms Gibson as city’s human resources director

The D.C. Council recently confirmed Ventris C. Gibson as director of the Department of Human Resources. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) appointed Gibson as acting director in July.

Gibson, a Navy veteran, has held human resources management positions for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs. At VA, Gibson was the highest-ranking female veteran and directed civil rights programs for 230,000 employees.

For information, go to dchr.dc.gov.

— Compiled by Terence McArdle

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