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Art is for Everyone!

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Park Forest - In Library at Park Forest Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Art for everyone! This month we will be joining our Friends and designing bookmarks.  These will be for a contest, with the winners getting their bookmark printed for the p...

Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Art for everyone!

This month we will be joining our Friends and designing bookmarks.  These will be for a contest, with the winners getting their bookmark printed for the public!

Bob Rigdon

Into the Archives with Bob Rigdon: Preserving Dallas History Thru Metal Detecting

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - O’Hara Hall (7th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Bob Rigdon will lead a "detectorist deep dive" as he talks about the items of historical significance he found using his metal detector in historic Dallas locations like North Dall...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - O’Hara Hall (7th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Bob Rigdon will lead a "detectorist deep dive" as he talks about the items of historical significance he found using his metal detector in historic Dallas locations like North Dallas Freedmantown and the Tenth Street Historic District.  Learn

Juneteenth Pony Bead Bracelet

Juneteenth Unity Bracelets

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Oak Lawn - In Library at Oak Lawn Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Gather the family for a vibrant Juneteenth Family Program celebrating unity, heritage, and freedom! Engage in crafting unity bracelets, weaving together threads of our shared ...

Required
Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Gather the family for a vibrant Juneteenth Family Program celebrating unity, heritage, and freedom!

Engage in crafting unity bracelets, weaving together threads of our shared history.

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Perler Bead Club

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room at Lakewood Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

🌟 Join the Perler Bead Club: Unleash Your Creativity, One Bead at a Time! 🎨 Are you ready to embark on a colorful and crafty adventure? Lakewood Library invites you to be a part...

Required
Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

🌟 Join the Perler Bead Club: Unleash Your Creativity, One Bead at a Time! 🎨

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Tabletop, Today!

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fretz Park - Classroom 1 at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Racers, start your engines! Are you looking for a wild and wacky way to rumble your raucous roadster around a treacherous and twisting track? No? Well too bad! These Wacky Races...

Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Racers, start your engines!

Are you looking for a wild and wacky way to rumble your raucous roadster around a treacherous and twisting track? No? Well too bad! These Wacky Races wait for no one!

Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Prairie Creek - Study Room 1 at Prairie Creek Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Slay monsters, gather treasure and go on adventures with friends old and new! Dungeons & Dragons sessions, led by Thomas Acebo, meet every second and fourth Saturday of the mon...

Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 1
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Slay monsters, gather treasure and go on adventures with friends old and new! Dungeons & Dragons sessions, led by Thomas Acebo, meet every second and fourth Saturday of the month. 

Movie Mania: DC League of Super Pets

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
North Oak Cliff - Auditorium at North Oak Cliff Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Event Details:

Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, when the Man of Steel and the r...

Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis.

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Saturday Game Days

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - Board Game Room (3rd Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

It's adventure time! The Dallas Public Library is excited to host an ongoing game day at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. These events will be available to all patrons, and ...

Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Board Game Room (3rd Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

It's adventure time!

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Fairy Gardens

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Lochwood - Black Box Theater at Lochwood Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11)
Event Details:

Join us as we create magical miniature gardens! All plants and supplies provided. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lochwood Library and the Friends of the Dall...

Required
Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us as we create magical miniature gardens!

All plants and supplies provided.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lochwood Library and the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

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Miniature Clay Succulents

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Timberglen - Auditorium at Timberglen Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Get informed and creative! Guest speaker Roseann Ferguson, Master Gardener and Greenhouse Specialist from the Texas Discovery Gardens will give us a presentation on growing and pro...

Required
Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Get informed and creative! Guest speaker Roseann Ferguson, Master Gardener and Greenhouse Specialist from the Texas Discovery Gardens will give us a presentation on growing and propagating succulents.

Movie Saturdays

Movie Saturdays

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Watch a fun movie every Saturday afternoon here at the library!   Note: times, room, and films are subject to change.

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Watch a fun movie every Saturday afternoon here at the library!

 

Note: times, room, and films are subject to change.

55+ Club: Plants for Birds

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Prairie Creek - Auditorium at Prairie Creek Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

The Trinity River Audubon Center offers this program designed for seniors, educating them on plants beneficial for local bird species, fostering environmental stewardship and wildl...

Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The Trinity River Audubon Center offers this program designed for seniors, educating them on plants beneficial for local bird species, fostering environmental stewardship and wildlife conservation among older generations.

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Keyboard Class

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class. Classes are 45 minutes packed with fun ga...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.

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All About Animals Live: Wild Adventures

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11)
Event Details:

Travel the world with a visit to your library this summer. All About Animals will be bringing live animals from around the world and focusing on their continents of origin. Start y...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Travel the world with a visit to your library this summer. All About Animals will be bringing live animals from around the world and focusing on their continents of origin.

Career Launch Pad

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fretz Park - Exhibit Space at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Looking for assistance setting up your resume? Unfamiliar with using a computer and want help creating an email? Then schedule for a 1 Hour One-on-One Career Launch Pad training se...

Required
Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Exhibit Space
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Looking for assistance setting up your resume? Unfamiliar with using a computer and want help creating an email? Then schedule for a 1 Hour One-on-One Career Launch Pad training session with one of our staff members.

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Craft Saturdays

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Vickery Park - Conference Room C at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Do you want to learn or increase your skills?  Come and join us every Saturday @ 2pm to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and macrame. We will provide supplies; if there's a ...

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Conference Room C
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? 

Come and join us every Saturday @ 2pm to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and macrame.

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Dallas West Reading Party

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dallas West - Auditorium at Dallas West Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

B.Y.O.B. - Bring Your Own Book! We're carving out some space for bookworms! Bring your current read - or that book you've been meaning to get to - and curl up with other readers...

Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

B.Y.O.B. - Bring Your Own Book!

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Juneteenth Concert with musical guest, Kamica King!

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater at Pleasant Grove Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

The community is invited to come and enjoy the musical stylings of Kamica King. This special concert is inspired by Juneteenth and is open to everyone! La comunidad está invi...

Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The community is invited to come and enjoy the musical stylings of Kamica King.

This special concert is inspired by Juneteenth and is open to everyone!

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Rainbow Party

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Audelia Road - In Library at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Get ready to party in a rainbow explosion at our library's Rainbow Bash! Dive into a kaleidoscope of colors with an afternoon bursting with music, crafts, and community vibes. ...

Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Get ready to party in a rainbow explosion at our library's Rainbow Bash!

Dive into a kaleidoscope of colors with an afternoon bursting with music, crafts, and community vibes.

Reading Divas

Reading Divas Book Club

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Programs
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Are you an Urban Fiction reader? This month we will be reading The New Husband by D.J. Palmer Description Nina Garrity learned the hard way that her missing husband, Gl...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading

The New Husband by D.J. Palmer

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1-on-1 Computer Help

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Preston Royal - Computer Area at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Bring your own device or use one of ours for general computer assistance. By Appointment only. Please call 214-670-7128 and book your appointment.

Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Bring your own device or use one of ours for general computer assistance.

By Appointment only.

Please call 214-670-7128 and book your appointment.

Bubble Painting @ the Library

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium at Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learn the fun art of Bubble Painting on canvas in this fun, free painting class.  Create your own masterpiece! 

Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Learn the fun art of Bubble Painting on canvas in this fun, free painting class.  Create your own masterpiece! 

various painting methods

Family Painting Club

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Mountain Creek - Auditorium at Mountain Creek Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Enjoy an enriching and interactive experience that celebrates creativity, family bonding, and artistic expression! With various painting mediums suitable for all ages, from finger ...

Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Enjoy an enriching and interactive experience that celebrates creativity, family bonding, and artistic expression!

cover of Standing by Ernest McMillan

MLK Book Club: Standing

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 & 2 at Martin Luther King, Jr.
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

In partnership with the Juanita Craft House and South Dallas Cultural Center, the MLK Book Club is a space to share, connect and learn through a selected book. For this series, we ...

Required
Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 34
Event Details:

In partnership with the Juanita Craft House and South Dallas Cultural Center, the MLK Book Club is a space to share, connect and learn through a selected book. For this series, we will be reading Standing by Ernest McMillan .