Poetry Month & Shakespeare Programming

Celebrate National Poetry Month and Shakespeare with programming from the Dallas Public Library. Bring out the inner bard in yourself and see what you can create!   

Online Programming

• April 15 at 3 p.m.- Haiku Poetry Bookmark Class

Adult & Teen

• April 12 at 12 p.m.- Sweep Up Your Shakespeare

Children

In-Person 

• March 15 to April 30- Shakespeare Adventure Walk- J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 
• April 2 at 1 p.m.- Celebrate Poetry and Song with Kamica King- Prairie Creek Branch
• April 23 at 4 p.m.- Bare Bones Shakespeare: Julius Caesar-  Bachman Lake Branch
• April 30 at 4 p.m.- Bare Bones Shakespeare: Julius Caesar-  Pleasant Grove Branch

Adult & Teen

• April 6 at 5:30 p.m.-Poetry Night Discovery Workshop- Forest Green Branch
• April 13 at 4:30 p.m.-Spoken Word Poetry- Renner Frankford Branch
• April 14 at 5 p.m.-A Shakespearean Cold Case: Murder Mystery- Skillman Southwestern Branch
• April 16 at 12 p.m.- Poetry Discovery Workshop- Skillman Southwestern Branch
• April 21 at 5:30 p.m.-Spoken Word Workshop- Skillman Southwestern Branch
• April 23 at 11 a.m.-A Shakespearean Cold Case: Murder Mystery- Audelia Road Branch
• April 23 at 2 p.m.-A Shakespearean Cold Case: Murder Mystery- Vickery Park Branch
• April 28 at 5 p.m.- Understanding Shakespeare for Teens- Kleberg-Rylie Branch
• April 30 at 11 a.m.-A Shakespearean Cold Case: Murder Mystery- Forest Green Branch

Children

• April 1 to 16- What Am I? - A Poetry Guessing Game- Park Forest Branch
• April 1 to 16- What Am I? - A Poetry Guessing Game- Renner Frankford Branch
• April 6 at 4 p.m.- Crafternoon: Blackout Poetry- Skillman Southwestern Branch
• April 7 at 3:30 p.m.- Crafternoon: Blackout Poetry- Vickery Park Branch
• April 7 at 4 p.m.- Out of School Time: Poetry Pops Craft- Pleasant Grove Branch
• April 8 at 4 p.m.- Out of School Time: Poetry Pops Craft- Skyline Branch
• April 21 at 3:30 p.m.- Crafternoon: BardLibs!- Vickery Park Branch
• April 23 at 2 p.m.- Crafternoon: BardLibs!- Forest Green Branch

All in-person programming is intended to follow CDC and city safety guidelines. Please keep safe and social distance when possible, masks are recommended.