Weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

English as a Second Language

Classes are every Saturday.

Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

Las clases son todos los Sábados.

There are Oceans of Possibilities with more than 240,000 known species of animals. This summer, you can come explore a different endangered animal while creating a sea themed craft.

Join us for the next installment of "Money Moves" talks: focusing on financial literacy, small business tips, tricks, and other entrepreneurial topics.

The Dallas Young Makers Club (DYM) is a nonprofit community educational organization based in Dallas, Texas committed to helping students age 8-18 expand their minds and skills by creating things instead of just buying things.

Do you need help with using the computer?  Are the basics of technology mind-boggling to you? 
Visit the Arcadia Park Library Saturday mornings to help find the answers to all your technology problems.

Join us for the next installment of "Money Moves" talks: focusing on financial literacy, small business tips, tricks, and other entrepreneurial topics.

Need help with computers? The library has you covered.

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on basic technology problems you are having.

Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only.

Escape the heat and enjoy a family-friendly movie on the big screen! This month's selection is - Encanto

Social distancing and masks are strongly encouraged. 

Adulting 101 is for Teens, tweens, and anyone wanting to get a better handle and knowledge on some basic life skills. This series will run every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month and highlight a different skill each week.

Have you ever wanted to learn calligraphy? Maybe you're addressing your own wedding invitations or you want to write a very nice letter to a loved one?

Create memories together in this family painting experience.  Paint a portrait of each other or paint a family portrait. Family members participate together, and no art experience is necessary.

It’s Kitten Season at Dallas Animal Services and they need all the help they can get caring for orphaned kittens!

Join us as we explore a new topic in art every month.  This month adventure will be Watercolors-Sunflowers!  A beginners look at watercolors, with a sunny subject. Taught by Linda Perry

Come watch cool movies in the first floor Auditorium as part of our Summer Saturdays at Central programming!

Movie Schedule (films and times subject to change*):

Join the Youth Discovery Center for a program on the importance of writing in Shakespeare! Children will be able to create their own working quills and inkwells to practice Elizabethan-era script.

Are you new to drawing? Has it been some time since your last sketch? Want to learn the fundamentals every artist needs to start their journey?

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

Dallas Police Department will bring some of their vehicles for kids to see and explore.  Information will be provided about each of the vehicles as well.

Adults, visit the Kleberg Rylie branch Saturday, July 9th at 2pm for a free Zen Garden Workshop!

In this workshop, adults will be able to fill their own glass prism with sand, crystals, air plants, and more calming features.

Papel Picado or perforated paper, involves folding and cutting construction paper based on the traditional Mexican Folk Art.

Join us as we transform scrapbook paper and clear glass gems into unique refrigerator magnets.

Sponsored by the Lochwood Library Friends.

Hello teen thespians! 

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every other Saturday this summer at 2pm for fun theatre workshops from local actor and artist, Jiles King!

Thomas Acebo will again lead our Dungeons & Dragons every other Saturday.  

Relax and find your inner artist as you learn the basics to acrylic painting. Limited to 15 adults. Registration required.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.  

**Event rescheduled from June 4 to July 9, 2022**

Come and join our chess club to practice, learn, and sharpen your chess skill in a friendly environment. All skill levels welcome! Learn to play - no experience necessary! Happens every second and fourth Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

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

Yogees from Yoga 4 Kids will guide kids through a relaxing kid-friendly yoga routine.

Are you YARNING for a new hobby? Come visit the Hooks and Needles Club every Saturday from 3-4 PM!

Work on personal crochet or knitting projects while meeting others who have a passion for creating!

Welcome to the Oak Lawn Cinema Club! On every second Saturday of the month, we will be showing a full-length feature film in the Oak Lawn auditorium. 

Join us Saturdays to learn basic knitting! 

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading-

Dapper Dan by Daniel Day

Description:

Punch needle embroidery is an embroidery technique that was popular in Elizabethan times.

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

The great consort music from the court of Elizabeth Tudor is well known, but what did common people sing or hear? Common folk sang broadside ballads or danced to simple bransles (pronounced brawls).

You may have seen Bare Bones Shakespeare perform classic Shakespeare....  but have you seen these world-class actors perform Shakespeare after eating hot peppers? 

The Dallas Public Library is excited to announce that award-winning author, Nisha Sharma, will join our Shakespeare theme Summer Saturday! Meet, Chat, and hear about her latest novel, Dating Dr.