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Branches

J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Audelia Road Branch

Dallas West Branch

Forest Green Branch

Fretz Park Branch

Grauwyler Park Branch

Highland Hills Branch

Kleberg-Rylie Branch

Lakewood Branch

Mountain Creek Branch

Oak Lawn Branch

Park Forest Branch

Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Pleasant Grove Branch

Polk-Wisdom Branch

Prairie Creek Branch

Preston Royal Branch

Skyline Branch

Timberglen Branch

Vickery Park Branch

Rooms

Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)

Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)

Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Central Library - Classroom D (6th Floor)

Central Library - Kenneth B. Jonsson Gallery (7th Floor)

Audelia Road - Auditorium

Dallas West - Auditorium

Forest Green - Outdoor Area

Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium

Fretz Park - Classroom 2

Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A

Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room B

Highland Hills - Exhibit Space

Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium

Lakewood - Auditorium

Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room

Mountain Creek - In Library

Oak Lawn - Children's Area

Park Forest - Auditorium

Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom B

Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater

Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B

Polk-Wisdom - Classroom A & B

Prairie Creek - Classroom 1

Prairie Creek - Exhibit Space

Prairie Creek - Study Room 2

Preston Royal - Auditorium

Preston Royal - Children's Area

Skyline - Auditorium

Timberglen - Classroom

Vickery Park - In Library

All Day

Exhibit - The Beauty of South Dallas

All Day 6/1–12/1

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Kenneth B. Jonsson Gallery (7th Floor)

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Exhibit

Event Details:

The Beauty of South Dallas captures the rapid change of a historical neighborhood due to socio-economic shifts and documents South Dallas for future residents, visionaries, and developers.

Snag a Pup : Papercraft Puppies

All Day 10/20–11/10

Family

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch

Room: Prairie Creek - Exhibit Space

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Papercraft Puppy time!

Snag a paper pup when you check out 10 books.

Limited to two per family per week.

9:00am

This Is Not A Bottle! This Is A....

9:00am–3:45pm

Family

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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch

Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

A fun, interactive art project for all ages presented by Dsgn For Us and provided by the City of Dallas Culture of Value

9:15am

9:30am

Music and Movement

9:30am–10:30am

Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch

Room: Preston Royal - Children's Area

Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

🎶Move to the beat and learn about music while learning about rhythm in this fun class!🎶

This class includes

9:45am

10:00am

Keyboard Class

10:00am–10:45am

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Audelia Road Library Friends Book Sale

10:00am–3:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch

Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Audelia Road Library Friends are holding their long-awaited Book Sale!

Most items are $1 or less! Come and see what treasures you can find.

If you are a member of the ARLF you can begin shopping at 9 a.m.

Potted Planting

10:00am–12:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch

Room: Forest Green - Outdoor Area

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Get your hands dirty at the Forest Green Branch Library’s community garden!

Alebrijes: Spirit Animals

10:00am–11:00am

Family

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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch

Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Loom Knitting / Telar Circular

10:00am–12:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch

Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Learn a new skill, share patterns and socialize while knitting.

Aprenda, practique y socialice mientras trabaja en un proyecto de punto.

10:15am

10:30am

Using Ortsfamilienbücher to Research German Ancestors

10:30am–12:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Classroom D (6th Floor)

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Join Robin McDonough, Outreach & Programming Coordinator at the Emerson History & Genealogy Center in St.

IntelliChoice K-12 Math Tutoring

10:30am–12:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch

Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 2

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Free K-12 math tutoring! IntelliChoice offers math tutoring every Saturday, 10:30a.m. to 12p.m. led by Dr. Gil Lee from the University of Texas. No appointment needed!

Yarn Arts

10:30am–1:30pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch

Room: Mountain Creek - In Library

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Ready to get hooked on creativity? Bring your current project or learn the basics of knitting and crocheting in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

Crowning the Future: Head Wrapping Camp for Ancestral Reconnection

10:30am–2:30pm

Family

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Skyline Branch

Room: Skyline - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

This camp will teach the children the innate beauty of ancestral African head wrapping, and they will leave the camp with a sense of reconnection to their African ancestors.

10:45am

11:00am

Cancelled

Copy of Stitch Club - Knitting and Crochet

11:00am–12:30pm

Adult (18+)

Registration Required

Cancelled

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Come and join the Stich Club and work on your crochet and knit projects! Whether you're a seasoned pro or a complete beginner, our group offers hands-on guidance, project ideas, and a chance to connect with fellow knitters and crocheters!

Voice Class

11:00am–11:45am

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Nación House: Latin Soul in the Club

11:00am–3:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch

Room: Dallas West - Auditorium

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Get into the groove as you learn about house dance, club culture, and Latin American roots. Led by dancer Stephania Escorcia and a local female DJ, the program features a Latin House workshop, an interactive Q+A, and a high-energy House Session.

Cancelled

Veterans Human Library

11:00am–3:00pm

Adult (18+)

Cancelled

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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch

Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Details TBD

Human Library for local veterans to tell their story.

Little Pigs Opera

11:00am–12:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch

Room: Highland Hills - Exhibit Space

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

The Dallas Opera invites everyone to witness the 3 little pigs in action in this exciting show. It will be outside so bring your blankets and chairs!

11:15am

11:30am

11:45am

12:00pm

A Cyan Summer: Cyanotyping

12:00pm–3:00pm

Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Auditorium

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

A Cyan Summer is a stimulating, thought-provoking project that combines art, science and creativity that will enrich your soul.

Bottlecap Earrings: Ages 18+

12:00pm–1:00pm

Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch

Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 2

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us to make some fun bottlecap earrings! They will be hook earrings for pierced ears.

All Supplies will be provided. For Ages 18+

12:15pm

12:30pm

Rag Rugs Assembly

12:30pm–3:30pm

Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom B

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Visit the Lancaster Kiest branch for Rag Rugs Assembly. Rag Rugs were born out of a necessity to use every scrap of tattered cloth and thread to prevent waste.

12:45pm

Cancelled

Improv Quilt Sessions

12:45pm–2:45pm

Adult (18+)

Cancelled

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Join Adelaide Socki for a class on Improv Quilt Making!

1:00pm

Cancelled

Saturday Movies

1:00pm–3:00pm

Adult (18+)

Cancelled

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Watch a movie every Saturday afternoon here at the library!

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

Guitar Class

1:00pm–1:45pm

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Dallas Lace Society

1:00pm–4:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch

Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Curious about the intricacies of lacemaking? Stop by the Forest Green branch library for the Dallas Lace Society Lacemaker's Society weekly meeting. Newcomers are absolutely welcome!

Club de Tejidos / Knitting & Crochet Club

1:00pm–3:45pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch

Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español, Seniors

Event Details:

Explore su lado creativo en nuestro club semanal de tejidos! Socialice, muestre sus proyectos, y reciba consejos. Apenas esta aprendiendo a tejer? No se preocupe—recibimos a tejedores de todos niveles de conocimiento.

Level Up: Vida y Más! - Painting Composition

1:00pm–2:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch

Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español

Event Details:

Construyendo habilidades para la vida en comunidad, en inglés y español. / Building life skills together, in English and Spanish.

El Central Toastmasters

1:00pm–2:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

When you visit a Toastmasters club as a guest, there’s no pressure to participate until you are ready and comfortable. Every club is unique; visit as many clubs as you would like to find the right fit for you!

Navajo Sand Art for Kids!

1:00pm–2:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch

Room: Oak Lawn - Children's Area

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Thanksgiving is a special time to honor and celebrate our Native American ancestors—and what better way than with a colorful, hands-on craft?

Youth D&D

1:00pm–4:00pm

Teen (ages 13-17)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch

Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium

Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

🎲Your adventuring party awaits!🐉

Once a moon in Preston Hollows where knowledge is kept brave adventurers will embark on a quest filled with peril, treasure, and villains.

Acrylic Painting 101

1:00pm–3:00pm

Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch

Room: Timberglen - Classroom

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Bring your creativity with you as we delve into the basics of acrylic painting. We will work together to create our own renditions of the selected monthly painting. All supplies are provided.

Cancelled

Native Pride

1:00pm–3:00pm

Family

Cancelled

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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch

Room: Vickery Park - In Library

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of storytelling, games and crafts as we celebrate the indigenous history of our region.

1:15pm

1:30pm

Chess & Board Game Club

1:30pm–3:30pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch

Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Participants are invited to come and learn the basics of Chess or to spend time playing the many board games available!

All Ages Welcome, Kids 8+ preferred, Board Games available for Younger Children.

Puzzles also available!

1:45pm

2:00pm

Shot in Dealey Plaza: Kennedy Assassination Film Production in Dallas

2:00pm–3:30pm

Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Dealey Plaza remains one of the world’s most recognized historic sites, and over the last sixty years, the history and mystery of November 22, 1963, has played out time and time again for film and television productions, from Oliver Stone’s JF

Keyboard Class

2:00pm–2:45pm

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Botanical DIY: Lip Balm

2:00pm–3:30pm

Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Classroom D (6th Floor)

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learn how to make lip balm using fun, botanical mix-ins. Supplies will be provided. Registration is required.

Fast Falls the Eventide

2:00pm–3:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch

Room: Park Forest - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Based on the hymn Abide with Me, "Fast Falls the Eventide" details a profound musical storyline of trials and tribulations, overcoming challenging times.

2:15pm

2:30pm

Family Paper Quilt

2:30pm–3:30pm

Family

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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch

Room: Polk-Wisdom - Classroom A & B

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Stitch together memories!

Gather your loved ones and create a beautiful family quilt,

blending creativity with family fun.

2:45pm

3:00pm

Violin Class

3:00pm–3:45pm

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

3:15pm

3:30pm

3:45pm

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