Bulk Trash Drop-off Service

All Day
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Outdoor Grassy Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Featured
Event Details:

In partnership with City of Dallas Code Compliance, District 12 Councilmember Mendelsohn’s office and the Dallas Public Library, Bulk Trash Dumpsters will be made available to residents of the City of Dallas throughout the remainder of 2023 calend

Digital Equity Open House Sessions

9:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Digital Equity Open House

Digital Equity Open House: Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Enrollment Event!

9:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

 

The City of Dallas will be enrolling the community for the Affordable Connectivity Program - a program that provides a benefit for up to $30 per month toward home internet services, making certain plans FREE! 

Career Workgroup

9:30am - 10:30am
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom B
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Event Details:

Come to the library for job search help & tech assistance in a friendly group environment.

Career Launchpad: Computer Basics

9:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Computer Area
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Bring your own device or use one of ours for general computer assistance, help with resumes, and job applications.

Computer Help

10:00am - 11:00am
Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, connectivity, job applications, creating a resume and more.

 

 

English Language Learning

10:00am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning

English Language Learning

10:00am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

  • Free English classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

Forest Green Tabletop Brigade

10:00am - 12:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Grab your dice and bag of tricks and stop by Forest Green's first Dungeons and Dragons event!

Loom Knitting / Telar Circular

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Saturday from 10:00am - noon for our weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

 

 

Park Forest Shred Day

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Welcome to the Second Annual Park Forest Shred Day!!  ProShred is here to shred those documents that you don't want to just throw away.  We ask you to limit your shredables to three bankers boxes worth of stuff per car, so we can get as

English as a Second Language Course / Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

10:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

English as a Second Language

Classes are every Saturday.

Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

Las clases son todos los Sábados.

Mini Mercado Pop Up

10:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us!

Join us on Saturday September 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for our Mini Mercado Pop Up!

Trinity River Audubon Center: Bus Pick-up

10:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Outdoor Area
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Trinity River Audubon Center is providing free transportation and admission for you to spend time at their facility.  Walk one of their many trails, sit and watch the birds, or just enjoy the peace and quiet of nature.  Look for animal t

Medicare Workshop

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Medicare can be complex and confusing. Learn how to navigate the Medicare waters like a pro!

English Language Class

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés -  ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

English Language Learning

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning

English Language Learning

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

  • Free English classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

English Language Learning

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning

English Language Learning

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning

English Language Learning

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom A (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning

English Language Learning

10:30am - 12:15pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

Computer Tutor

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on basic technology problems you are having.
Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only.

Mapping Genealogy

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Celebrate your heritage and learn more about the resources DPL offers to research your history and make your own custom scrapbook page to take home.  

DPL --Highland Hills Branch

11:30am - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement

Citizenship Class

12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Featured
Event Details:

 Free Citizenship preparation classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

Cancelled

Watercolor Painting Class

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Spend an afternoon relaxing and brushing up on your art skills with our art instructor Irving. Learn the basics of different aquamedia and how to use/maintain our many art tools until you're ready to pursue your own ideas and art pieces. 

Guitar Class

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Required
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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.

Piano Class for Adults

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

We are excited to offer this 9-week course in beginner piano for adults. If you have always wanted to learn piano but never did, now's your time to sign up! 

English Language Learning

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Study Room B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

  • Free English classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

Central Chess Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Public Floor Area (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Learn to play or sharpen your skills. All ages and skill levels welcome! Happens every second and fourth Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Digital Skills Training by The Cardboard Project

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

The Free Digital Skills Training Program is an 8-week program focused on hands-on computer training, basic digital skills, resume building, and job coaching. The program also teaches practicing online safety and protecting personal information.

Fall Vision Board Workshop

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Looking for a fun and creative way to express your plans and goals for the future?

Vision boards are designed to serve as a source of inspiration and motivation for any and everyone!

Movies at Arcadia: Jurassic Park III

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Story Children's Area
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

A couple lure paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) to a dino-infested island and ask him to find their missing son.

This movie is rated PG-13

Dungeons & Dragons

1:00pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 2
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Thomas Acebo will again lead our Dungeons & Dragons every second Saturday and fourth Saturday of the month. 

Hispanic Heritage Month Movie: Under the Same Moon (PG-13)

1:30pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

A Mexican boy embarks on an illegal border-crossing adventure in hopes of reuniting with his mother, an undocumented immigrant working as a domestic in L.A.

Keyboard Class

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Required
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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.

Craft Saturdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 2
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.

Parkland in Lobby

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Lobby
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Representatives from Parkland Community Health Plan will be in the lobby to answer questions about the program.

Pre-Columbian Painting with Alex Cely

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Discover the multiple indigenous cultures that came from Colombia before it was colonized by Spain. Using a pre-Columbian art approach, Alex Cely will lead you in creating a painting that is imbued with Columbian identity and heritage.

Paint Your Pet!

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Pick the palette that perfectly portrays your pet, and paint a portrait to preserve their presence in perpetuity.

Paws, claws, or jaws, daub away with our provided paint supplies and take home your finished artwork! 

Strings Class

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Required
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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
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
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.

Computer Help

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, connectivity, job applications, creating a resume and more.