Voting

7:00am - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Cast your ballot for the upcoming election. For more information on ID requirements and ballots details, please visit https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/

GED Classes with the Wilkinson Center

9:00am - 1:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Study Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

Free adult high school equivalency and career readiness preparation class with the Wilkinson Center.

Register here: http://cutt.ly/newclient

Addictive Books at Union Coffee

10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Addictive Books is DPL's monthly book club taking place at Union Coffee. We meet once a month on Saturday for coffee and discussion. This month's book club book is  The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley.

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.

 

 

James Webb Space Telescope: Exhibit and Presentation

10:00am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Hamon Training Room (5th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Featured
Event Details:

Visit the Central Library Saturday, October 28th from 10:00am - 11:00am and learn more about the James Webb Space Telescope from a Longitude Fellow!

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
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

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

Leather Works Class

10:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

In this beginners workshop, students will learn about leather tools, types of leather and hand stitching. Students should walk away with completed leather pieces at the end of each class to take home!

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.

Cancelled

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 - Auditorium
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.

Spanish / English Language Exchange

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Come practice Spanish and help English learners at the language exchange.

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
Cancelled

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

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.

Side Hustle University

11:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Lisa Kilolo Todd Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Economic/Workforce Development
Required
Seats Remaining: 33
Event Details:

The Side Hustle University Program will provide library patrons with an introduction to how to launch a Side Hustle while working a job. 

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. 

Diamond Art For Adults

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Like a combination of cross-stitch and paint-by-numbers, diamond painting is the new creative hobby that’s taking the crafting world by storm. You simply apply colorful resin rhinestones to richly-pigmented canvas paintings. The result?

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
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. 

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.

Four Days of Fright Halloween Movie Marathon

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Celebrate spooky season with the fun horror films that we'll be showing in the 1st Floor Auditorium!

Note: Rated R movies are intended for audiences 18 and older; films, times, and room are subject to change.

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. 

Movies at Arcadia: Frankenweenie

1:00pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Story Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.

Central Chess Club

1:00pm - 3:45pm
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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:

Calling all chess prodigies and aspiring grandmasters! Unlock the timeless allure of chess and embark on a captivating journey of strategic mastery and intellectual camaraderie every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 1:00 PM.

Preserving Your Family Recipes

1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - In Library (8th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Recipes hold history—histories of our family, the lands they come from, and of survival. 

Haunting of Hampton

1:15pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Celebrate Fright Night this year at the Haunting of Hampton Scare Maze. Bring your whole group to experience the terrors within. 

This event is made possible by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library. 

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
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.

Career Launch Pad

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - In Library
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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.

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.

Seed Swap Party

2:30pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

If you have a passion for gardening and would love to meet people that also do, come enjoy an hour of socializing, seed swapping, and even a craft provided by the North Texas Master Naturalists who will be bringing supplies for participants to mak

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.

 

 

Silent Book Club North Dallas

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Required
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Outreach
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The book club with no assigned reading and no pressure!