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Talewise Science Show: Dragons and the Ice Sorceress

10:30am–11:00am
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Room: Bookmarks - NorthCourt
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Journey back to a time of castles and dragons! This fun fantasy adventure is all about an Ice Sorceress who tries to cancel spring … and the two kids who use science to thwart her icy plans! 

Sponsored by Atmos Energy.

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Workshop Wednesdays with the Dallas Poet Laureate

11:00am–7:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Poet Laureate's Office (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The first Dallas Poet Laureate, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, will hold office hours for aspiring poets in the city of Dallas! These sessions are designed to help Dallas poets work on individual poems and to eventually create a poetry manuscript.

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Chamber Orchestra (Advanced)

1:00pm–2:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
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.

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Afterschool Snacks

3:15pm–3:45pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - In Library
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Early Literacy, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

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Afterschool Supersnack / Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:15pm–3:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group

Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar

3:15pm–3:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:15pm–4:45pm
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Meeting Room B
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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Afterschool Supersnack / Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:30pm–4:00pm
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:30pm–4:30pm
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

 

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Library Out Loud Artist Outreach

3:30pm–4:30pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Library Out Loud partnering with Big Thought presents a 1 hour STEM hands on program for school age kids.  Come and be a part of the fun here at Vickery Park Branch Library.

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Tails and Tales: Read to Therapy Dogs - featuring Nellie

3:30pm–4:30pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Reading to therapy dogs can help improve kids' confidence in their reading abilities. Since dogs are not judgmental, kids can read to them without feeling the pressure and anxiety that may come from reading to peers. 

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After School Cinema: Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite

3:30pm–5:30pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 pm for a free family friendly movie screening!

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Sweet Sounds : Spring Music Classes - Piano

4:00pm–4:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 4pm will be the piano class with an emphasis on music theory!

Classes run from the weeks of April 5 -  June 30, 2023.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
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Chess for ages 7+

4:00pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Study Room B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday @ 4 pm to learn the rules and strategies of chess! This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all!

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Crafty Kids

4:00pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Crafty Kids this month will feature a fun turtle for the spring season.

Take home what you make. All supplies provided.  

Supplies purchased by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

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Kids Art Studio: Rhyming Dominoes

4:00pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Happy National Poetry Month! Rhyming poetry games are a lot of fun. Play poetry dominoes by matching rhyming words and then use them to write a poem.

Supplies provided by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

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Reading Circles

4:00pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Wednesday after school from 4-5pm for a fun circle of reading with kids your age!

Take turns reading a new story out loud and earn a small prize from your librarian friends.

 

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Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

4:30pm–5:00pm
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar

4:30pm–5:00pm
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group

Quilled Chick Art

4:30pm–5:30pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

We're crafting chicks using the technique of quilling! Quilling involves using strips of paper that are rolled, looped, curled, twisted and otherwise manipulated to create different shapes, and glued together to create decorative designs.

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This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group

Spring Chickens Kids Decor

4:30pm–5:30pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us for a fun time of decorating spring themed ornaments to take home with you!

This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

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Sweet Sounds : Spring Music Classes - Violin

5:00pm–5:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 5pm will be the violin class!

Classes run from the weeks of April 1 - June 30, 2023.

Spring music classes for school-aged students 6-12 yrs on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

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Furry Friends: Petting Zoo

5:00pm–6:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Outdoor Grassy Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Are you looking for the Easter Bunny? Look no further! Visit the Pleasant Grove Branch Wednesday, April 5th from 5 to 6 p.m. for a special spring themed petting zoo!

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Beyond Words with Dallas Museum of Art

5:30pm–6:30pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Conference Room
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Find your artistic voice by joining educators and artists from the Dallas Museum of Art to explore techniques, be inspired by amazing works of art and artists, and to level up your skills to expand your creativity toolkit!

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
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Swan Strings Music Classes

5:30pm–6:30pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Wednesday for free music classes from 5:30-6:30pm presented by Swan Strings!

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This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group

K - 2nd Story & Craft

6:00pm–6:30pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Early Literacy, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come listen to a story and partake in a craft at this evening program geared towards kindergarten through 2nd graders.