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Magic Show with Mike Williams

10:30am–11:00am

Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center

Room: Bookmarks - NorthCourt

Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Early Literacy

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Laugh your socks off with magician Mike Williams! Be amazed by his award winning magic!

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.

Chamber Orchestra (Advanced)

1:00pm–2:45pm

Family, 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: Family, 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.

Movie Wednesdays: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2:30pm–5:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch

Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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Movie Wednesday!
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, we will have a movie screening for all teens, tweens, and school-age kids starting at 3 p.m. The movie changes every month!
All films will be rated G or PG.

Homework Help

3:00pm–5:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch

Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

Kids and teens will be provided with a quiet, relaxed environment in which to complete homework and school assignments for at least an hour each week. Library staff will be on hand to assist and answer questions as needed.

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

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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.

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: Arcadia Park Branch

Room: Arcadia Park - Meeting Room B

Age Group: 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.

Afterschool Snacks

3:30pm–4:00pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch

Room: Timberglen - Auditorium

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Early Literacy, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

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Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

After School STEAM

3:30pm–4:30pm

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

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Science! Technology! Engineering! Art! Math!
Discover your inner genius and get creative with us at the Library

This Month: Make a fun color wheel spinner!

All Supplies provided

Afterschool Snacks

3:30pm–4:30pm

School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch

Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30 pm and enjoy a free, nutritious snack.

Afterschool Supersnack/ Supermerienda extraescolar

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 - Classroom 2

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.

Crafternoon: Papel Piñatas

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: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

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Crafternoons every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at the Vickery Park Branch Library!

Read to Nellie

3:30pm–4:30pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch

Room: Preston Royal - Children's Area

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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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.

Tails and Tales: Read to Therapy Dogs - featuring Henri or Raina

3:30pm–4:30pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch

Room: Audelia Road - Reading Lounge

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

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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.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Craft- Mariachi and Frida Kahlo

3:30pm–5:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch

Room: Arcadia Park - Story Wall

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Community & City Engagement

Event Details:

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 until October 15.

Every week Arcadia Park will have a different themed craft for kids to work on. The craft will be out after school every day, each week.

Sweet Sounds : Summer Music Classes - Keyboard

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 keyboard class with an emphasis on music theory!

Classes run from the weeks of July 5- September 27.

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 - Classroom 1

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!

Let's Celebrate with Papel Picado!

4:00pm–5:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch

Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 1

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

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Celebrate the start of Hispanic Heritage Month by creating your own papel picado! Made of delicate, brightly colored paper and featuring intricate designs, these decorative flags are often used in Day of the Dead celebrations.

Looming for Kids

4:00pm–5:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Children's Center Craft Area (2nd Floor)

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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Create your own looming masterpiece! This looming workshop takes inspiration from the loomed potholders we all made in Girl Scouts.

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 4:00pm to 5:00pm for a fun circle of reading with kids your age!

Provided by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Texas Bluebonnet Award Book Club

4:00pm–5:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch

Room: Timberglen - Classroom

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

The Texas Bluebonnet Award is a children’s choice literary award for Texas children (grades 3 - 6) to vote for their favorite title from the 20 nominated. If they read 5, they will vote for their favorite at their school in January.

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.

Rainbow Scratch Off Bookmarks

4:30pm–5:30pm

School Age (ages 6-12)

Registration Required

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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: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Registration Required

Event Details:

We will create our own Rainbow Scratch-Off Bookmarks! Everyone will etch their designs into a black bookmark to reveal the shiny rainbow underneath.

Upcycle City: Homes

4:30pm–5:30pm

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, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

Let's make our own city! This week will be making houses, apartments, and roads. Join us to create a town of your own that will be displayed in the library!

Swan Strings Guitar Classes

4:30pm–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:

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. Great for ages 8 - 18. For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.

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 - Classroom A & B

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 July 5 - September 27, 2023.

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

After School Activity - Origami Fortune Cookies

5:15pm–5:45pm

School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch

Room: Highland Hills - Classroom B

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

Predict your future and join us in making origami fortune cookies from 5:00pm-5:45pm!

K - 2nd Story & Craft: Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell

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:

Join us on the 2nd Wednesday or the 4th Thursday of each month as we read a book and do a craft based on the book we read. This program is geared towards kindergarten through 2nd graders.