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.
Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Refuel afterschool with a free nutritious super snack for ages 1-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.
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.
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.
Join us at Vickery Park for STEAM Programming! This program allows school-age children to learn about science, technology, engineering, art and math.
STEM fun is coming to the Skillman Southwestern Branch every third Wednesday of the Month! This program is intended for school-age children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math in fun and interactive ways!
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 all week after school.
This week will feature Mayan kites
We have invited the Nasher Sculpture Center to come to the library and explore art activities around the musesum's Moonbird sculpture by Joan Miro.
Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición
Wednesdays at 4pm will be the keyboard class with an emphasis on music theory!
Classes run from October 11th through December 20th.
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!
Learn about the constellations we see in the night sky and recreate them right here on Earth! You can also use your imagination to make your own, brand new constellation and write a story to accompany it.
Is Halloween giving you the chills? Well, why not carry a charm with you? Making pumpkins and bats tiny can not only be fun, but also cute!
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.
Join us to create your very own zombie that you will use to race other zombies for a chance at a prize!
This program incorporates both craft and STEM aspects in our zombie race.
May the best Zombie win!
Calling all gamers!
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 Booktober, we will learn about NaNoWriMo's (National Novel Writing Month) Young Writers Program and create a blank book to prepare for the November writing challenge.
Halloween is a spooky fun time to eat candy and play games. For this fun after-school craft make your own halloween spider rings out of everyday supplies!
All materials will be supplied!
Wednesdays at 5pm will be the violin class!
Classes run from the October 11th through December 20th.
Fall music classes for school-aged students 6-12 yrs on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Unwind after school with some board games from 5:00pm-5:45pm!
We provide the games; you provide the family!
This month we will set out a bunch of chess and checkerboards!
This program occurs every 3rd Wednesday of the month.
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.