Kwanzaa: A Harvest Celebration sponsored by Atmos Energy!

10:00am - 11:00am
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Celebrate Kwanzaa with stories, songs and the history of this unique holiday. Enjoy traditional African drumming beats.

Math Tutoring

10:00am - 12:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Featured
Event Details:

Free tutoring help is available every Saturday morning at the Lakewood Branch by a DISD math teacher.

Tutoring is for students struggling to maintain grade-level math, not those in advanced or honors classes.

The Knitting Hour

10:00am - 12:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Looking for some old school fun on Saturday mornings? The Prairie Creek Library hosts a weekly social hour that will include crafts, games, and much more!

Sisters in Stitches

10:00am - 1:00pm
Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Work on your current project with a group of your brothers and sisters in stitching!

Dallas Young Makers

10:30am - 2:30pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Hamon Training Room (5th Floor)
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Technology, Featured
Event Details:

Fun, FREE, hands on workshops for kids ages 8-18. Choose your track:

1-on-1 Computer Help/1 a 1 Ayuda con Computadoras

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Reserve an appointment with one of our librarians for one on one computer assistance. Get help with:

Computer Tutor

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Seniors
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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 technology problems you are having. Every Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday, by appointment only.

Crafty Saturday

11:00am - 12:00pm
Family, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Lobby
Age Group: Family, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come and create a craft with us in the Children's Area. 

Los invitamos a la biblioteca los sabados para una actividad.  Para todas las edades.

Groove Line Dance Class

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Do you like to dance?

The Polk-Wisdom Branch Library has a fun, exciting dance class just for you! 

 

GUIDED MEDITATION WITH SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teen, Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - In Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement

Paws Reading Tutors

11:00am - 12:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Bring your favorite book or pick one from the library and read to our tail-wagging dogs.

Yoga for Success

11:00am - 12:15pm
Adult
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

How successful you are in life simply depends on how well you can use your mind and body. This session offers simple but powerful yoga postures for stability and balance. Please bring a towel and, if you have one, your own yoga mat.

Family Movie Matinee/Cine Familiar - Smallfoot

11:00am - 2:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Enjoy a children's movie with your family.

Diviértete con películas para niños en un ambiente familiar.

Early Literacy Playtime - Noon Year's Eve Edition!

11:30am - 12:30pm
Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Guide your child on their journey to literacy through interactive play as we celebrate Noon Year's Eve!

Crafts @ the Creek!

12:00pm - 1:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Use your creativity and learn to make a new craft that focuses on Science, Math, Art, Reading or Technology (SMART).

*Recommended for ages 7 and up. 

Toastmasters

12:15pm - 2:00pm
Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Event Details:

Is the fear of public speaking keeping you from discovering your full potential?  Let Toastmasters Help!

The Storytellers Toastmasters Club meets every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 12:15 - 2:00pm. 

Saturday Crafternoon: New Year, New Me

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Create a vision board of your goals for the New Year.

Dance! A Winter Break Dance Concert

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured
Event Details:

Come enjoy a free dance concert featuring The Flame Foundation and The Terrance M. Johnson Dance Project! Light refreshments will be served. This event is presented by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture!

Fretz Park Knitting Group

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

New and experienced knitters are invited to come to Fretz Park to knit, chat, and assist each other with projects on Saturday afternoons.

Jerry Pinkney Day: A Celebration of Kwanzaa & African American Children's Authors

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Event Details:

This Kwanzaa event will celebrate the works of award-winning children's author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney.

Bring the entire family to be immersed in African dance, storytelling, Kwanzaa crafts and the works of other African American

Creative Spaces- Fiber Arts Workroom- Open Space Hours

1:00pm - 4:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Creative Space open hours are a time when spaces will be open for customers to walk-in and use equipment on a first come/first serve basis.

Brush Up! Adult Painting Group

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Join the library staff and express yourself through painting with the help of our Artist in Residence. We will have the supplies, you bring the creativity. For adults 18+.

Nutcracker in a Nutshell presented by S&D Puppetry and sponsored by Atmos energy!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Room: Bookmarks - Storytime Steps
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Nutcracker in a Nutshell is the contemporary mini marionette rendition of the holiday classic traditionally known as the Nutcracker! S&D Puppetry's lively little characters will be inside the library as we dim the lights, turn on the

Secret Society of Children's Books: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Siddie Joe Johnson Room (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

SHHH! Do you want to join the Secret Society? The Secret Society of Children’s Books is a bi-monthly lecture series that features a particular historical item from the Dallas Public Library’s Siddie Joe Johnson Children’s Literature Collection.

SMARTcrafts

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Early Literacy, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come join us Saturday afternoons at 2 pm to explore arts, crafts, and STEM subjects here in the library!  From paper crafts to baking soda volcanos, there's no telling what we might be doing.  Good for all ages

Toastmasters

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Economic/Workforce Development
Event Details:

Become the speaker and leader you want to be.  People who communicate effectively get ahead in life.  Are you ready to achieve your full potential?

Bloxels

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Bloxels is a hands-on platform for kids to build, collaborate and tell stories through video game creation. Students can use colored blocks to design their characters and settings to tell their own amazing stories!

Crochet for a Cause

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Event Details:

   Crochet for a Cause at Mountain Creek Branch Library every Saturday from 2 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Family Movie Time

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us in the children's area to watch a movie. All movies will be G or PG. You are welcome to bring treats to eat during the movie.

Adult Fretz Park's Fun and Games

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Join us on the 4th Saturday of the month to play Board Games and/or Card Games. Feel free to join a game with other attendees or even to just bring your own games for you and friends to enjoy.

Kid Zone

3:00pm - 4:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Come learn and have fun at Kid Zone!  Activities range from board games, video games, art projects, SMART kits, movies, and more!  Recommended ages: 6 years to 12 years old. 

1-on-1 Computer Help/1 a 1 Ayuda con Computadoras

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Reserve an appointment with one of our librarians for one on one computer assistance. Get help with:

Knitters Anonymous/Tejedoras Anonimas

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen, Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Lobby
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Join our knitting group for an afternoon of great fun - members discuss patterns and share ideas. Knit, crochet, needlepoint, or any sort of thread-work is welcome.

English Conversation Class

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

 

Improve your listening and speaking skills, build confidence, and practice your English in a comfortable group environment.