Navigating Freedmen’s Bureau Records – Strategies for Research Success

10:00am - 11:00am
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Are you struggling trying to find your freedmen ancestors prior to 1870? Learn how to get past those brick walls with an introduction to the Freedmen's Bureau record collection.

Reading Ready Pickup

10:00am - 12:00pm
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - In Library
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Program Type: Early Literacy
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Getting your child ready to read is as easy as reading, playing, singing, talking, and writing.

Dallas 101 - Oak Lawn

11:00am - 12:00pm
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It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Take a tour of Dallas neighborhoods and learn more about what makes Dallas special.

Juana Inés: La niña que amaba leer

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Español, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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JUANA INÉS: LA NIÑA QUE AMABA LEER

Freedmen’s Bureau Experience Workshop

11:30am - 1:30pm
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Experience the Freedmen's Bureau records during this interactive, hands-on two hour workshop with guest speaker Shamele Jordan. Learn tools and strategies, interact in state breakouts, and deepen your research to find the enslaved.

Beginning Piano and Keyboard

2:00pm - 3:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Learn how to read music, understand chord and melodic theory, and to play the piano or keyboard. Participants are encouraged to attend a weekly session, but can join at any time.  

Beginning Violin Class

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Interested in learning to play the violin? Join Bill Smith online Saturdays at 1pm. The program will teach students the basics of playing the violin and reading music.

Regarding Music: Explorations in Music Appreciation

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Expand your music listening skills with this, the latest offering of Bill's Music Classes.

Beginning Guitar Class

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Interested in learning to play the guitar? Dust that guitar in the corner off and let's play some songs. You'll learn basic chords and strumming patterns, as well as a bit of music theory in the process.