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Waggin' Tales: Storytime for Dogs!

9:00am - 11:00am
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Family, Adult
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:
Librarians will meet you in the dog park to hangout with your dogs and read a story or two. Join us for Waggin' Tales, story time for dogs!  ...
This event is in the "Family" group.

Fossil Find: National Fossil Day 2021

10:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Lobby
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:
Celebrate National Fossil Day with this creative kit. You'll receive everything you need to sort and find microfossils just like a paleontologist. Learn about the tools of the trade and what makes micro-fossils some the smallest yet most importa...
This event is in the "Family" group.

Pumpkin Day @ Dallas Farmers Market

10:00am - 2:00pm
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:
Celebrate Pumpkin Day with the Dallas Farmers Market and Dallas Public Library. Brush up on your painting skills, take home a painting kit, attend our storytime and take a free book from the DPL Book Bike. Books and painting kits available while s...
This event is in the "Infant & Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Story Picnic

10:30am - 11:00am
Required
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Outdoor Area
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Early Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Event Details:
Spread out your blanket and enjoy stories, songs, and movement outside the library. For ages 6 and under.   Register online to reserve your spot. Please bring a blanket to sit on. In case of inclement weather, events will be cancelled.&...
This event is in the "Infant & Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Story Picnic

10:30am - 11:00am
Required
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Creative Learning Room
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Early Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:
Spread out your blanket and enjoy stories, songs, and movement outside the library. This program will be presented in English and Spanish.  For ages 6 and under.   Register online to reserve your spot. Please bring a blanket to sit...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Computer Tutor

11:00am - 12:00pm
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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 basic technology problems you are having. Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only. ...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Tune in for a monthly presentation from local nature experts of the nonprofit North Texas Master Naturalists. This month, geologist Paul Dolliver will conduct a geological-historical tour across North America. This virtual field trip will follow...
This event is in the "Family" group.

Turtle Day at the Library

11:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - East Patio (1st Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Turtle Day at the Library is a fun and interactive event where we come together to celebrate our reptilian friend, the turtle. Join us to learn more about the local varieties of turtles in Dallas and meet a few rescued box turtles. We will cover...
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Like Abuela Made... w/ Daisy!

11:00am - 12:30pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Straight from Abuela's recipe book, these meals will make your mouth water. Directamente del recetario de Abuela, estas comidas te harĂ¡n la boca agua. "Like Abuela Made" brings together Latinx staff and guests to discuss and share the foods they ...
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Courtyard
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Come celebrate the history of West Dallas with local artist Jennifer Wester. Participants will have the opportunity to build some of the many inventions attributed to the West Dallas Area such as The Drive In Restaurant, Car Hops, a Cement Truck, and...
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Anime Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Greetings Anime Fans! If you like watching anime and you're between the ages of 13 and 18, then this club is for you! DPL's Anime Club meets every other week to talk about popular animes, test our knowledge with trivia challenges, debate our likes...
This event is in the "Family" group.
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:
Celebrate National Fossil Day with this creative kit. You'll receive everything you need to sort and find microfossils just like a paleontologist. Learn about the tools of the trade and what makes micro-fossils some the smallest yet most importa...
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Beginning Piano and Keyboard

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
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.   This program is available online only. Registration is r...
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Hooks and Needles Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Are you YARNING for a new hobby? Come visit the Hooks and Needles Club every Tuesday and Saturday! All ages and abilities are welcomed!      (Materials not provided) ...
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Beginning String Class

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:
Interested in learning to play the violin? Join Bill Smith online Saturdays at 3 pm CST. The program will teach students the basics of playing the violin and reading music. No previous experience is needed to join, but it is important to have a violi...
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Beginning Violin Class

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Interested in learning to play the violin? Join Bill Smith at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, on the 4th floor, Saturdays at 3pm. The program will teach students the basics of playing the violin and reading music. No previous experience is ...
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Cancelled

Regarding Music: Explorations in Music Appreciation

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Expand your music listening skills with this, the latest offering of Bill's Music Classes. Taught by DPL's Music Librarian Andrew Anderson, this class aims to open up areas of knowing and listening to music that will help you enjoy (or appreciate, at...
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Beginning Guitar Class

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
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. Whatever your goal, we think you'll have ...