Dia de los Muertos Active Display

All Day
Family
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Exhibit Space
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Come celebrate Dia de los Muertos with us.  Circulation specialist, Yenni Velasquez created a traditional Ofrenda (Altar de muertos).  Please feel free to submit a photo of a loved one who has passed or visit to honor those who have

Booker T. Audition Workshop - Visual Arts

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Start your journey to becoming a Booker T. Creative Revolutionary! 

This free audition workshop is for current 8th grade students interested in the Visual Arts Conservatory!

Jumbo Board Game Day

10:00am - 12:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Required
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

We're bringing back Game Day and it's gonna be BIG! Bring your crew to play bigger-than-life versions of your favorite board games. Family and friends of all ages will have a fun-filled time. 

Knitting and Crocheting

10:00am - 12:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

Celebrate the Harvest with Patchy the Scarecrow!

11:00am - 12:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Lawn
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Celebrate the fall season with Patchy, the non-scary clown, and her crow puppet friend as she performs fall magic and songs about harvest time!

Computer Tutor

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult (18+)
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.

NaNoWriMo Support Group: Virtual Write-In

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult (18+)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Weekly virtual meetings throughout the month for accountability, encouragement, and writing together.

Beginners and experienced writers welcome!

Books & Brews @ Pegasus City Brewery

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult (18+)
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Outreach
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Grab a brew and join Dallas Public Library at Pegasus City Brewery on Saturday Nov 13., we'll be pairing books with their beers.

Crafternoon: Corn Husk Dolls

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Skillman Southwestern Branch
Room: Skillman Southwestern - In Library
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Crafternoon is a monthly series where your imagination and creativity are unleashed with crafts and fun!
A  new craft every month!

Here I am: Acting Workshop

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17)
Required
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Courtyard
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

"Here I Am" Is an acting workshop for middle-school-aged teens led by local artist, Sorany Gutierrez. In this workshop, participants can find narrative tools to express and reaffirm their presence in space.

Anime Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Greetings Anime Fans!

Thankful Placemat Program

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Lobby
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Have fun creating your own placemat!  Attendees will write or draw on the placemat what they are thankful for.  They can express themselves with colors, words, and pictures.  Colorful stickers will also be available for use on this

Dallas Lace Society

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Dallas Lace Society Lacemaker's Society weekly meeting open to newcomers. 

Beginning Piano and Keyboard

2:00pm - 3:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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.  

Hooks and Needles Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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! 

 

 

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Jumbo Board Game Day

2:00pm - 4:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Required
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

We're bringing back Game Day and it's gonna be BIG! Bring your crew to play bigger-than-life versions of your favorite board games. Family and friends of all ages will have a fun-filled time. 

Pop-up Crafts: Kindness Rocks

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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November 13th is World Kindness Day! 

World Kindness Day is an international holiday that was formed in 1998, to highlight good deeds in the community and promote kindness throughout the world. 

Beginning String Class

3:00pm - 4:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
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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.

Beginning Violin Class

3:00pm - 4:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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.

Reading Divas Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult (18+)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading-

Torn  by Keisha Ervin 

Description:

Regarding Music: Explorations in Music Appreciation

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Expand your music listening skills with this, the latest offering of Bill's Music Classes.

Beginning Guitar Class

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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.