Holiday Craft Program!

10:00am - 11:00am
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

It's Holiday Craft time!

Reservation

Forward Dallas Community Meeting

10:00am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

Department of Planning and Urban Design is hosting a meeting to receive input on land use and properties. 

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
Event Details:

Weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

Pecan Day @ Dallas Farmers Market

10:00am - 1:00pm
Family
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Celebrate Pecan Day with the Dallas Farmers Market and Dallas Public Library. Brush up on your painting skills, take home a painting kit, and take a free book from the DPL Book Bike.

Story Picnic

10:30am - 11:00am
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Required
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - In Library
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
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.

 

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.

Master Naturalists Present...The Nature of the Moon

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult (18+)
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
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, Amy Martin, known as the Moonlady to many, will share her deep knowledge of the moon.

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!

Mitotiliztli Yaoyollohtli - Aztec Dancers

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - In Library
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we are delighted to present Mitotiliztli Yaoyollohtli, a Dallas-based Aztec dance company.

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!

Craft: A-Maize-ing Corn!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

November is Native American Heritage Month!

NaNoWriMo: Neighborhood Writing Sprint

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Required
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Welcome, writers! The Bachman Lake Library will be opening its doors to the Black Box theater to writers needing a quiet place to work on their NaNoWriMo project. 

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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Pop-Up Craft: Book Turkeys

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Recycle an old book and turn it into something new! We aren't just recycling, we're upcycling! Let's give these books a new chance and turn them into a fun decoration for the Thanksgiving holiday as a Turkey (not edible).

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
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.

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: 6
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.

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.

Painting with the Library

3:00pm - 5:00pm
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: 10
Event Details:

You are invited to an exciting experience!

Enjoy painting, friends, and a good time!

Registrants receive a painting kit to be picked up at the Polk Wisdom Branch.

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.