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GED Classes with Wilkinson Center

10:00am - 12:30pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

Free adult high school equivalency and career readiness preparation class with the Wilkinson Center.

Register here: http://cutt.ly/newclient

Bilingual Storytime (Hora de Cuentos)

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

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish and English to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español y ingles para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.

Bilingual Storytime (Hora de Cuentos)

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - In Library
Program Type: Early Literacy, Español
Event Details:

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under.

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor.

Magic Show with Mike Williams

10:30am - 11:30am
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Room: Bookmarks - NorthCourt
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Laugh your socks off with magician Mike Williams! Be amazed by his award winning magic!

Sponsored by the Atmos Energy.

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages:  18 months - 3 years old

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Suggested ages:  18 months - 3 years old

Workforce Solutions

10:30am - 11:30am
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Lobby
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Event Details:

Find Job Opportunities or Resume Help, and interview skills With Eric from Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas

English Language Class

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

(Em)powerment Popup

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Study Room
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

(Em)powerment Popups are a new initiative created through a partnership between the CARDboard Project and Dallas Innovation Alliance.

Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Lobby
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Event Details:

A representative from Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas will be available in the library lobby area to discuss job opportunities and available resources. 

Silver Pride Project - Coffee & Conversation!

11:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A & B
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

The Silver Pride Project was created to support and meet the growing needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) and allied senior community in the DFW area through outreach and programming delivered with knowledge, sensitivity, and

Workshop Wednesdays with the Dallas Poet Laureate

11:00am - 7:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Poet Laureate's Office (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The first Dallas Poet Laureate, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, will hold office hours for aspiring poets in the city of Dallas! These sessions are designed to help Dallas poets work on individual poems and to eventually create a poetry manuscript.

English Language Class

11:15am - 12:45pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Crime Watchers Neighborhood Meeting

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

Join us for the crime watch group for Oak Lawn/Cedar Springs which encompasses both Central and Northwest Dallas Police divisions . This monthly meeting features officers from both divisions as well as other city departments are represented.

Healthy Lifestyle Classes with Parkland

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

Learn how to be healthier and live your best life with Parkland Healthy Lifestyle Classes.   

Workforce Solutions

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Lobby
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Event Details:

Speak with a representative of Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas about job search assistance, resume help and more!

Chamber Orchestra (Advanced)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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: 10
Event Details:

Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.

GED Class

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom C (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

You are invited to attend free GED preparation classes at the Dallas Public Library. You can register in class, and no ID is required. 

 

GED Class

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

You are invited to attend free GED preparation classes at the Dallas Public Library. You can register in class, and no ID is required. 

GED Class

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

You are invited to attend free GED preparation classes at the Dallas Public Library. You can register in class, and no ID is required.

English Language Class

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom B
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Destination Success Dallas presented by Equus Workforce Solutions

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Lobby
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

Workforce promotion of jobs and training available

TX Workforce Commission

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Exhibit Space
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Economic/Workforce Development
Closing

Several Dallas Public Library Branches Closed for Staff Training

2:00pm - 7:00pm
Branches:
Arcadia Park Branch, Bachman Lake Branch, Bookmarks in NorthPark Center, Dallas West Branch, Grauwyler Park Branch, Oak Lawn Branch, Skillman Southwestern Branch

English Language Class

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Dallas County Juvenile Probation

3:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom A
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:


Teens meet with Probation Officer as part of their sentencing.

After School Cinema! Vivo

3:30pm - 5:30pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 pm for a free family friendly movie screening!

Sweet Sounds: Fall Music Classes

4:00pm - 4:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Guitar, Ukulele or Keyboard

Fall music classes for school-aged students 6-12 yrs on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

September 7-November 11, 2022

Chess for ages 7+

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday to learn how to play Chess! This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all!

Lego Challenge

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Listen to a fun story and then let your creativity shine! Build a Lego creation based on the story. You will have time to talk and share your creations. See what other Lego builders come up with.

Papel Picado Craft

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Family
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month by creating your own papel picado! Through this craft we will learn the cultural significance of this Mexican tradition while using tissue paper and scissors to create our own designs.

Celebrate with Crafts

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 54
Event Details:

Join us on Wednesdays at White Rock Hills to celebrate unique national holidays!

August 30th – September 3rd | Classical Music

September 6th – September 10th | National Pet Rock Day

Sweet Sounds : Fall Music Classes

5:00pm - 5:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Guitar, Ukulele, or Keyboards

Fall music classes for school-aged students 6-12 yrs on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

September 7 - November 11, 2022

Timberglen Manga Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Are you a fan of manga and Japanese culture? Then come join us at the Manga Club! We'll talk about our favorite manga and anime, share information, and do various activities related to the Land of the Rising Sun.

Code Compliance Community Meeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

The City of Dallas Code Compliance will be hosting a meeting to talk with the community any code issues and concerns that you may have.

English Conversation Group

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - In Library
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Practice your English speaking skills at the library. 

Here I am: Acting Workshop

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult (18+)
Required
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

"Here I Am" Is a four session acting workshop for adults led by local artist, Sorany Gutierrez. In this workshop, participants can find narrative tools to express and reaffirm their presence in space.