FREE Tax Aid

9:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Study Room 1
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:
For Community Tax Centers  FREE Tax Aide [Civic Engagement; {adult, seniors}] IRS Certified Preparers are here to help you with current and prior year’s federal tax returns; Amendments to previously filed tax returns; IRS letter queries; I...

Free Tax Assistance/Asistencia de Impuestos Gratis

9:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Event Details:
Community Tax Centers, A program of Foundation Communities   IRS Certified Preparers will be here to help with: Current and prior year's federal tax returns, Amendments to previously filed tax returns, Help answering IRS letters, ITIN a...

Free Math Tutoring K-12

10:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Conference Room
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Early Literacy, GED
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
Sign up to receive FREE math tutoring for grades K-12 at the North Oak Cliff Branch Library. Must register online to participate. Email contact for more information. This program is hosted by IntelliChoice ...

IntelliChoice Math Tutoring

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Early Literacy, GED
Event Details:
Sign up to receive free math tutoring! Intellichoice offers math tutoring beginning Sept 10th.  Saturdays, 10:00am - 12:00 pm It is required to register at their website www.intellichoice.org/signup. They will send you further information....

Intellichoice Math Tutoring

10:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:
Are you having trouble in Math?   Get FREE tutoring Saturdays 10am - 12pm from Intellichoice Math Tutors.    Pre-registration is required.  Register below with the library and check out https://intellichoice.org/ for ...

IntelliChoice Math Tutoring K-12

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Early Literacy, GED
Event Details:
Sign up to receive FREE math tutoring for grades K-12 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library. Registration is required at: https://www.intellichoice.org/students/ Email info@intellichoice.org for more information. This program is hos...

Loom Knitting / Telar Circular

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Saturday from 10:00am - noon for our weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.     Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library. ...

English as a Second Language Course / Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

10:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:
English as a Second Language Classes are every Saturday. Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma Las clases son todos los Sábados. ...

GED Classes with the Wilkinson Center

10:00am - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
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 For more information about the Wilkinson Center visit: www.wilkinsoncenter.org ...

Basic Computer Classes/Clases básicas de computadora

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - In Library
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:
Do you need help with using the computer?  Are the basics of technology mind-boggling to you? Visit the Arcadia Park Library Saturday mornings to help find the answers to all your technology problems.   ¿Necesita ayuda con el uso d...

Medicare Workshop

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:
Medicare can be complex and confusing. Learn how to navigate the Medicare waters like a pro! This FREE  information session is designed to offer people an opportunity to become more familiar with Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D as well as Med...

Tails and Tales: Read to Therapy Dogs - featuring Dallas

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Reading to therapy dogs can help improve kids' confidence in their reading abilities. Since dogs are not judgmental, kids can read to them without feeling the pressure and anxiety that may come from reading to peers.  Dallas is a registered t...

Toddler Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Early Literacy, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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 ...

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. ...

Groove Line Dance

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Groove Line Dance is fun way to dance and engage with others. This class begins with a simple guided warm-up to old school R&B music. After warming up the body, the class shifts to upbeat dancing, such as the Electric Slide and Grapevine, to popu...

National Feed the Birds Day: Bird Feeders

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:
Come paint and decorate your very own bird feeder for National Feed the Birds day! All supplies provided! This Program Made Possible by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library   ...

Roots for Youth: African Textile Workshop

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Event Details:
In celebration of Black History Month, we have invited local artist Renee Michea'l Jones to lead "Roots for Youth," a workshop in African textiles.  In Roots for Youth, participants explore the traditional culture and history of African texti...

Black and White Southern Families in Southern Plantation Records - Dallas Genealogical Society

11:00am - 12:30pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
The Antebellum Southern Plantation Records can offer multifaceted views into many white and African American Southern families. This resource documents families’ personal and business correspondence, conditions of plantation life (including the elusi...

Tax Help

11:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classrooms 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:
Visit the Prairie Creek Library every Saturday from 11:00am - 2:00pm for free tax assistance for those who qualify. Visite la biblioteca de Prairie Creek todos los Sábados de 11:00am - 2:00pm para obtener asistencia tributaria gratuita para quiene...

Fiber Arts: Anything Goes Punch Needle Embroidery

11:00am - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Are you interested in learning about and creating your own punch needle embroidery craft?  Create your own free-form or abstract design or bring in your own design to use as a stencil.  Embroidery hoops in both 4.5” and 9.5” diameter will b...

Trust For the Public Land

11:00am - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Civic Engagement

Adult Paper Roses Craft

12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Need a gift for your significant other? Or are you looking for more lovely decorations?  During this workshop, we will be creating a bouquet of paper roses. No need to worry about putting these roses in water and they will last much longer th...

Cine Familiar: La Princesa y la Rana

12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Event Details:
Visit the Pleasant Grove branch the first Saturday of every month from noon -2pm for a featured family film in Spanish! Free popcorn and drinks available at concession stand. Join us for a special presentation of Disney's "The Princess and the Fro...

Dungeons and Dragons: The Central Guild

12:00pm - 2:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Public Floor Area (3rd Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
It's adventure time! The Dallas Public Library is excited to host an ongoing Dungeons and Dragons Adventure game at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. These events will be available to all patrons, and welcoming to all D&D skill levels. Play...

Black Superhero Showcase Party

12:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Celebrate your favorite black superheroes with us! We'll be sharing about black characters in movies, TV, and comics with clips from Static Shock playing on our projector. You'll also get to color and make your own superhero mask and participate in f...

Guitar Class

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
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. Classes are 45 minutes packed with fun games, exercises, music theory, and hands-on performance techniques for ...

Young Artists: Drawing Class

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
Are you new to drawing? Has it been some time since your last sketch? Want to learn the fundamentals every artist needs to start their journey? Then come join us as we provide an introduction to basic drawing tools and techniques. We will explore ...

Embroidering 101

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
 Learn some basic embroidery stitches to embroider a patch displaying a heart made of roses and foliage. ...

Crochet Coven

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:
 Want to start a new hobby this new year? Come and join Mountain Creeks' Crochet Coven. During this detailed 6-week series we will be learning how to make a Granny Square Drawstring Bag from start to finish. This is a perfect group for beginners...

Cyanotype Art Class

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
We have partnered with local artist, Jennifer Wester to teach a traditional Cyanotype art class. Cyanotype is a 19th-century photographic process that prints in the sun and produces a beautiful blue image. Participants will learn about a variety of m...

Painting with the Library

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
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. If you don't receive a painting kit, you can purchase the following supplies a...

Park Forest Game Day!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Come on in and play a while!  Our game day will have a different game every month.  Games for the Wii, Games for the Switch, card games and more!  Come in and let's dance our feet off in a Retro dance competition!  There will be f...

Saturday Movies: Winter Season

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Cold weather and movie days go hand in hand, so come watch some of the flicks we'll be showing this winter season every Saturday here at the library!  Movies/times/location subject to change:   Dec. 3 at 2:00 p.m. -- Blades of Glory ...

Teen Video Game Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Teen Area
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
We have the switch out at Hampton!  We will play Nintendo Classics such as Mario Kart, or Super Smash Bros. If we feel like ruining friendships maybe, we will bring out Mario Party! Bringing your own Switch or preferred controller is comp...
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Gleneice

1:15pm - 3:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Conference Room A
Purpose of Meeting
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Keyboard Class

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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. Classes are 45 minutes packed with fun games, exercises, music theory, and hands-on performance techniques for ...

Craft Saturdays Using Yarns

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Do you want to learn or increase your skills?  Please come to the Vickery Park Branch every Saturday @ 2pm to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and macrame. We will provide supplies; if there's a yarn or needle style you prefer, please do bring...

Crafternoon: Aw! Peanuts!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Crafternoons every Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Forest Green Branch Library!     Celebrate Black History Month with todays fun craft and take home STEM project! Make your own peanut plant with a paper plate inspired by George Washington Car...

Paper Plate Roses Craft

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Kids will be creating beautiful paper plate roses with watercolors to give away or decorate their space with. During this craft, we will be creating paper roses. No need to worry about putting these roses in water and they will last much longer th...

The Office of Arts and Culture Presents: Ebony Lewis

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:
Join us for a paint-and-sip with Dallas-based artist and educator Ebony Lewis! Pick up your paintbrush and follow along as we recreate an original piece themed around a piece of black history. This program is part of our ongoing Black History Mont...

Skyline Cinema: Turning Red!

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Every Saturday gather at the library with your family for a movie showtime. Everyone is welcome!   Todos los sábados reúnase en la biblioteca con su familia para ver una película. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! ...

Senior Knitting Club

2:00pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Pase por Bachman Lake Branch Library los Sabados por la tarde si le gusta tejer o hacer ganchillo. Stop on by Bachman Lake Branch Library on Saturday afternoons if you like to knit or crochet.  While there will primarily be Spanish-speaking s...
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Adult Repujado Craft

2:30pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Create your own home decor through the art of metal embossing or "repujado". With wooden styluses and aluminum we will create traditional Mexican sacred hearts that you can keep to brighten up your home. Follow along using our traceable designs or ro...

Strings Class

3:00pm - 3:45pm
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: 0
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. Classes are 45 minutes packed with fun games, exercises, music theory, and hands-on performance techniques for ...

Computer Help

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, connectivity, job applications, creating a resume and more.     ...

Wendisaurus Saturday! Pokémon VIOLET

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
WHICH PATH WILL WENDI CHOOSE?! The game has given her three story tasks. Where does she start first? Tune in on Twitch to watch Wendi sumble through the new Paldea region as she builds her team of Pokémon based almost entirely on how cute they are....