Anime Discussion

9:00am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Notice the Time has changed for this month's meeting. 

Beginners Computer Class

9:15am - 10:15am
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - In Library
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Visit the Skyline branch every Saturday starting May 13th from 9:15-10:15 AM for computer help with staff at a beginners level.

Creative Learning Room

10:00am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Creative Learning Room
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Community Visioning Session

10:00am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family, Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Be the Change!

English Language Learning

10:00am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Featured
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

Writing Club

10:00am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Eugene McDermott Conference Room (8th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The Central Library is hosting a new writing club every first and third Saturday of the month!

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Are you having trouble in Math?   Get FREE tutoring Saturdays 10am - 12pm from Intellichoice Math Tutors.   

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

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.

Cancelled

Loom Knitting / Telar Circular

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 2
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.

Soap Making for Adults

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Make your own soap with us at Dallas Public Library!
All materials will be provided to make 8 different bars of colorful soap! We have oils to make them scented as well.

Limited to the first 15 people.

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

10:00am - 12:45pm
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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

Cancelled

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.

 

Tails and Tales: Read to Therapy Dogs - featuring Tommy

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. 

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

Cancelled

English Language Learning

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning

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.

Master Naturalists Presents: In Search of a Perfect Red - The Story of how the insect Cochineal and Prickly Pear Cactus Forged a Dyeing Industry

11:00am - 12:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

"Master Naturalists Present" is a monthly series featuring presentations from local nature experts of the nonprofit North Texas Master Naturalists.

Science Fair!

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Room: Bookmarks - NorthCourt
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Learn a little while having a lot of fun!

English Language Learning

11:00am - 12:30pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom A (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning

Basket Weaving Workshop

11:00am - 1:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for a workshop to create your very own handwoven basket!

Mindfulness in Movement

12:00pm - 12:45pm
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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
Event Details:

An opportunity for movers to explore, play, acknowledge, and share their daily lived experiences through creative movement and mindfulness techniques. All levels are welcome and encouraged to participate. 

Crochet 102: Washcloths

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn to crochet a square washcloth using basic crochet techniques! No experience required but some prior fiber arts knowledge is welcome. All supplies provided!

DIY: Sew Your Own Scrunchie

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Everyone's favorite '80s and '90s hair accessory has made a major comeback!

Join us during this chic project to start your own scrunchie collection or make a sweet gift for your friend.

Citizenship Class

12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Featured
Event Details:

Free classes. Start anytime! All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class.

Drawing Class

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Spend an afternoon relaxing and brushing up on your art skills with our art instructor Irving. Join in with a work in progress or just an idea you're ready to put to paper.

Chess Tournament

12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Are you intrigued by the game of chess? Are you impressed when you learn that someone knows how to play chess?

DIY Handmade Bookmarks

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Come and make a one-of-a-kind bookmark! You can draw your favorite patterns or write warm wishes to create your own beautiful creation using unfinished wood bookmarks.

Teen Video Game Kickback

12:30pm - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Classroom
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
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.

Get Social: One-Session Photography Workshop

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Join us for a photography and social media workshop! Melvin Bullock is a renowned photographer from our community who will be leading this one hour session on photography techniques and social media content creation! 

English Language Class

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Study Room A
Age Group: Adult
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!

Be Your Own Artist: Paint Pouring

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Want to learn a craft, but you aren't very crafty? Come learn the basics of paint pouring.

Limited to 10 adults. Registration is required.

All supplies provided by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library

Movie Saturdays

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:

Join us for movie Saturdays in the library's 1st floor auditorium!

*Movies, times, and location subject to change

 

This March we are playing:

3/4-- Mean Girls

Murder and MAYhem: An 80s Murder Mystery

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

It’s 1985, and filming is about to begin on the much-anticipated blockbuster by the famous director, Don Phughs- Fetching in Fuchsia: the biggest teen rom-com of the summer!

Paws and Relax

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Public Floor Area (3rd Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Feeling frazzled prepping for summer? Looking for a way to unwind? The 3rd floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is hosting a meet up with therapy dogs from Pet Partners of Greater Dallas.

Stages and Satyrs: A Shakespeare Inspired D&D Actual Play

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - The Story Center (3rd Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Greetings and salutations, patrons of the arts.

The Dallas Public Library is proud to announce a Dungeons and Dragons actual play show inspired by the works of William Shakespeare!

Start Summer A Glow- Glow Party

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

We are starting Summer Glowing! 

Acoustic Open Jam

1:00pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Meet other musicians, learn new songs, and play together in a relaxed and supportive environment. Acoustic musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring an instrument and join in. 

All are welcome to enjoy the music!

POETRY & MUSIC connections

1:00pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Guest Poet/Speaker:  Dr. Stephanie Amsel - Southern Methodist University Dallas  "Songs From My Youth"   

Event Moderator:  Stephanie N. Gossett - Author/ Dallas ISD

Performances by

MOVIE MANIA: Avengers: Infinity War

1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Its time for more MOVIE MANIA at North Oak Cliff!!

The Avengers assemble their power in order to fight their collective enemy, Thanos, before he can wreak havoc on the entire planet.

Adult Bath Bombs

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Classroom
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Adults and seniors, register today for an afternoon of crafting where we will be learning how to make our own bath bombs!

All supplies provided. Adults only, no children please. Registration Required.

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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.

Crafternoon: Dragon Puppet

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 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by learning about Chinese dragons and making your own paper dragon puppet! 

Creative Learning Room

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Creative Learning Room
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Reading Divas Book Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading-

Unprotected by Billy Porter

Description:

True Crime Book Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom B (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

If you love talking about murder, listening to true crime podcasts, and daydream about becoming a crime scene investigator, then this book club is for you.

Yarn Craft Saturdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Family, Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? 

Come and join us every Saturday @ 2pm to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and macrame.

CD Dot Mandala Painting

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're creating our own unique dot mandala designs using upcycled CDs. Mandala art is a practice deeply rooted in many Asian cultures and religions.

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.

African American Genealogical Interest Group

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Community Showcase (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The African American Genealogical Interest Group explores areas of genealogy research unique to the African Americ

Bilingual Senior Salsa Dance Recital

2:30pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Event Details:

Our seniors have been working hard learning how to dance Salsa. Come see our Senior Salsa Dance Recital for a show you are sure to remember. This is one for the History Books. 

Regarding Music: Explorations in Music Appreciation

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Expand your music listening skills with this online offering from the Dallas Library's Music Program.

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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.

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
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.