Reservation

JOINT ELECTION Early Voting

All Day
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting
Cast your ballot for the upcoming election. For more information on ID requirements, ballot details, and voting dates/hours please visit https://www.dallascountyvotes.org  June 3: 7am to 7pm ...

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! We hope to build a supportive group that can provide accountability, help you stay motivated, and share in the joys and woes of creative writing. Thi...

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. ...

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. ...

Decorate a Tote Bag 2023

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Downtown Branch Public Floor (1st Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Decorate a tote bag to carry your summer reading books! ...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Stop by between 10 am and 2 pm to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD, and more! This event is sponsored by Altrusa International. ...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
We are celebrating the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 am and 2 pm to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD and Pizza Hut, and more! We will also be getting the Kona Ice truck ...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
We are celebrating the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 am and 2 pm to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD, and more! This event is sponsored by Altrusa International. ...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Join us as we celebrate the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 am and 2 pm to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD, and more! This event is sponsored by the Lochwood Branch Libra...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Celebrate the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD and be creative. Plus, take a picture with Donkey Hodie from PBS Kids! Th...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Celebrate the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 am and 2 pm to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD, and more! This event is sponsored by Altrusa International. ...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Celebrate the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD, and more! This event is sponsored by Altrusa International. ...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Lobby
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Join us as we celebrate the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 am and 2 pm to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD, and more! This event is sponsored by Altrusa International. ...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Celebrate the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 am and 2 pm to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from DISD, and more! This event is sponsored by Altrusa International and the Friends o...

SMART Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Children's Center Craft Area (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Join us as we celebrate the start of SMART Summer 2023! Stop by between 10 am and 2 pm to register for this year's summer reading program, play some games, get free books from Dallas Independent School District, and more! This event is sponsore...
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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 ...

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...

Groove Line Dance

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Classroom A
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...

Movie Matinee: But I'm a Cheerleader

11:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Forest Green Library Presents Movie Matinee! Every month, we will have a movie screening. The movie changes every month! Paternal Advisory!!! All films will be rated PG-13 and above. Please check out our Movie Wednesdays for more children-friendly...

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...

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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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. You will be creating art at your own pace with all the supplies and feedback ...

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

Movie Saturdays

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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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:
Watch a fun movie every Saturday afternoon* here at the library!   *Note: times, room, and films are subject to change. ...

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: 30
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...

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! Our intrepid adventurers, the Bear Bard, Becki Mcdonald, and Da...

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

Summer Crafternoon Craft

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 are rewed for the summer with a sunny summertime theme! Saturdays at 2 p.m. at the Forest Green Branch Library for a summer twist to our crafts!  While supplies last.      ...

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. We will provide supplies; if there's a yarn or needle style you prefer, please do bring it! Specific (free) p...

DIY Marble Mugs for Adults

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Story Children's Area
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
DIY: Make your own marbled mug using a water dip method! Supplies are limited to the first 15 attendees. All supplies sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library ...

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...

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: 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. 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.     ...