Start your Saturday morning out with stories, songs, and plenty of dancing! Fun for the whole family. 

Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month from 10:30am to 2:30pm for a come & go makers series presented by the Dallas Young Makers Club!

Learn how to:

Be a character from folk tales, picture books, or poetry!

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

Grab your dice and bag of tricks and stop by Forest Green's first Dungeons and Dragons event!

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch Saturday, July 22nd from 10:00am to Noon for a jewelry class lead by local artist, Motcy Designs!

For two hours every 4th Saturday every other month, stop by with your well-loved stuffed animal, maybe in need of a bit of repair, and our volunteer ESTs (Emergency Stuffing Technicians) will take a look at them.

English as a Second Language

Classes are every Saturday.

Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

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

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

Join us to make your very own colorful and creative bookmark with washi tape. We have many different patterns and colors to choose from!
 

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

This class is a continuation of "Basic Computer Classes/Clases básicas de computadora."

In this class students will continue practicing their basic computer skills but will also begin to focus on working with specific computer programs

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. 

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

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

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

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

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

The Family Learning Program is a companion program to Saturday English language classes. Students' children ages 6-11 will do fun, educational, and creative activities while their parents are in class.

Get ready for school at the Vickery Park Branch and our community partners! This "Family Fun Fest" offers a day of family fun and services to get Back-to-School.  

Come make some beachy fragranced bath bombs at the library! The featured fragrances will be "Bali Breeze", "Sea Salt and Lily", and a mystery fragrance!

This project will use plastic molds that you can take home with you. 

Join us having fun while learning! Bricks4Kidz brings a 60minute STEM based learning session for anyone to join!

Part of SMART Summer. Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library and Oak Lawn Library Friends.

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on basic technology problems you are having.
Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only.

WEE-WOO! The summer just got hotter because we bringing out the Fire Engine Show and Tell! Learn about Dallas Fire and Rescue from real Dallas Firefighters and see if you can handle the heart of what it takes to be a Cheif Firefighter!

Get creative with us this summer and create your very own faux stained glass window ornament. 
Use it to brighten up your kitchen or give it as a gift.

We'll see you there!

Supplies are limited to the first 15 people.

Free English classes.

Start anytime. All are welcome!

Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento

¡Todos son bienvenidos!

The Alma y Corazon Tejano Ballet Folklorico has taught traditional Hispanic dance and customs for over ten years in the Dallas area. Today they will be at the Vickery Park Branch Library for a FREE lively summer dance performance.

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.

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

The Free Digital Skills Training Program is an 8-week program focused on hands-on computer training, basic digital skills, resume building, and job coaching. The program also teaches practicing online safety and protecting personal information.

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

Spend an afternoon with the award-winning artist Rahul Vyas as we hold a casual artist talk inside the Bradshaw Gallery.

Spark your inner cake artist by decorating a paper mache box and turning it into a beautiful and realistic cake that works as a functional box for all your little trinkets.  Use cake decorating techniques to practice your piping and lettering

The Side Hustle University Program will provide library patrons with an introduction to how to launch a Side Hustle while working a job. 

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!

In celebration of zines, the library will be hosting Behind the Zines: collection unveiling. We will unveil the library’s first-ever zine collection which showcases original work by underrepresented, emerging, and established artists and writers.

Learn to play or sharpen your skills. All ages and skill levels welcome! Happens every second and fourth Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Watch a fun movie every Saturday afternoon* here at the library!

*Note: times, room, and films are subject to change.

Thomas Acebo will again lead our Dungeons & Dragons every second Saturday and fourth Saturday of the month. 

Join us for free video games and snacks from Open World Gaming! We'll be playing classics from Mario Kart to Minecraft and more!

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

Meet mini horses from 

Looking for a crafty Saturday afternoon?
Bring the family and work with local artist Sal Barron who will lead a workshop for aspiring artists!

Visit the Skyline branch every Saturday from 2:00-3:00pm for an afternoon of free Science, Math, Art, Reading, or Technology based entertainment!

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. 

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.

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? 

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

Go Green with Park Forest!

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

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.