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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

*All Toddler Storytime's in a week are the same*

🎨Unleash your child's imagination🎨

On the 3rd Tuesday of the month, bring your little one for a hands-on activity geared towards a new theme. All supplies provided. 

Get a head start on literacy! 

Get help from the North Texas Food Bank signing up for Texas Health and Human Services benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, and Medicare Savings Program.

1 on 1 dedicated help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you fill out applications, update your resume and find out about local resources that can help you take the next step in your career. 

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.

Calling all knit, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, sewing and fiber arts enthusiasts!   Bring your projects and materials for a morning "in stitches" with other fiber craft artists.  All skill levels are welcome! 

Learn the basics of computer formatting from typing, accessing the web, learning general computer software and more.

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.

Sponsored by Atmos Energy. 

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

*All Toddler storytime's in a week are the same*

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish and English to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 0 to preschool 

Cuentos, canciones y rimas en español e inglés para prepararse para leer! Edades recomendadas: de 0 a preescolar 

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music.

Suggested ages: 3 - 6

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn! Takes place in the children's play area. 

Stories, songs and rhymes to prepare your child to learn to read!

Suggested ages: 3 years and younger

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

Step into the ballet world of Cinderella. Performed by Ballet North Texas, learn about all things ballet as the dancers read Cinderella.

Parkland Hospital is offering a free public health class to learn about proper dieting and exercise for diabetes prevention.

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Get computer, tech and career help at the library! During a one-on-one appointment, a staff member can assist you with: 

Join us on Tuesday morning for some outside fun! We'll have fun with bubbles and draw pictures using sidewalk chalk and your imagination! 

Join us for an exciting and informative educational visit from the heroes of the Dallas Fire Rescue!

Join us on Tuesday morning for some outside fun! We'll have fun with bubbles and draw pictures using sidewalk chalk and your imagination! 

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Join us for a fun scavenger hunt to find hidden chocolate gold coins. Follow the clues, learn fun Irish facts along the way, and see if you can find the treasure at the end of the rainbow!

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Need help formatting a document? Setting up and sending an email? Want to know how your home computer works, or get to know your new phone?

Parents and children, listen to stories, sing songs and practice literacy skills together. Suggested ages: 6 years and under 

Free GED preparation classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

In this interactive presentation made by the Dallas Fire Department, learn about the many hazards found in normal homes, and the principles of safety you can use everyday!

Spring Break is here!

Stop by for a fun St. Patrick's Day Craft!

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Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! Or Happy St. Patrick's Day to you! We will celebrate all things Irish with crafts and coloring, games and music.

Looking to play Mahjong in a relaxed, friendly environment? We're a club that meets Tuesdays and Fridays to socialize and play games of a beginner-friendly Chinese version of mahjong with optional scoring.

High school students looking for free formal wear can raid the closet every March at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library.

Come knit and be a wit every Tuesday at the Lakewood Branch Library!

(Crochet...if you must...)

One on one computer related basics for those who need individual help.

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Join Les Murray to discover what life on Mars would be really like. From thin air and low gravity to extreme cold and dust storms, explore the challenges of living on the Red Planet through the eyes of NASA’s spacecraft.

Looking for assistance setting up your resume? Unfamiliar with using a computer and want help creating an email? Then schedule for a 1 Hour One-on-One Career Launch Pad training session with one of our staff members.

Technology is a quickly changing landscape. Schedule a one-hour appointment for one-on-one assistance with basic technology problems and instruction.  

Practice speaking English in our fun and casual conversation group!

¡Practica hablar inglés en nuestro divertido e informal grupo de conversación!

Think you know how to build the best paper airplane?

Wiggle into science with a stretchy, squishy good time! Kids will explore the world of polymers—long chains of molecules that can stretch, bend, and form fun textures—through hands-on experiments.

Get ready to soar! In this hands-on STEM program, participants will learn how wind works and why it makes kites fly.

Become an Energy Explorer this spring break!

We'll be using a variety of activities and experiments to answer questions like, "What is energy?" and, "Where does energy come from?"

Will you be crowned the champ at the Spring Switch Tournament: Super Smash Bros?

Enjoy a relaxing, hands-on experience that turns simple scraps into something spectacular. Come for the stitches — stay for the smiles, community, and creativity!

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Free after-school meals for children up to 18 years old are available Monday-Friday from 3:30 – 4:00 pm. Meals must be consumed in the room in which they are served.

Free after-school meals for children up to 18 years old are available Monday-Friday from 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Meals must be consumed in the room in which they are served.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

This Spring Break, kids will step into the shoes of a paleontologist as they dig into their own dinosaur fossil egg! Each participant will receive a fossil egg to excavate using safe digging tools provided by the library.

Refuel after school with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Come have fun, build something incredible, and let your imagination run wild at the Lego Lab!

You can register for an email reminder, but it's not required ☺️

Free after-school meals for children up to 18 years old are available Monday-Friday  from 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Meals must be consumed in the room in which they are served.

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Get ready to blast off with our balloon rocket program an exciting, hands-on activity where kids become young scientists and engineers!

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every week after school on Tuesdays from 4:00pm to 5:00pm for a fun filled Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math activity!

Make a colorful beaded butterfly in this craft!

SNAILS?! Ewwwwwwww! Snails are slimy and weird! They are also cool to watch, and they help keep our environment healthy.  We’ll read a funny book about snails, do a snail craft, and meet a live Texas snail!

Step into a world where imagination meets innovation! 

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Get Started with Grants and Nonprofits! This four-class series will walk students through the basics of starting a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, from incorporation paperwork to writing your first grant proposal.

Get Started with Grants and Nonprofits! This four-class series will walk students through the basics of starting a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, from incorporation paperwork to writing your first grant proposal.

Unleash the Power of Reading!

Get ready to create something truly one-of-a-kind! In this hands-on leather workshop, participants will be guided step by step through the process of crafting their own handmade leather item.

It's the perfect blend of simple strategy and social interaction! Learn how to play Chinese Mahjong and develop the skills and know-how to master the game, every week! Don't know a thing about the game? No problem!

• Free Citizenship preparation classes.
• Pre-registration required.
• Register by sending an email to edu@lohimmigration.org

Practice your Spanish conversational skills at this casual weekly meetup. This program is open to Spanish language learners of all levels. 

Find calmness at your next trip to the library by learning how to meditate! 

This will be presented by William Smith, retired Army Lt. Colonel and long-time meditator. 

• Want to Improve Your English Skills? Join our English Language Learning classes at the library!

Free GED preparation classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

Is Duolingo not cutting it anymore? Try our in-person Spanish class!

This program is sponsored by the White Rock Hills Library Friends.

The Renner Frankford Library Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:45 - 7:45 pm, except during major holidays.

Please join us!