Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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. ...

Gift Wrapping Workshop

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Event Details:
Join us for a gift-wrapping workshop to learn creative ways to wrap gifts and the secret to perfecting ribbon curls! Perfect for wrapping those gifts you don't want the kids to see!  Bring-Your-Own Gifts, wrapping supplies will be provided. ...

Novels Discussion: Rave or Rant

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Join us for the last Novel Discussions Book Club session of this year! For this last meeting we will be doing a Rave or Rant event. Everyone can choose 3 books to rave about and 3 books to rant about with our fellow book club members. Recommend or wa...

Workshop Wednesdays with the Dallas Poet Laureate

11:00am - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Poet Laureate's Office (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
The first Dallas Poet Laureate, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, will hold office hours for aspiring poets in the city of Dallas! These sessions are designed to help Dallas poets work on individual poems and to eventually create a poetry manuscript. This is...

Photos with Santa!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Lisa Kilolo Todd Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Get a takeaway instant fuji photo with Santa! Visit with Santa and his elves, share your holiday wishes, and have your picture taken with the big man himself. These make great keepsakes to print or share with friends and family.    ...

Tails and Tales: Read to Therapy Dogs - featuring Henri

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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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.  Henri is a registered th...

Chess for ages 7+

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday to learn how to play Chess! This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all! ...

Self-Care: Behind the Seams

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Classroom
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Practice self-care with crochet!   In the spirit of being kind to yourself, we’ve put together a program that allows teens to volunteer in crocheting scarves that will be donated to a women's and children's shelter. Along with helping othe...

Photos with Santa!

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Get a takeaway instant photo with Santa! Visit with Santa and his elves, share your holiday wishes, and have your picture taken with the big man himself. These make great keepsakes to print or share with friends and family.    Fund...

Kwanzaa Kinara Craft

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Spread some holiday cheer and learn about Kwanzaa holiday traditions! We will be making a Kinara and learning about its symbolism and importance.  All materials are available while supplies last.  This program is made possible by the ...

Spanish Learners Conversation Table

5:45pm - 6:45pm
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Study Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Event Details:
Practice your Spanish conversational skills at this casual weekly meetup. This program is open to Spanish language learners of all levels.  ...