Alphabet Animals

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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We'll progress through the alphabet, exploring a different animal each week, from "A" for "Ant" to "Z" for "Zebra." Your child will learn about fascinating creatures while building their animal knowledge.

Police Department Show and Tell

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Calling all kids and families! Ever wanted to see a real police car up close? Curious about what our amazing officers do to keep our community safe? Well, now's your chance to find out!

Here's what you can expect:

Senior Watercolor Painting

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Seniors can paint along and learn beginner watercolor techniques.

Sit n' Knit

11:00am - 12:00pm
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
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

This class is for beginners who have never knit and for people who have not knit for a while who would like a refresh on the basics. 

Learn the basics:

Spring Break Around the World

11:30am - 12:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Kiddos out of school for spring break? Take your spring break vacation at the library!

Knitflix and Chill: Open Knit and Crochet Group

11:30am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Skillman Southwestern Branch
Room: Skillman Southwestern - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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

Watercolor Painting 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: 4
Event Details:

Spend an afternoon relaxing and brushing up on your art skills with our art instructor Irving. Learn the basics of different aquamedia and how to use/maintain our many art tools until you're ready to pursue your own ideas and art pieces. 

Healthy Families, Healthy Communities/ Familias Saludables, Comunidades Saludables

12:30pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Event Details:

The Healthy Families, Healthy Communities (HFHC) is a health and financial education program for families in the Vickery Meadow area of Dallas.  The program is 11 weeks long and covers topics like improving nutrition, increasing physical acti

Keyboard Class (with Music Theory Emphasis)

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: 0
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.

Beginning Guitar 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: 12
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.

CD Coasters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

We believe that crafts can be both fun and environmentally friendly! Join us for an exciting program where school-age kids can transform old, unwanted CDs into stylish and unique coasters.

Creation Station Dance Class

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Open to ages 3-12. 

Ezra J. Keats' Snow Day

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Children's Center Craft Area (2nd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Learn all about Ezra J. Keat and his characters, and then decorate your own snow man.

Magic Tree House Spring Break Series

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Embark on a magical journey this Spring Break with our enchanting 'Magic Tree House Adventures' series at the library! 📚🌳

Spring Break Firetruck

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - In Library
Age Group: Family, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

For spring break we have invited Dallas Fire-Rescue to visit our branch with a fire engine!
Participants will be able to meet a couple of fire fighters and learn all about all the truck and its features.

Intergenerational Scavenger Hunt!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

A scavenger hunt focus on teens for spring break, though open to being intergenerational. 

Mr. Bill’s Music Mayhem - Keyboard

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!

Instruments will be provided for use during class and may be available to check out (just like a library book).

Chess Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Whether you are a grandmaster or a beginner, players of all skill levels and ages are welcome to the Preston Royal Chess Club!

Craft for Kids

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
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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
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Kids will make their own craft. 

Game Day!

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Calling all gamers!

Chess Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Play chess and meet people in a casual-friendly environment! This club meets every Thursday. All skill levels are welcome. 

Mr. Bill’s Music Mayhem - Violin

5:00pm - 5:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

5:00 p - 5:45 pm - Violin

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!

Chess for Adults

5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured
Event Details:

Do you play chess? Are you interested in learning to play chess?

Graphic Novel Art Club

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 1
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Graphic Medicine – Learn to Read and Create Comics about Health!

Thursdays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on March 14th, March 28th, April 11th, and April 25th.

Knitting Group

5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Participants can bring own projects or use supplies library has to create something.

Bluebonnet Finger Paintings

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Celebrate the arrival of spring and explore your messy, creative side! We will be finger paint beautiful Bluebonnets, our beloved Texas state flower, as they begin to bloom across the state!

Swan Strings Guitar Classes (All Ages)

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.

Beginner Piano Class for Adults

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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:

We are excited to offer this 9-week course in beginner piano for adults. If you have always wanted to learn piano but never did, now's your time to start!

Board Game Night!

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - In Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

It's time for GAME NIGHT!

We are busting out the classics: Yatzee, Uno, Taboo, Boggle and more!

Come play with us and make new friends!

 

Cinebrew Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Immerse yourself in the allure of cinema and the comfort of tea as we present daring R-rated films in an intimate setting. Explore the depths of storytelling while savoring exquisite teas that match the mood.
Cancelled

Swan Strings Guitar Classes (Adult)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. . For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.

The Time Travelers' Club: Courtship and Dating in the Early 20th Century

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Go on a journey to unravel life's mysteries during the Time Traveler's Club. This month, hear from Dr. Krystal A. Humphreys of Collin College as she shares about Courtship and Dating in the Early 20th Century. 
 

Adult Anime Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 68
Event Details:

🌟 Explore the World of Anime at Your Local Library! 🍙🥤