Preston Royal Library Friend's Book Sale

9:00am - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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The Preston Royal Library Friends (PRLF) will hold a Spring Book Sale, Friday April 12 from 9 to 5, and Saturday April 13, 2024 from 9 to 4. 

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Audubon Center Bus Pick Up

10:00am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Outdoor Area
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Visit your local nature center with free admission and transportation.

Theater Club

10:00am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Theater Club Needs You!

The Youth Discovery Center is looking for young actors of all experience levels to join the Theater Club.

Forest Green Tabletop Brigade

10:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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Grab your dice and bag of tricks and stop by the Forest Green Branch Library's bimonthly Dungeons and Dragons event!

Loom Knitting

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:
A space created to learn a new skill, share patterns, and socialize while knitting.

Anime Day

10:00am - 1:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 43
Event Details:

Experience the vibrant world of Anime Day at the Oak Lawn Branch Library!

Delight in the magic of your favorite anime series brought to life with our thrilling watch party.

D&D Movie One Shots- Lord of the Rings

10:00am - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 69
Event Details:

🌟 Adventure Awaits in Our D&D One-Shot Series! Will You Answer the Call? 🎲✨

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Early Literacy
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

Dallas Young Makers Club!

10:30am - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom C (6th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Technology
Event Details:

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:

Skyline Cinema!

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

movie at Skyline 

Movies at Dallas West: Mean Girls

11:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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A down-to-earth student joins a snobby clique in an effort to spy on the popular kids, then begins to act like them.
 

This movie is rated PG-13.

Young Artists: Drawing Class

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Are you new to drawing and sketching? Want to learn the fundamentals every artist needs to start their journey?

Film Screening of Rising: The Hall of Negro Life

12:30pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Watch Rising: The Hall of Negro Life, a documentary film about how the creation of the Hall of Negro Life at the 1936 Texas Centennial at Fair Park lit the fire that became the civil rights movement in Dallas.

Guitar Class

1:00pm - 1:45pm
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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
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.

Artful Nutrition

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 59
Event Details:

Blend the worlds of art and nutrition in DSGN FOR US’ Artful Nutrition workshop! Learn about the nutritional aspects of the “healthy eating plate” along with the different aspects of color theory.

Craft with the Library

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Let your creativity blossom with our delightful crafting experience where children will learn how to create beautiful flower bouquets using colorful pipe cleaners.

Arab American Heritage Month and Eid Celebration

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month and Ramadan with your neighbors and friends! National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) takes place in April.

El Centro Toastmasters Club Meeting

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs.  Visiting a club is the exciting first step to building a better you.  There

Movie Saturdays

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Hamon Training Room (5th 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.

Central Chess Club

1:00pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Public Floor Area (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Calling all chess prodigies and aspiring grandmasters! Unlock the timeless allure of chess and embark on a captivating journey of strategic mastery and intellectual camaraderie every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 1:00 PM.

Dallas Lace Society

1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Curious about the intricacies of lacemaking? Stop by the Forest Green branch library for the Dallas Lace Society Lacemaker's Society weekly meeting. Newcomers are absolutely welcome!  

Spring Garden

1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Outdoor Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Take seeds from our seed library and learn how to plan the perfect garden.

Keyboard Class

2:00pm - 2:45pm
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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
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.

Craft Saturdays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: 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.

Crochet Circle at Dallas West

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of crochet!

Beginners and experts are welcome!

We will have a staff person on site who can provide some instruction for beginners.

Participants should bring their own supplies. 

DIY Dry Shampoo!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Make your own Dry Shampoo using household products!

Game at the Library: Mexican Train Dominoes

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

We will be playing Mexican Train Dominoes!

Teen Craft: Decorate your own water bottle

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Teens are invited to come and decorate their very own water bottles. 

Water bottles and stickers will be provided!

Los adolescentes están invitados a venir y decorar sus propias botellas de agua. 

 A Tour of the Solar System – Eclipse Edition

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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The Earth isn’t the only planet keeping our sun company!

 Crafternoon: Springtime Bunny Weave

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:

Explore the magic of spring by crafting your very own Bunny Basket Paper Weaving! Unleash your creativity as you weave colorful paper strips into adorable bunny-shaped baskets, perfect for collecting Easter treats or displaying vibrant blooms.

Tejer y Conversar: Grupo Social para Seniors

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:

Únete a nosotros en "Tejer y Conversar: Grupo Social para Mayores" donde podrás tejer, compartir historias y hacer nuevos amigos en un ambiente acogedor y relajado.

Boardgame Night

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Bring your favorite board game or play one of ours and game on! This is a social hour for adults to get together and share games.

Strings Class

3:00pm - 3:45pm
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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
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.

Silent Book Club North Dallas

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Required
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Outreach
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The book club with no assigned reading and no pressure!

 We'll meet twice a month at The Spin Coffee and Vinyl to read, drink coffee, and be in community with other bookworms.