Name: Alphabet Animals
Start: 2024-04-25T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-04-25T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Mountain Creek Branch Library

Alphabet Animals

11:00am - 12:00pm

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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch

Room: Mountain Creek - Children's Area

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

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.

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: 10

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:

Knitflix and Chill: Open Knit and Crochet Group

11:30am - 1:00pm

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Library Branch: Skillman Southwestern Branch

Room: Skillman Southwestern - Study Room

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: 3

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

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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.

Inspired Aging: Weaving Wonders

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Required

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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch

Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium

Age Group: Seniors

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Event Details:

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Beginning Guitar 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.

Adult Coloring Group

2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch

Room: Renner-Frankford - Study Room A

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Want to socialize and relax with other adults at the library? Drop in for a social hour of coloring and music. All supplies are provided, although you are also welcome to bring your own.

Whacky Whirlybirds

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:

Come learn about Gravity, Weight, Lift, and Aerodynamics while making your very own paper helicopter!

Mr. Bill’s Music Mayhem - Keyboard

4:00pm - 4:45pm

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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

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).

Afterschool Activity: LEGOS

4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch

Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

LEGO HOUR! Let your mind get creative during this interactive free play!

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!

Poet"Tree" Collaborative Art Workshop

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Required

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Auditorium

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Required

Seats Remaining: 70

Event Details:

Help us create a beautiful Poet"Tree" for National Poetry Month. Students will be inspired by Shel Silverstein and other children's poets to create their poems on a leaf to add to Lakewood's Poet"Tree".

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!

Graphic Novel Art Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch

Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 1

Age Group: Teen

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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.

Family Game Frenzy Night

5:00pm - 6:30pm

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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch

Room: Bachman Lake - Black Box Theater

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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Nancy Drew Mystery

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Required

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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A

Age Group: Teen

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Calling all teenage detectives and sleuths! Are you ready to put on your detective hats and solve a thrilling Nancy Drew mystery? Join us for an adventure like no other.

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.

Spring Perler Bead Creations

5:00pm - 7:30pm

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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch

Room: Park Forest - Auditorium

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

Need to escape the house for something FREE and FUN?

It's time for Perler bead creations at the library! Use our patterns and supplies and your imagination to create a fun seasonal work of art, for you or someone else.

Swan Strings Guitar Classes

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

6:15pm - 7:00pm

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

Express Yourself! Youth Poetry Competition and Cover Art Contest Award Ceremony

Fretz Park Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch

Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 1

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement

Event Details:

Fretz Park Community... lets meet over a good book.

Fretz Park Book Club meets once a month on Thursday at 6:30pm. Lets discuss opinions, themes and favorite chapters about the book posted below.

Poetry Open Mic

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Required

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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch

Room: Renner-Frankford - In Library

Age Group: Teen, Adult

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured

Required

Seats Remaining: 7

Event Details:

Share your poetry with your community. Please limit your performance to 2 poems or 5 minutes, whichever is shorter.

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.

White Rock Hills Book Club - Good Bad Girl

6:30pm - 7:30pm

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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch

Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney

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: 67

Event Details:

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

Dallas Poet Laureate Celebration and Reception

7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - O’Hara Hall (7th Floor)

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Join the celebration as we welcome the 2nd Dallas Poet Laureate. Hear from and meet Dallas' newest literary arts leader.

Light refreshments and libations will be served.

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Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney