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Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Prairie Creek - Study Room 1 at Prairie Creek Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Slay monsters, gather treasure and go on adventures with friends old and new! Dungeons & Dragons sessions, led by Thomas Acebo, meet every second and fourth Saturday of the mon...

Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 1
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Slay monsters, gather treasure and go on adventures with friends old and new! Dungeons & Dragons sessions, led by Thomas Acebo, meet every second and fourth Saturday of the month. 

This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Karaoke

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Park Forest - Auditorium at Park Forest Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Sing popular and the not so popular songs. Something for everyone. sing as a team, a family, or by yourself.  

Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Sing popular and the not so popular songs. Something for everyone. sing as a team, a family, or by yourself.

 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Dallas Lace Society

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Forest Green - Classroom 1 at Forest Green Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

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 welcom...

Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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!  

This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Game Day

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Prairie Creek - Auditorium at Prairie Creek Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Bring the whole family and spend your afternoon playing board games at the library   ¡Trae a toda la familia y pasa la tarde jugando juegos de mesa en la biblioteca!

Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Bring the whole family and spend your afternoon playing board games at the library

 

¡Trae a toda la familia y pasa la tarde jugando juegos de mesa en la biblioteca!

This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Puzzle Room

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Mountain Creek - Auditorium at Mountain Creek Branch
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Step into a world of mystery and excitement with the Family Puzzle Room! Families will embark on an adventure filled with brain-teasing challenges and hidden clues that need to be ...

Required
Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Step into a world of mystery and excitement with the Family Puzzle Room! Families will embark on an adventure filled with brain-teasing challenges and hidden clues that need to be uncovered to escape.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Keyboard Class

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

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! Classes are 45 minutes and co...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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!

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Afrofuturism in Film with Denton Black Film Festival

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Polk-Wisdom - Classroom A & B at Polk-Wisdom Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Take a deep dive into the captivating realms of black speculative fiction and Afrofuturism—a genre that envisions alternative futures and realities rooted in the African diaspora. ...

Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Take a deep dive into the captivating realms of black speculative fiction and Afrofuturism—a genre that envisions alternative futures and realities rooted in the African diaspora.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Career Launch Pad

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fretz Park - In Library at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Economic/Workforce Development
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

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 se...

Required
Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - In Library
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Craft Saturdays

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Vickery Park - Classroom 1 at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
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. We will provide supplies; if there's a ...

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.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.

Crafternoon: Batty Headbands

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Forest Green - Children's Area at Forest Green Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11)
Event Details:

Crafternoon every Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Forest Green Branch Library!  Get dressed up this spooky season with this batty headband craft. Use provided materials to turn y...

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:

Crafternoon every Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Forest Green Branch Library! 

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Crochet Circle at Dallas West

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dallas West - Auditorium at Dallas West Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
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 sh...

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. 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Haunted Dallas History: Ghost Painting

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Haunt your way into Dallas history - turn a photo from the Dallas History & Archives into your own ghost painting! Register now to materialize the spirits of haunted Da...

Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Haunt your way into Dallas history - turn a photo from the Dallas History & Archives into your own ghost painting!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Mandala Craft

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B at Pleasant Grove Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learn how to bring peace to your mind by making your own mandala drawings.  All materials provided and you can take your creations home! Aprende a traer paz a tu mente h...

Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Learn how to bring peace to your mind by making your own mandala drawings. 

All materials provided and you can take your creations home!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Patent & Trademark Workshop: Patent Search

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Programs
Program Type:
Economic/Workforce Development
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The Patent & Trademark Workshop will demonstrate how to conduct your patent and trademark searches. The search process is the longest part of the filing process. This workshop ...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The Patent & Trademark Workshop will demonstrate how to conduct your patent and trademark searches. The search process is the longest part of the filing process.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Continuing Piano Workshop

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Preston Royal - Auditorium at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Do you want to practice your piano skills in a judgement-free community learning space? Need to find more piano music? Practice performing for an audience? Need feedback from a pia...

Required
Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Do you want to practice your piano skills in a judgement-free community learning space? Need to find more piano music? Practice performing for an audience? Need feedback from a piano teacher?

This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Tejer y Conversar: Grupo Social para Seniors

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B at Bachman Lake Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Seniors
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. Es la oportunid...

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.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Bilingual Family Movie Showing

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

You're invited to visit us for a delightful afternoon of family entertainment. We'll be showing a movie in English with Spanish subtitles. This event promises to be enjoyable fo...

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Event Details:

You're invited to visit us for a delightful afternoon of family entertainment.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Puzzle Room

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Mountain Creek - Auditorium at Mountain Creek Branch
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Step into a world of mystery and excitement with the Family Puzzle Room! Families will embark on an adventure filled with brain-teasing challenges and hidden clues that need to be ...

Required
Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Step into a world of mystery and excitement with the Family Puzzle Room! Families will embark on an adventure filled with brain-teasing challenges and hidden clues that need to be uncovered to escape.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Strings Class

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

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! Classes are 45 minutes and co...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Silent Book Club North Dallas

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Events
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Outreach
Age Group:
Adult
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. ...

Required
Offsite Event
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.

This event is in the "Seniors" group.

567 Taxes in Retirement Class

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Central Library - Classroom B (6th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Economic/Workforce Development
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

Have a knowledgeable coach guide you through the process of retirement! Learn about the different taxes and strategies from an expert and create a game plan for retiring happy!

Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom B (6th Floor)
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Have a knowledgeable coach guide you through the process of retirement! Learn about the different taxes and strategies from an expert and create a game plan for retiring happy!

This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Cooking Class/ Clase de cocina familiar

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Renner-Frankford - Auditorium at Renner Frankford Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Let’s get cooking!  Common Threads is partnering with the Dallas Public Library to host cooking classes for families. Caregivers and kids will learn to prepare a delicious,...

Required
Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Let’s get cooking! 

Common Threads is partnering with the Dallas Public Library to host cooking classes for families. Caregivers and kids will learn to prepare a delicious, nutritious meal.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Blackout and Erasure Poetry Workshop

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Central Library - Eugene McDermott Conference Room (8th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Come join us at the J Erik Jonsson Central Library every Sunday in October at 1 pm as we use a little hocus-pocus and prestidigitation to create blackout poetry. We will look in ou...

Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Eugene McDermott Conference Room (8th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Come join us at the J Erik Jonsson Central Library every Sunday in October at 1 pm as we use a little hocus-pocus and prestidigitation to create blackout poetry.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Presidential Leadership in Times of War: Author talk with Paul Sparrow

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - O’Hara Hall (7th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

As we approach the 2024 election, presidential leadership and all it entails is on the minds of most Americans. There's simply no better time to hear from presidential experts Paul...

Required
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: 147
Event Details:

As we approach the 2024 election, presidential leadership and all it entails is on the minds of most Americans. There's simply no better time to hear from presidential experts Paul Sparrow and Dr.