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Saturday Movies

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Watch a movie every Saturday afternoon here at the library! Note: times, location, and films are subject to change.

Cancelled
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Watch a movie every Saturday afternoon here at the library!

 

Note: times, location, and films are subject to change.

Central Chess Club

Central Chess Club

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:45pm
Central Library - Public Floor Area (3rd Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Calling all chess prodigies and aspiring grandmasters! Unlock the timeless allure of chess and embark on a captivating journey of strategic mastery and intellectual camaraderi...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Public Floor Area (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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 other Saturday at 1:00 PM.

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Knitting and Crochet Club

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:45pm
Grauwyler Park - In Library at Grauwyler Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Seniors
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Are you new to knitting or crocheting? Don't worry—all skill levels are welcome, and we're happy to help you learn.Explore your creative side, make new friends and learn a new yarn...

Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - In Library
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Seniors
Event Details:

Are you new to knitting or crocheting? Don't worry—all skill levels are welcome, and we're happy to help you learn.

Spring Movie Matinee: Moana 2*

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B at White Rock Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Enjoy a movie afternoon with coloring pages for the kids!

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

Enjoy a movie afternoon with coloring pages for the kids!

Books & Brews: Happy Place

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Lakewood - Auditorium at Lakewood Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Enjoy a local brew as we discuss Emily Henry's Happy Place. You can find a summary from Super Summary below:Romance novelist Emily Henry’s Happy Place (2023) follows the ...

Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Enjoy a local brew as we discuss Emily Henry's Happy Place. You can find a summary from Super Summary below:

Career Launch Pad

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fretz Park - Lobby at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Economic/Workforce Development
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
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 - Lobby
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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.

Coding Corner

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Preston Royal - Auditorium at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading, Technology
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

💻 Learn Coding Basics ⌨️On the 1st Saturday of every month, we will have a coding class that will teach basic coding concepts and we will have small projects for attendees to work ...

Required
Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

💻 Learn Coding Basics ⌨️

Craft Saturdays

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Vickery Park - Classroom 1 at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? Come and join us every Saturday @ 2pm to knit, crochet, embroidery and sewing by special request.We will provide supplies; if the...

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult (18+)
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, embroidery and sewing by special request.

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Tails and Tales

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Renner-Frankford - Auditorium at Renner Frankford Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Early Literacy
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

Practice your reading skills with the most patient (and adorable) audience - therapy dogs! This event involves live animals.

Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Early Literacy
Event Details:

Practice your reading skills with the most patient (and adorable) audience - therapy dogs! 

This event involves live animals.

diy bracelets

Beaded Bracelets

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B at Hampton-Illinois Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Come make your very own beaded bracelet to take home with you! We will have a variety of beads and strings to make any kind of bracelet you desire - from Ojo de Dios to Friendship ...

Required
Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Come make your very own beaded bracelet to take home with you! We will have a variety of beads and strings to make any kind of bracelet you desire - from Ojo de Dios to Friendship charms.

Mahjong Club

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Board Game Room (3rd Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Enjoy a game of skill, strategy, and luck! This Mahjong club is open to both skilled players and those who wish to learn. 

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Board Game Room (3rd Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Enjoy a game of skill, strategy, and luck! This Mahjong club is open to both skilled players and those who wish to learn. 

Mu Phi Epsilon Sunday Concert Series--Seonghun Jeong, Piano

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

The Mu Phi Epsilon Sunday Concerts continue with a performance by violinist Ivo Ivanov and pianist Leslie Spotz.This series of concerts, now in its 87th year, began its life a...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The Mu Phi Epsilon Sunday Concerts continue with a performance by violinist Ivo Ivanov and pianist Leslie Spotz.

English class.

English Language Learning

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Prairie Creek - Auditorium at Prairie Creek Branch
Program Type:
English Language Learning
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Free English classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. Clases de inglés gratis. Todos son bienvenidos. Sin tarjeta de biblio...

Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:
  • Free English classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 
  • Clases de inglés gratis. Todos son bienvenidos. Sin tarjeta de biblioteca o identificación. requerido.

Career Launch Pad

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Computer Area at Martin Luther King, Jr.
Program Type:
Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

1 on 1 dedicated help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you fill out applications, update your resume and find out about local resources that can help...

Required
Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

1 on 1 dedicated help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you fill out applications, update your resume and find out about local resources that can help you take the next step in your career.

 

English class.

English Language Class

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
White Rock Hills - Auditorium at White Rock Hills Branch
Program Type:
English Language Learning
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Free English classes. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés -  ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés -  ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

GED Class

GED Class

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 at Martin Luther King, Jr.
Program Type:
GED
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Free GED classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

Free GED classes. All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class. 

Memory cafe

Preston Hollow Memory Café

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Preston Royal - In Library at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Seniors
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Welcome to the Preston Hollow Memory Café!This event creates a meeting place for people with dementia and their caregivers twice a month. The memory café is a comfortable, wel...

Required
Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - In Library
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Welcome to the Preston Hollow Memory Café!

computer class

Career LaunchPad

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Computer Area at Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Learn the basics of computer formatting from typing, accessing the web, and learning general computer software and more. 

Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Learn the basics of computer formatting from typing, accessing the web, and learning general computer software and more. 

Yoga for Kids

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lochwood - Black Box Theater at Lochwood Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Event Details:

Yoga can help kids to integrate their bodies and their brains so they can manage big feelings and move confidently! Bring your 2 to 5 year olds to the library so that can start ...

Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Yoga can help kids to integrate their bodies and their brains so they can manage big feelings and move confidently!

Bring your 2 to 5 year olds to the library so that can start exploring all the wonderful things yoga can do!

55+ club: Mandalas and Meditation

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B at White Rock Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Seniors
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Relax and unwind with some peaceful mediation and some mindful mandala coloring.

Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Seniors
Event Details:

Relax and unwind with some peaceful mediation and some mindful mandala coloring.

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Hora de Cuentos

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room B at Grauwyler Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Event Details:

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor.

Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room B
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor.

Computer Assistance

One on One - Computer Assistance

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Prairie Creek - In Library at Prairie Creek Branch
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

One on one computer related basics for those who need individual help.

Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - In Library
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

One on one computer related basics for those who need individual help.

American Mahjong tiles, Tuesdays 12pm-3pm

American Mahjong

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B at White Rock Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Seniors
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Play a game of American Mahjong with others! Contact Lester Hanson at 8172290649 if you'd like to learn how to play to set up a learning appointment. 

Required
Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

Play a game of American Mahjong with others!

 

Contact Lester Hanson at 8172290649 if you'd like to learn how to play to set up a learning appointment.

 

English class.

English Language Class

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
White Rock Hills - Auditorium at White Rock Hills Branch
Program Type:
English Language Learning
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Free English classes. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés -  ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés -  ¡Todos son bienvenidos!