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Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Highland Hills - Classroom B at Highland Hills Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

Refuel with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Foo...

Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

afterschool snack flyer

Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area at Martin Luther King, Jr.
Program Type:
Afterschool Supersnack & Lunches
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult C...

Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Afterschool Supersnack & Lunches
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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Afterschool STEAM - Magnetic Tiles Snowflake!

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B at Pleasant Grove Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

Come have fun and get creative with some fun after-school STEAM crafts while getting to make new friends. All materials will be provided and you can take home your creations!V...

Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come have fun and get creative with some fun after-school STEAM crafts while getting to make new friends. 

All materials will be provided and you can take home your creations!

journal making

Time Capsule Journals

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Mountain Creek - Auditorium at Mountain Creek Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

Ready to seal up some memories? Craft a keepsake filled with personal reflections, photos, drawings, and dreams for the future! Kids will design their own unique journals, perfect ...

Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Ready to seal up some memories? Craft a keepsake filled with personal reflections, photos, drawings, and dreams for the future!

Violin Class

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
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 cover ...

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
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!

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ipad gaming

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A at Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

Do you enjoy playing video games?  If so come to the Lancaster-Kiest branch to games such as Roblox, Mario Run, Sonic and much more!

Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Do you enjoy playing video games?  If so come to the Lancaster-Kiest branch to games such as Roblox, Mario Run, Sonic and much more!

S.T.E.M. Edible Playdough

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Highland Hills - Classroom B at Highland Hills Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

In this delicious S.T.E.M. program, kids will learn the science/ chemistry behind what makes this chemical reaction, the formation of a solution and the creation of a mixture by cr...

Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

In this delicious S.T.E.M. program, kids will learn the science/ chemistry behind what makes this chemical reaction, the formation of a solution and the creation of a mixture by creating their very own edible playdough.

Game Night

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Renner-Frankford - Auditorium at Renner Frankford Branch
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Event Details:

Hang out and play some of your favorite Switch games.

Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Hang out and play some of your favorite Switch games.

Movie poster for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" from Warner Bros.

Movie Mingle: "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A at Grauwyler Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Movie Mingle is an evening where film lovers gather to enjoy a great movie and lively conversation. Watch, relax, and connect with fellow cinephiles in a friendly and welcoming atm...

Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Movie Mingle is an evening where film lovers gather to enjoy a great movie and lively conversation. Watch, relax, and connect with fellow cinephiles in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. 

Penguin Huddle

Story & Craft: Penguin Huddle

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Audelia Road - Children's Area at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

Join us each month as we read a book and do a craft based on the book we read. This is geared towards kindergarten through 2nd graders.  January's Book: Penguin Huddle&nb...

Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Early Literacy, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us each month as we read a book and do a craft based on the book we read. This is geared towards kindergarten through 2nd graders. 

 

January's Book: Penguin Huddle  By Ross Montgomery  

 

Swan Strings

Swan Strings Guitar Classes

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater at Pleasant Grove Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen (ages 13-17)
Event Details:

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. Great for ages 8 - 18. For the best learning experience, students shou...

Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. Great for ages 8 - 18. For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.

Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Timberglen - Auditorium at Timberglen Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Learn to play Dungeons and Dragons-Attention all Paladins, Clerics, and Bards! Come learn to play Dungeons and Dragons at the Timberglen Branch Library, or start up your own advent...

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

Learn to play Dungeons and Dragons-

Reading Wiz: Toddler Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Skyline - Classroom at Skyline Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Event Details:

Join us for an evening story (or two!) to help your little one practice skills needed to read, communicate, and socialize!

Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Classroom
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for an evening story (or two!) to help your little one practice skills needed to read, communicate, and socialize!

A couple dancing together

Groove Line Dance Class

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium at Polk-Wisdom Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Do you like to dance?Have fun and get in some exercise in an exciting dance class just for you! Image by eommina from Pixabay

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

Do you like to dance?

Have fun and get in some exercise in an exciting dance class just for you! 

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Relax and Color

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oak Lawn - Auditorium at Oak Lawn Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Relax and Color is an hour of calm and creativity just for adults at the library. Come unwind, decompress from daily stressors, and enjoy a relaxing session of coloring in a peacef...

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

Relax and Color is an hour of calm and creativity just for adults at the library. Come unwind, decompress from daily stressors, and enjoy a relaxing session of coloring in a peaceful environment.

¿Habla español?

Spanish Learners Conversation Table

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Dallas West - In Library at Dallas West Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Practice your Spanish conversational skills at this casual weekly meetup.This program is open to Spanish language learners of all levels.

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

Practice your Spanish conversational skills at this casual weekly meetup.

This program is open to Spanish language learners of all levels.

Book Club Picture

What Happens Next Book Club: Part One

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Skillman Southwestern - Auditorium at Skillman Southwestern Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

If you enjoy reading mysteries, playing detective, and guessing the endings, this is the book club for you! This book club meets twice a month and for the first meeting we read to ...

Required
Library Branch: Skillman Southwestern Branch
Room: Skillman Southwestern - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

If you enjoy reading mysteries, playing detective, and guessing the endings, this is the book club for you! This book club meets twice a month and for the first meeting we read to EXACTLY halfway through the book.

English class.

English Language Learning

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Vickery Park - Classroom 2 at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
English Language Learning
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Swan Strings

Swan Strings Guitar Classes (Adult)

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater at Pleasant Grove Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
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 m...

Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Adult (18+)
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.

Carrollton League of Writers

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Timberglen - Classroom at Timberglen Branch
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Outreach
DiverSci-Fi Book Club Cover Graphic

DiverSci-Fi Book Club: Now Reading "The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport" by Samit Basu

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Programs
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
Event Details:

Here we go reading again!This is an adult book club with the aim of being open and accessible to everyone, and to read as many sci-fi & fantasy works from diverse authors as we...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Here we go reading again!

This is an adult book club with the aim of being open and accessible to everyone, and to read as many sci-fi & fantasy works from diverse authors as we can.

Baby Basics Storytime

Friday, January 10, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Lochwood - Black Box Theater at Lochwood Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Event Details:

For babies and their caregivers, learn simple rhymes, songs and books to stimulate infants.Suggested ages: 0-18 months 

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

For babies and their caregivers, learn simple rhymes, songs and books to stimulate infants.

Suggested ages: 0-18 months

 

Career Launch Pad

Friday, January 10, 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.

 

Mommy and Me Craft Time

Friday, January 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B at White Rock Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Bring your kiddos and bring your unfinished craft projects! Finally set aside some time to get those forgotten crafts completed! Socialize, spend time with your children, and have ...

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

Bring your kiddos and bring your unfinished craft projects! Finally set aside some time to get those forgotten crafts completed! Socialize, spend time with your children, and have a hobby, all at once!