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Friends of the Preston Royal Library

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Preston Royal - In Library at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Want to be involved in your local library? Friends of the Preston Royal Library meets every 3rd Thursday of the month. Learn about the many exciting things that they support and do...

Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Want to be involved in your local library? Friends of the Preston Royal Library meets every 3rd Thursday of the month. Learn about the many exciting things that they support and do for the Preston Royal Library.

Hope to see you there!

Japanese Tea Ceremony Illustration

Japanese Tea Ceremony Demonstration presented by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oak Lawn - In Library at Oak Lawn Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Step into the tranquil elegance of the Japanese tea ceremony! Delight in a hands-on demonstration by the Japanese-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth, celebrating Asian American P...

Required
Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Step into the tranquil elegance of the Japanese tea ceremony! Delight in a hands-on demonstration by the Japanese-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth, celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with every sip.

piano class

Continuing Piano Workshop

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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: 0
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?

GED Class

GED en español

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Prairie Creek - Auditorium at Prairie Creek Branch
Program Type:
GED
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Está invitado a asistir a clases gratuitas de preparación para el GED en español en la Biblioteca Pública de Dallas. El registro está disponible en clase y no se requiere identific...

Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

Está invitado a asistir a clases gratuitas de preparación para el GED en español en la Biblioteca Pública de Dallas. El registro está disponible en clase y no se requiere identificación. 

Painting (Without A Brush)

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 & 2 at Martin Luther King, Jr.
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Create your very own work of art in a painting workshop. There is just one catch: no brush! We will provide unconventional mystery items to use instead of a brush. We aim break ...

Required
Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Create your very own work of art in a painting workshop. There is just one catch: no brush!

perot museum logo

Perot Museum: Adult STEM Night

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Mountain Creek - Study Room at Mountain Creek Branch
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Get ready for an exhilarating evening of learning, creativity, and friendly competition as the Dallas Public Library teams up with the renowned Perot Museum to present Adult STEM N...

Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Get ready for an exhilarating evening of learning, creativity, and friendly competition as the Dallas Public Library teams up with the renowned Perot Museum to present Adult STEM Night!

Adulting 101

Adulting Class: Buying a House

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Library - Hamon Training Room (5th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Featured
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Real life can be difficult to navigate, so let the library help! Join us at the downtown library for a six week adulting series, featuring different speakers aid and assist adults ...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Hamon Training Room (5th Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Featured
Event Details:

Real life can be difficult to navigate, so let the library help! Join us at the downtown library for a six week adulting series, featuring different speakers aid and assist adults of all ages on vital, real world skills.

Several books arranged standing up with the spines forming a circle.

Fretz Park Book Club

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Fretz Park - Classroom 1 at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Adult
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 cha...

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. 

2 Adults Painting a Canvas

Hack My Painting

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A at Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Are you ready to embark on a creative journey and transform an already finished painting into a masterpiece that's uniquely your own? Join us for an exciting opportunity for patron...

Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Are you ready to embark on a creative journey and transform an already finished painting into a masterpiece that's uniquely your own?

Swan Strings

Swan Strings Guitar Classes (Adult)

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater at Pleasant Grove Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
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
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.

Cover art for a gentleman in moscow, the novel.

White Rock Hills Book Club - A Gentleman in Moscow

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
White Rock Hills - Classroom A at White Rock Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

  A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles      In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sent...

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

 

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 

 

 

DFW Bookmakers Logo

Texas Faux Leather Art Journal Cover Workshop

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A & B at Grauwyler Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Faux leather made from brown paper bags is a fun and easy project that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as making wallets, bags, or even book covers.  So if you're ...

Required
Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Faux leather made from brown paper bags is a fun and easy project that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as making wallets, bags, or even book covers.  So if you're looking to recycle brown paper bags, look no more.  The finish

Generations United

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Timberglen - Classroom at Timberglen Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Engaging participants by use of group activities to open the floor for building understanding and bonding amongst each other. Perfect for those seeking a community to be a part of....

Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Engaging participants by use of group activities to open the floor for building understanding and bonding amongst each other. Perfect for those seeking a community to be a part of.

Adult Anime Club

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lakewood - Auditorium at Lakewood Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

🌟 Explore the World of Anime at Your Local Library! 🍙🥤 Are you a passionate anime enthusiast eager to connect with fellow fans and dive into the captivating world of Japanese an...

Required
Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 68
Event Details:

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

Voting

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 7:00am - 7:00pm
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium at Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Primary Runoff Election

Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Primary Runoff Election

Voting

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 7:00am - 7:00pm
Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2 at Lochwood Branch
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Cast your ballot for the upcoming election. For more information on ID requirements and ballots details, please visit https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/

Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Cast your ballot for the upcoming election. For more information on ID requirements and ballots details, please visit https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/

Early Bird Cover Graphic

Senior Early Bird Music & Movement

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:15am
Audelia Road - Reading Lounge at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

Early Bird Music and Movement is more than just a typical library program; it's a lively and interactive experience tailored to seniors who are young at heart. Our aim is to create...

Cancelled
Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Reading Lounge
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Early Bird Music and Movement is more than just a typical library program; it's a lively and interactive experience tailored to seniors who are young at heart.

Voter Registration Drive with Jolt Initiative

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 9:30am - 3:00pm
Central Library - Vital Statistics Waiting Area (1st floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Be ready for this election year and let your voice be heard. Representatives from Jolt are here to assist you in registering to vote. For more information about Jolt, visit jolttx....

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Vital Statistics Waiting Area (1st floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Be ready for this election year and let your voice be heard. Representatives from Jolt are here to assist you in registering to vote. For more information about Jolt, visit jolttx.org

Drawing of an Unicorn in the Moonlight

Alphabet Animals

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Highland Hills - Classroom A & B at Highland Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Preschool
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...

Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom A & B
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.

Career Launch Pad

Friday, May 24, 2024 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
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
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.

Computer Basics: Fridays 10:00 am- 11:00 am

Computer Basics

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Vickery Park - Classroom 1 at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Do you want to learn more about the computer? Library staff is available to provide one-on-one instruction on the following topics:  - Learn to type and use a mouse &...

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Do you want to learn more about the computer?

Library staff is available to provide one-on-one instruction on the following topics:

 - Learn to type and use a mouse

 - Getting Started on a Computer

Computer University -- Basics

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Polk-Wisdom - Computer Area at Polk-Wisdom Branch
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learn basic computer skills no experience required! 

Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Learn basic computer skills no experience required! 

Take Action to Improve Heart Health

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Polk-Wisdom - Lobby at Polk-Wisdom Branch
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Blood pressure screenings

Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Lobby
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Blood pressure screenings

Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance / Asistencia de Inscripción en el Seguro de Salud

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Central Library - Downtown Branch Public Floor (1st Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Civic Engagement
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Trained Health Care Navigators will be available to assist you in selecting and enrolling in a health insurance program through the Health Insurance Marketplace. If you are prepari...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Downtown Branch Public Floor (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Trained Health Care Navigators will be available to assist you in selecting and enrolling in a health insurance program through the Health Insurance Marketplace.