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General Book Club

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Audelia Road - Reading Lounge at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Do you like reading books from a variety of genres? Want to start digging a little deeper into the books you read? Would you like to read more but just don’t know where to start...

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

Do you like reading books from a variety of genres? Want to start digging a little deeper into the books you read?

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DiverSci-Fi Book Club: Now Reading "The Spear Cuts Through Water" by Simon Jimenez

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Programs
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
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 a...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
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.

pencil on top of open notebook on top of laptop keyboard

Creative Writing Club

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Central Library - Eugene McDermott Conference Room (8th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The Central Library is hosting a creative writing club every first and third Saturday of the month! We hope to build a supportive group that provides accountability, helps you s...

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

The Central Library is hosting a creative writing club every first and third Saturday of the month!

group of people talking

Shelf-Care Book Club

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - Seed Library (6th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Shelf-Care is a book club for people who want to read about building good habits, overcoming obstacles, and reaching self-actualization. Fiction and non-fiction books will be chose...

Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Seed Library (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Shelf-Care is a book club for people who want to read about building good habits, overcoming obstacles, and reaching self-actualization. Fiction and non-fiction books will be chosen monthly.

North Oak Cliff Book Club

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
North Oak Cliff - Auditorium at North Oak Cliff Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

This month's selection: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue Need a copy of the book club book? Ask at the front desk of the library! Email: northoakcliff@dallascityha...

Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

This month's selection: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

Need a copy of the book club book? Ask at the front desk of the library!

Email: northoakcliff@dallascityhall.com

The Time Traveler's Club - The History of Policing Prostitution

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Audelia Road - Auditorium at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Go on a journey to unravel life's mysteries during the Time Traveler's Club. This month, hear from Dr. Anne Gray Fischer of the University of Texas at Dallas as she shares the hist...

Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Go on a journey to unravel life's mysteries during the Time Traveler's Club. This month, hear from Dr.

A woman with glasses wearing a head scarf reads with a coffee drink on the table in front of her.

Silent Book Club North Dallas

Saturday, May 11, 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.

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Prose and Panels Manga Club

Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Central Library - Board Game Room (3rd Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Welcome to our manga book club, where enthusiasts gather to explore the captivating world of Japanese comics! Our club offers a dynamic space for manga lovers of all backgrounds, i...

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

Welcome to our manga book club, where enthusiasts gather to explore the captivating world of Japanese comics!

Neighborhood Book Club

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Forest Green - Classroom 2 at Forest Green Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

Discuss the book THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride.

Forest Green - Classroom 2
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2
Purpose of Meeting

Discuss the book THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride.

books, coffee, croissant

Great Books Book Club

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Park Forest - Auditorium at Park Forest Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Come in and read the greatest books in history.  Please have read the selection before the Book Club meeting.  This meeting's selection is Public Opinion by Lippman.

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

Come in and read the greatest books in history.  Please have read the selection before the Book Club meeting.  This meeting's selection is Public Opinion by Lippman.

Book Cover of The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier

Mystery Book Club

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Audelia Road - Reading Lounge at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Do you love a good mystery? Would you like to share your love of mysteries with others? Join the Audelia Road Branch's Mystery Book Club which meets every 3rd Thursday of the...

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

Do you love a good mystery?

Would you like to share your love of mysteries with others?

Join the Audelia Road Branch's Mystery Book Club which meets every 3rd Thursday of the month to discuss a predetermined book.

Join our YA Reads book club discuss all things about Young Adult Fiction literature.

YA Reads

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Training Room at Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Join in on our monthly book club discussions and bookish-themed activities. The main goal is to come together and enjoy expressing your love of reading and have fun amongst others...

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

Join in on our monthly book club discussions and bookish-themed activities. The main goal is to come together and enjoy expressing your love of reading and have fun amongst others.

pencil on top of open notebook on top of laptop keyboard

Creative Writing Club

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Central Library - Eugene McDermott Conference Room (8th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The Central Library is hosting a creative writing club every first and third Saturday of the month! We hope to build a supportive group that provides accountability, helps you s...

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

The Central Library is hosting a creative writing club every first and third Saturday of the month!

Memorial

Dallas West Book Club: Memorial by Bryan Washington

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Dallas West - In Library at Dallas West Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

This Month's Selection: Memorial by Bryan Washington Benson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant an...

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

This Month's Selection: Memorial by Bryan Washington

Reading Divas

Reading Divas Book Club

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Programs
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Are you an Urban Fiction reader? This month we will be reading The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae Description Being an introvert (as well as "funny," a...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

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True Crime Book Club

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Classroom D (6th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

If you love talking about murder, listening to true crime podcasts, and daydream about becoming a crime scene investigator, then this book club is for you!  This May we wil...

Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom D (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

If you love talking about murder, listening to true crime podcasts, and daydream about becoming a crime scene investigator, then this book club is for you! 

Renner Frankford Branch Book Club and stack of books

Renner Frankford Book Club

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:45pm - 8:00pm
Renner-Frankford - Study Room B at Renner Frankford Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

In January, we will meet at the regular time - The 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5:45 - 7:00 pm.  Beginning in February 2024, the book club moves to it's new day and t...

Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Study Room B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured
Event Details:

In January, we will meet at the regular time - The 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5:45 - 7:00 pm. 

Book Club

Preston Royal Discussion Book Club

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Preston Royal - Auditorium at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The Preston Royal Book Club is back in person. We meet every 4th Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 PM. Email kmalmberg@att.net if you would like to join by Zoom to request a link...

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

The Preston Royal Book Club is back in person.

We meet every 4th Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 PM.

Email kmalmberg@att.net if you would like to join by Zoom to request a link.

This month we will be reading:

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. 

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 

 

 

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Jewish American Heritage Month Book Club

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Mountain Creek - Study Room at Mountain Creek Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, we're excited to invite you to join our special book club! Throughout the month, you'll have the opportunity to explore and discuss a wi...

Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, we're excited to invite you to join our special book club!

Collection of Books on top of Book Shelf

Jewish American Heritage Month Book Club

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium at Polk-Wisdom Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, we're excited to invite you to join our special book club! Throughout the month, you'll have the opportunity to explore and discuss a wi...

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

In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, we're excited to invite you to join our special book club!

Book Club

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room at Lakewood Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Manga Club - Kids & Teens

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Central Library - Teen Spot (2nd Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Event Details:

Welcome to our manga book club, where enthusiasts gather to explore the captivating world of Japanese comics! Our club offers a dynamic space for manga lovers of all backgrounds, i...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Teen Spot (2nd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Welcome to our manga book club, where enthusiasts gather to explore the captivating world of Japanese comics!