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Music and Movement for Preschoolers

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B at Hampton-Illinois Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

🎶Move to the beat and learn about music and rhythm in this fun class!🎶

This class includes

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

🎶Move to the beat and learn about music and rhythm in this fun class!🎶

This class includes

Lil' Bookworms: Songs and Stories

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Enjoy an inviting space where you and your child can learn, play, and socialize with others in the community every Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

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

Enjoy an inviting space where you and your child can learn, play, and socialize with others in the community every Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

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Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Fretz Park - Black Box Theater at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music!

Suggested ages:  3 - 6 years old

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

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music!

Suggested ages:  3 - 6 years old

Open Mic Night at Central

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Calling all singers, dancers, poets, magicians, instrumentalists--performers of all kinds: On the third Thursday of every month, the Central Library's Division of Arts, Movies and Music hosts an open mic night. Show up, sign up, and show off!

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Calling all singers, dancers, poets, magicians, instrumentalists--performers of all kinds: On the third Thursday of every month, the Central Library's Division of Arts, Movies and Music hosts an open mic night. Show up, sign up, and show off!

Spring Festival

Spring Festival!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Arcadia Park - In Library at Arcadia Park Branch
Program Type:
Community & City Engagement
Age Group:
Family

🌸 Step into the magic of spring at Arcadia Park Branch Library! 🌸

Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

🌸 Step into the magic of spring at Arcadia Park Branch Library! 🌸

Lil' Bookworms: Songs and Stories

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Enjoy an inviting space where you and your child can learn, play, and socialize with others in the community every Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

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

Enjoy an inviting space where you and your child can learn, play, and socialize with others in the community every Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

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Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Fretz Park - Black Box Theater at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music!

Suggested ages:  3 - 6 years old

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

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music!

Suggested ages:  3 - 6 years old

The Dallas Opera: OperaTruck "Three Little Pigs"

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Park Forest - In Library at Park Forest Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family

Bridging Opera and classic children's literature, the Dallas Opera will bring out its traveling "Opera Truck" for a special mini-operatic performance of "The Three Little Pigs"!

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

Bridging Opera and classic children's literature, the Dallas Opera will bring out its traveling "Opera Truck" for a special mini-operatic performance of "The Three Little Pigs"!

two kids playing rhythm instruments

Music and Movement for Preschoolers

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B at Hampton-Illinois Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

🎶Move to the beat and learn about music and rhythm in this fun class!🎶

This class includes

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

🎶Move to the beat and learn about music and rhythm in this fun class!🎶

This class includes

Lil' Bookworms: Songs and Stories

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Enjoy an inviting space where you and your child can learn, play, and socialize with others in the community every Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

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

Enjoy an inviting space where you and your child can learn, play, and socialize with others in the community every Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

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Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Fretz Park - Black Box Theater at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music!

Suggested ages:  3 - 6 years old

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

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music!

Suggested ages:  3 - 6 years old

Baby and Me: Music with Ms. Paige

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bookmarks - In Library at Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Enjoy a musical adventure with Ms. Paige of Narwhals and Waterfalls. Have fun, dance, and sing along to songs that are perfect for baby and caregivers alike. Suggested ages: 0-18 months

Sponsored by Atmos Energy.

Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Room: Bookmarks - In Library
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Enjoy a musical adventure with Ms. Paige of Narwhals and Waterfalls. Have fun, dance, and sing along to songs that are perfect for baby and caregivers alike. Suggested ages: 0-18 months

Sponsored by Atmos Energy.

Marquee with title "Wicked". Open book in front and witch hat on the side, emerald city along the bottom.

From Page to Stage - Wicked

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library - Community Showcase (1st Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)
 
“Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others.
Registration Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Community Showcase (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:
 
“Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others.
M & M

🎶 Music, Movement & Me🎶

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Dallas West - Auditorium at Dallas West Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Bring your little one to a fun, interactive music class where dancing, singing, and learning go hand in hand!

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

Bring your little one to a fun, interactive music class where dancing, singing, and learning go hand in hand!

Movement Saturday!

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

Let's Move! Explore a wide variety of movement from Salsa to Zumba to Yoga and anything else while listening to music that will make you want to move! Be prepared to move, dance, and have fun!

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Let's Move! Explore a wide variety of movement from Salsa to Zumba to Yoga and anything else while listening to music that will make you want to move! Be prepared to move, dance, and have fun!

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Cinco CelebraciĂłn!

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater at Pleasant Grove Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Community & City Engagement
Age Group:
Family

🎉 Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Library! 🎉

Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

🎉 Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Library! 🎉

Lil' Bookworms: Songs and Stories

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Enjoy an inviting space where you and your child can learn, play, and socialize with others in the community every Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

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

Enjoy an inviting space where you and your child can learn, play, and socialize with others in the community every Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

Pirate Songs with Pair of Pirates

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bookmarks - NorthCourt at Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

"Pair of Pirates" are a pirate music group based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area who specialize in performances that combine sea songs, shanties, and Celtic music with a huge dose of silly comedy.  Yo ho, Yo ho a pirates life for me!

Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Room: Bookmarks - NorthCourt
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

"Pair of Pirates" are a pirate music group based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area who specialize in performances that combine sea songs, shanties, and Celtic music with a huge dose of silly comedy.  Yo ho, Yo ho a pirates life for me!

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Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Fretz Park - Black Box Theater at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music!

Suggested ages:  3 - 6 years old

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

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music!

Suggested ages:  3 - 6 years old

"Is Hip Hop Really Dead?" Panel Discussion

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Polk-Wisdom - Classroom A & B at Polk-Wisdom Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Event Overview:

Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Event Overview:

A woman in a white button-down shirt holding an infant

Mother's Day Festival

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Hampton-Illinois - Courtyard at Hampton-Illinois Branch
Program Type:
Community & City Engagement
Age Group:
Family

We’re excited to invite you to a special Community Event at Hampton-Illinois Branch Library in partnership with Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Courtyard
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

We’re excited to invite you to a special Community Event at Hampton-Illinois Branch Library in partnership with Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary!

A picture of Shrek, Fiona and Donkey

The Far Far Away Market – Celebrating 25 Years of Shrek!

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Oak Lawn - Auditorium at Oak Lawn Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Far Far Away Market Is Coming to the Oak Lawn Branch Library!

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of “Shrek” (2001–2026)

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

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Far Far Away Market Is Coming to the Oak Lawn Branch Library!

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of “Shrek” (2001–2026)

Groove Guild

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Central Library - Classroom A (6th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

The Groove Guild is a new music club presented by Dallas Public Library, where we discuss and listen to music from our catalog. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom A (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Groove Guild is a new music club presented by Dallas Public Library, where we discuss and listen to music from our catalog. 

two kids playing rhythm instruments

Music and Movement for Preschoolers

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B at Hampton-Illinois Branch
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

🎶Move to the beat and learn about music and rhythm in this fun class!🎶

This class includes

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

🎶Move to the beat and learn about music and rhythm in this fun class!🎶

This class includes