Event List

The Beauty of South Dallas, photograph titled Mr. Johnson by Nitashia Johnson

Exhibit - The Beauty of South Dallas

All Day 6/1 - 12/1

Central Library - Kenneth B. Jonsson Gallery (7th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature, Exhibit

Age Group:

Adult (18+)

The Beauty of South Dallas captures the rapid change of a historical neighborhood due to socio-economic shifts and documents South Dallas for future residents, visionaries, and developers.

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Kenneth B. Jonsson Gallery (7th Floor)

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Exhibit

Event Details:

The Beauty of South Dallas captures the rapid change of a historical neighborhood due to socio-economic shifts and documents South Dallas for future residents, visionaries, and developers.

Elephants Among The Skeleton by Kim Ballesteros

Travel Mementos by Kim Ballesteros

All Day 6/20 - 6/30

Central Library - Square One Gallery (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Family

"Traveling is my greatest love - after making art - and the assemblages in this exhibition showcase some of my favorite destinations and adventures.

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Square One Gallery (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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"Traveling is my greatest love - after making art - and the assemblages in this exhibition showcase some of my favorite destinations and adventures.

Cre8ivesphere Presents: Art Unbound

All Day 6/22 - 6/30

Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Family

Cre8ivesphere Presents: Art Unbound

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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Cre8ivesphere Presents: Art Unbound

Scavenger Hunt Week: 4th of July

06/23/2025 @ 12:00am to 07/03/2025 @ 4:00pm

Audelia Road - In Library at Audelia Road Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Family

Embark on an exciting scavenger hunt at the library! Each month, explore the nooks and crannies of the library to uncover the hidden pictures! Once you've found them all, stop by the information desk for a special prize!

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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch

Room: Audelia Road - In Library

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Embark on an exciting scavenger hunt at the library! Each month, explore the nooks and crannies of the library to uncover the hidden pictures! Once you've found them all, stop by the information desk for a special prize!

Color Theory Printmaking Workshop

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Forest Green - Classroom 1 & 2 at Forest Green Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

School Age (ages 6-12)

Explore the basics of CMYK color theory—Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK—the four inks used to print a full spectrum of color, from billboards to baseball cards.

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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch

Room: Forest Green - Classroom 1 & 2

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Explore the basics of CMYK color theory—Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK—the four inks used to print a full spectrum of color, from billboards to baseball cards.

Dallas Museum of Art

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium at Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

School Age (ages 6-12)

The Dallas Museum of Art is coming to the Lancaster Kiest branch of the Dallas Public Library. Stop by to create, your own artistic master piece.

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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

The Dallas Museum of Art is coming to the Lancaster Kiest branch of the Dallas Public Library. Stop by to create, your own artistic master piece.

Mahjong Monday

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Audelia Road - Auditorium at Audelia Road Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult (18+)

Whether you're new to the game or have plenty of experience, Mahjong Mondays are a casual place to learn to play Chinese Mahjong and hang out with fellow players. All skill levels are welcome.

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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch

Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Whether you're new to the game or have plenty of experience, Mahjong Mondays are a casual place to learn to play Chinese Mahjong and hang out with fellow players. All skill levels are welcome.

Sew Magical: A Unicorn Sewing Adventure

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Timberglen - Classroom at Timberglen Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

School Age (ages 6-12)

Learn to Sew and Create Your Own Magical Unicorn!

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Registration Required

Library Branch: Timberglen Branch

Room: Timberglen - Classroom

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learn to Sew and Create Your Own Magical Unicorn!

Video Game Club

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Vickery Park - Classroom 1 at Vickery Park Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Age Group:

School Age (ages 6-12)

Interested in testing out your video game skills? Do you like a challenge? Play video games with other players to build teamwork skills and boost creativity.

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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch

Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

Interested in testing out your video game skills? Do you like a challenge? Play video games with other players to build teamwork skills and boost creativity.

SMART Summer Coloring Week 4

All Day

Renner-Frankford - In Library at Renner Frankford Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Family

Express your creativity and make your mark on our SMART Summer community coloring page. Don't forget to sign the artist log so we know who helped create this community masterpiece.

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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch

Room: Renner-Frankford - In Library

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Express your creativity and make your mark on our SMART Summer community coloring page. Don't forget to sign the artist log so we know who helped create this community masterpiece.

Colored Brown in Words

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Lisa Kilolo Todd Auditorium at Martin Luther King, Jr.

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Teen (ages 13-17)

Students will learn culturally responsive arts education grounded in Hip-Hop with an emphasis on personal and community storytelling.

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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Lisa Kilolo Todd Auditorium

Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Students will learn culturally responsive arts education grounded in Hip-Hop with an emphasis on personal and community storytelling.

In Stitches

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Renner-Frankford - Study Room A at Renner Frankford Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult (18+)

Calling all knit, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, sewing and fiber arts enthusiasts! Bring your projects and materials for a morning "in stitches" with other fiber craft artists. All skill levels are welcome!

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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch

Room: Renner-Frankford - Study Room A

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Calling all knit, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, sewing and fiber arts enthusiasts! Bring your projects and materials for a morning "in stitches" with other fiber craft artists. All skill levels are welcome!

Macrame

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Park Forest - Auditorium at Park Forest Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult (18+)

Feeling knotty? Come learn macrame, a textile art produced by knotting and hitching techniques. We will be making a macrame keychain.

All supplies provided; no experience required. Registration requested.

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Registration Required

Library Branch: Park Forest Branch

Room: Park Forest - Auditorium

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Feeling knotty? Come learn macrame, a textile art produced by knotting and hitching techniques. We will be making a macrame keychain.

All supplies provided; no experience required. Registration requested.

Dallas Lace Society

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 3:00pm

Forest Green - Classroom 1 at Forest Green Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult (18+)

Curious about the intricacies of lacemaking? Stop by the Forest Green branch library for the Dallas Lace Society Lacemaker's Society weekly meeting. Newcomers are absolutely welcome!

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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch

Room: Forest Green - Classroom 1

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Curious about the intricacies of lacemaking? Stop by the Forest Green branch library for the Dallas Lace Society Lacemaker's Society weekly meeting. Newcomers are absolutely welcome!

Keyboard Class

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Family

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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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

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!

Chinese Mahjong Club

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Renner-Frankford - Auditorium at Renner Frankford Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult (18+)

Looking to play Mahjong in a relaxed, friendly environment? We're a club that meets Tuesdays and Fridays to socialize and play games of a beginner-friendly Chinese version of mahjong with optional scoring.

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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch

Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Looking to play Mahjong in a relaxed, friendly environment? We're a club that meets Tuesdays and Fridays to socialize and play games of a beginner-friendly Chinese version of mahjong with optional scoring.

Youth D&D Campaign

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Preston Royal - Auditorium at Preston Royal Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Teen (ages 13-17)

🎲Your adventuring party awaits! 🐉

We have a Summer Campaign just for those 10 & up.

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Registration Required

Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch

Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium

Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

🎲Your adventuring party awaits! 🐉

We have a Summer Campaign just for those 10 & up.

Knit Wits

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Lakewood - Auditorium at Lakewood Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult (18+)

Come knit and be a wit every Tuesday at the Lakewood Branch Library!

(Crochet...if you must...)

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Auditorium

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Come knit and be a wit every Tuesday at the Lakewood Branch Library!

(Crochet...if you must...)

Guitar Class

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Family

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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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

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!

DIY Constellations

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Highland Hills - Auditorium at Highland Hills Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

School Age (ages 6-12)

Explore the wonders of the night sky in this hands-on craft program where kids will create and replicate constellations using pipe cleaners and star beads!

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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch

Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Explore the wonders of the night sky in this hands-on craft program where kids will create and replicate constellations using pipe cleaners and star beads!

Felt Bookmarks

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Highland Hills - In Library at Highland Hills Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

School Age (ages 6-12)

Rescheduled from January

Children will create their very own colorful felt bookmarks!

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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch

Room: Highland Hills - In Library

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Rescheduled from January

Children will create their very own colorful felt bookmarks!

Learning to Quilt

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A at Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult (18+)

Experience the joy of crocheting techniques, styles, and practices while learning the basics of how to crochet.

Materias needed for class:

Sewing Tread

Quilting Thread

Quilting Pins

Drawn Pattern

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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Experience the joy of crocheting techniques, styles, and practices while learning the basics of how to crochet.

Materias needed for class:

Sewing Tread

Quilting Thread

Quilting Pins

Drawn Pattern

Guitar Class

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Family

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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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!

Anime Club

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Vickery Park - Classroom 1 at Vickery Park Branch

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Teen (ages 13-17)

Sessions aim to include a ‘question of the day’ that holds cultural/educational relevance to the activities of the day.

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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch

Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1

Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Sessions aim to include a ‘question of the day’ that holds cultural/educational relevance to the activities of the day.

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