Week Calendar

Splash into Summer with a special storytime geared towards the whole family in June and July. This storytime will be held at the Timberglen Spraygrounds. Remember to bring sunscreen and something to sit on.

Learn chess from a real Chess Master in this fun and interactive introduction to the game! Vishnu Warrier is a Candidate Chess Master with over 15 years of tournament and coaching experience.

Kids are invited to come to the library for a specialized reading time. They can get to know new friends, earn reading time and activity time for SMART summer reading, and even do a craft or two. Don't miss out on the summer fun!

Celebrate with stars, stripes, and creativity! Make a festive windsock to show off your red, white, and blue spirit for Independence Day.

Feeling stressed? Let’s make it sparkle! In Neuro-Science, kids will create their own glitter calm-down jars, learning how this simple tool can help manage emotions.

Observe stars and see how points of light can be grouped together to form pictures. Create constellations or create your own constellations while shining an image of a constellation on a dark wall with a flashlight.

 Get creative with tape and paint! Design a personalized initial or abstract artwork using a fun tape-resist technique.

Join us for board games at the library! Bring your friends for a fun-filled day of classic and new board games.

Enjoy a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Enjoy a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Enjoy a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Refuel with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 1-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Enjoy a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Design and build your own custom spinners!

¡Diseñe y construya sus propias hilanderas personalizadas!

Use your imagination and build with legos.

Get OB-CHESSED with this fun and interactive chess workshop for beginners, including game basics, simple strategies, and mini-games meant to broaden your checker board horizons! Presented by chess master, Vishnu Warr

The Perot TECH Truck will be visiting and providing technology related activities as part of the STEM programs for SMART Summer.

Learn about the significance of Independence Day, why the colonies declared independence, and how it shaped the nation.

Want to build and launch your own paper rocket? Learn about miniature robotic technology? The Perot Museum is visiting the library for a hands-on station-based STEM workshop!

Can I get a big "Yee Haw"?  What animals have you seen in your yard or on a hike in our big Texas backyard? Meet some of the animals of Texas! Our neighbors, our helpers and the secretive animals that inhabit our own backyards.  

The Trinity River Audubon center is proud to bring their slithery snakes workshop!

Learn about one of the most misunderstood types of animals, snakes! 

Increase your student's reading skills this summer with Book Buddies!  Students entering 2nd through 5th grades will be paired with a trained volunteer for one-on-one reading sessions.

Spanish readers welcome! 

Bring a touch of the ocean into your artwork with our Seashell Painting Workshop! Participants will receive a variety of seashells to paint and decorate, using different techniques such as dot painting, metallic finishes, and intricate designs.

Join us for an afternoon of family fun as we get together to watch some great movies!

Bring a snack and a blanket/pillow if you want.

Link up with other teens that love to play games. Each month will feature different games and range from card games to board games to video games. 

All supplies provided, no experience required.

Do you want to learn how to play chess?  Are you a chess enthusiast or looking for someone to play against? Then come check out the Mountain Creek Chess Club! Chess boards are provided.

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Share your creativity as we get crafty every Tuesday afternoon!

Psst... ready to uncover some science secrets? Get hands-on with a little mystery and a lot of fun by using baking soda and rubbing alcohol to create invisible ink!

Unleash your imagination at the Lakewood Branch’s Lego Hour!  This will be a dedicated hour for building whatever you’d like using Legos.  Build and chat with others as you work together or get inspiration for your own projects. 

Use a pneumatic launcher to blast off your own straw rocket! Experiment with angle, design, and force of launch to create the best rocket you can. 

Experience hands-on science with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science's mobile discovery lab. The TECH (tinker, engineer, create, hack) Truck brings maker-based science, technology, art, and math to your neighborhood!  

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Various Crafts for Kids

Join friends and fans for trivia fun at the library!

June 4 - Who's Who

June 11 - Gamer Life

June 18 - Music

June 25 - Travel

July 2 - Animals

July 9 - Movies

July 16 - Sports

July 23 - Car Facts

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Let creativity spark and colors burst with a Fourth of July celebration that’s a blast! Kids will create dazzling firework prints using fun painting techniques to capture the spirit of Independence Day.

Celebrate the spirit of America by creating your own red, white and blue Patriotic Pinwheel! This easy and fun activity is perfect for everyone—whether you're a kid or just a kid at heart.

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

💻 Learn Coding Basics ⌨️

Celebrate Independence Day by making a festive rocket-shaped firework using paper straws, colored paper and yarn.  

It’s game time—with a twist! Get ready for a high-energy challenge inspired by Squid Game (kid-friendly style, of course).

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Come have fun, build something incredible, and let your imagination run wild at the Lego Lab!

While supplies last? What? We don't have enough supplies to do these pre-prepped crafts again. Pick a craft (or two) and use your artistic side to complete the selected craft. This is literally (while supplies last)!!!

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

It's Camp Week, so throughout the week we are embracing at the fun of summer camp, but instead we're inside. During our afternoon craft this week, we will be making bead buddies and lanyards!

📔Make your stories come alive! 🎭

During our Reader's Theater, we will use scripts, masks, and props to make stories come alive. 

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Using glitter and glue, create a beautiful fireworks scene with this patriotic craft!

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every Wednesday at 3:00pm for an afternoon of movie magic with a different family friendly featured film every week!

Pop! Pop! Confetti! Build a Fourth of July confetti popper using a cardboard tube, tissue paper, string, a bead, glue, tape and confetti. We'll decorate with markers and stickers. 

Supplies provided but are limited.

With Lego you can build a world of your imagination. Each month, we will have a different Lego challenge for your kiddos to tackle. In keeping with Camping Week, we will have camp themed challenge cards to inspire our builders.

Ready to catch some fun? Pokémon Club is the next exciting stop in the club series, where young Trainers can dive into games, crafts, and activities inspired by their favorite pocket monsters.

Enjoy a free, nutritious snack provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

How do you solve a magic triangle? Exercise your brain with this logic puzzle. Magic Triangles use simple addition.

Dallas Aquatics will be here to give a presentation on pool and swim safety for kids and parents!

Learn important skills to keep your loved ones safe this summer!

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every Thursday from 3:00-4:00pm for free Science, Math, Reading or Technology based entertainment!

Hooked on creativity? Get ready to stitch things up in a cozy two-part crochet series just for teens! Learn the basics—from holding the hook to mastering simple stitches—and start creating fun, beginner-friendly pieces.

Harry is a puffball who needs a new “perch” so that he can see out over the room more safely.

Learn all about the mouse named Amos who became the advisor to Benjamin Franklin.

Hexbugs are little motorized "creatures" that move around kinda like... a bug! In this engineering STEM activity, design a maze for Hexbugs to complete. Then we'll race the Hexbugs to see which one is the fastest!

🚀Explore Outer Space🔭

Hooked on creativity? Get ready to stitch things up in a cozy two-part crochet series just for teens! Learn the basics—from holding the hook to mastering simple stitches—and start creating fun, beginner-friendly pieces.

Join us Thursdays afternoons as we explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Part of SMART Summer. Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library

Calling all gamers!

Gear up for a night where curiosity sparks and science rules! Family STEM Night is packed with hands-on activities that explore science, technology, engineering, and math in the most fun and interactive ways.

Join Choo Choo the Magician and use your imaginations (and a little bit of magic) to travel by train to the Land of Fun and Wonder, where you will discover many magical toys, books about colorful art, and some charming puppet friends!