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Summer Camp

Touring the library, scavenger hunt.

Summer Camp

Make a paper rocket, use a digital microscope, and make real electric circuits! These are just three of the STEM stations you can find at the Perot Museum's Community Science Meet Up!

We're celebrating summer weather as we hang out in our Parking Lot for Sidewalk Chalk and Bubbles!

Sponsored by the Lochwood Branch Library Friends.

Join our Library Scavenger Hunt and turn your visit into a fun adventure while discovering our collection, resources, and spaces. Grab a clue sheet, explore, and see what hidden gems you can find! 📚🔍

Let’s celebrate what brings us together! Join us as we highlight our shared interests, unique talents, and the power of unity through fun and connection. ✨

Bugs! Kids engross themselves in entomology! 

They inspect authentic insect specimens. 

They update their insect anatomy know-how and

Pass-the-Picture Activity! Test your focus and teamwork as you draw what you feel. Can the last picture match the first?

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.

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.

Creature Teacher will be bringing the wildlife to us!

The community is invited to come and enjoy a wild experience with live exotic animals. 

Fun for the whole family! Don't miss out!

Each Friday this summer, we will watch a different episode of Reading Rainbow, discuss the episode, and make a related craft! Come open your heart to reading with the favorite classic show, and get to watch the new episodes, as well!

Share your creativity as we get crafty every Tuesday afternoon!

Children discover the magic of science, and learn the science behind some well-known magic tricks! They untangle Houdini’s chains and learn how mirrors and optics can make things disappear. A Curious Cube mystery box lets them fool

Dig for dino bones with the Dallas Arboretum as we learn about fossils! Using prepared kits, guests will simulate how fossils are discovered and excavated at field sites.

The Perot Museum is bringing over a variety of cool STEM projects for us to try out, so stop by throughout the afternoon to engage in hands on activities based on science, technology, engineering, &math (S.T.E.M.)!

Stretch those creative muscles by designing and painting a unique puzzle, and then putting it together!

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Get ready for “The Science of Bubbles” – an exciting and educational program that will quench your child’s, and your, thirst for knowledge! 

Have you ever wished your drawings would come alive and the stick figures or objects on your paper could move around? What sounds impossible actually is not! In this activity, you will make your drawing move around by letting it float on water.

Spiders and beetles and centipedes, OH MY! Come join Bernie the Bug Lady as she shows her collection of insects and teaches all about the world of bugs.

Kids are invited to join the fun, play an exciting round of trivia, and win cool prizes!

Flex your engineering skills and creative muscles with building bricks! Each month will have a different theme.

All supplies provided. 

This is a hands-on, creativity-packed Lego program designed to spark imagination and build problem-solving skills in kids!

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