Day Calendar

2018 Career Youth Career Workshops

English language and work skills class for adults

Children will practice the six pre-reading skills needed to enable them to be ready to read. They will listen to stories, sing songs, and do hands on activities to enable them to have a fun learning experience!

Basic Computer Skills classes for adults from how to turn on a computer, to how to use a flash drive, how to use a flash drive, to how to sign up for an email account.

Schedule an appointment for a personal techology tutoring session for any basic questions about using the computer or mobile devices, including downloading e-books from the library. 

First day and registration on February 10. Free English classes from February 10 through April 28, except for March 31. Class times depends on student's English level.

Find Peter Rabbit and his friends around the library and you will be entered into a drawing for a fun prize. Then see the movie when it comes out in theatres on February 9!

First day and registration on February 10. Free English classes from February 10 through April 28, except for February 19. Class times depends on student's English level.

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement and rhymes.

Job Seekers Welcome 

Walk-ins welcome or by appointment

Let's discuss your career opportunities.

Come and learn how to become a US citizen! Contact Maggie Fernandez of Catholic Church Charities of Dallas for registration info: 469-801-8169.

Ready to work towards obtaining your GED? Register for Free GED Preparation Classes provided by the Wilkinson Center.  Registration is held every Monday at 10:00am. 

The Center for Children and Families at the University of Texas at Dallas invites parents with children ages 0-3 to participate in the Juega Conmigo (Play with Me) program.

Sit, scrabble, sing-a-long and waggle. Toddlers will experience tales that awake and excite. Preschoolers will naturally be stimulated by sounds and by sight.

Dallas Public Library will partner with the AARP program to offer free, in-person tax assistance through trained volunteers.

Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music. Suggested ages: 3-6 years old

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under. ¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor.

English language and work skills class for adults

 Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn. Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old

For children and parents, listen to stories, sing songs and practice literacy skills together.

Suggested ages: 6 years old and under.

Join us to practice skills your toddler needs to be ready to read! Hear stories, sing songs, jump around, and learn! Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.

Reserve an appointment with one of our librarians for one on one computer assistance. Get help with:

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under.

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor.

Join us for another Career Series...

TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL JOB SEARCHING

Discover some quick time-saving job search tips that will help your hunt for a new position.

**Open to the Community**

Tax season is here and AARP is providing FREE tax assistance at the Martin Luther King Branch on a first come first served basis. Contact the library for more information.

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on technology problems you are having. Every Tuesday or Thursday, by appointment only.

AARP Tax Aide offers FREE in-person tax assistance through trained volunteers.  Assistance is geared toward people with low-to-moderate income, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance

Join members of the Skillman Southwestern Library staff for a fun chair workout. All ages and skill levels welcome

FREE income tax assistance by AARP volunteers Please bring last year's filed IRS forms, plus a photo ID, your Social Security number, W-2s, 1099, and any other current tax information to fill in your form.

Improve your listening and speaking skills, build confidence, and practice your English in a comfortable group environment.

Free tax help

Free classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

For babies and their caregivers, learn simple rhymes, songs and books to stimulate infants. Suggested ages: 0-18 months. Sponsored by Atmos Energy.

You are invited to attend free GED preparation classes at the Dallas Public Library. Join us in the 1st floor Penthouse at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. You can register in class, and no ID is required. 

Free English classes covering practical needs like banking, housing, and shopping.

Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas provides one-on-one job seeking assistance at the Timberglen Branch Library every week. Services include resume writing, job coaching, job matching, and interview training.

Join the H.E.L.P. desk staff for a screening of a popular classic movie.

Come learn how to use the computer, internet, and the many social media apps.  Upcominig classes include Microsoft Office, Social Media Basics, and Email.  This event is sponsored by Equal Heart.  

Enjoy a  movie every Thursday afternoon with your family. 

Needing help with computer and technology issues? Join us each week for a hands-on technology class for adults.

Have you wanted to learn to play the guitar? Do you have one sitting in the corner not being played? Let's get together and learn the basics, and a few tunes, on the guitar Thursdays.

This is a STEM/STEAM based makers  afterschool program for school-aged children.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Children and Teens come and participate and learn more about the history of African American people and the contributions they have made to America in celebration of Black History Month as you answer a variety of African American history questions

2018 Career Youth Career Workshops

Using colorful stretch sacks, elastic bands, and other unusual props, participants will explore spatial movement and shapes that express their feelings.

The Highland Hills Branch Library and community partners present afterschool activities for youth and teens.  The activities embrace the arts and literature through dance, games of strategy and creative expressions.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Come do a fun afterschool activity.

The Dallas West Branch will host a Black History Month Film Series throughout the month of February. Movies for children will be shown on Tuesdays at 3:45 pm and movies for adults will begin at 3:45 pm on Thursdays

For Adults

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Join us for an exciting storytime that emphasizes science, technology, engineering and mathematical (STEM) concepts for children two to five years old. Sponsored by Atmos Energy.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Reserve an appointment with one of our librarians for one on one computer assistance. Get help with:

Children under the age of 18 are able to recieve a FREE healthy afterschool snack! No beef or pork.

Sandwich, veggies, fruit, and milk. 

Learn about the anatomy of insects. Look at the “bugs” and determine which of them are insects and which are not.

Join us for a fun afternoon crafting session.

Join the library every Wednesday night to watch family friendly movies!

Learn how to make 3-dimensional figures, animals, and objects while learning the importance of observation and interpretation. Presented by Library Out Loud.

Test your creativity with LEGOs! Work by yourself or in small groups and make the best themed Lego creation! Recommended ages: 4-14 years old

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Kids and their families explore their creativity as our crafty librarians help you create an exciting hands-on craft project.

Kids are invited to join us after school for fun activities which can include crafts, games, or creative play.

Looking for something free and fun to do after school?  Join us as we create works of art, play games, and much more!

Join us for an afternoon of craftiness and friends after school!  

Join us for experiements, projects, music, and games that will teach you science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics! 

Get an introduction to creating a knitted fabric by building a Knitting Nancy, a centuries-old tool for knitting that is easy to make and use. Recommended for ages 7 and up.