Day Calendar

Do you spend your days listening to true crime podcasts and your nights watching whodunit documentaries? Then DPL's first ever True Crime Mini Con is for you!

Come meet your favorite Texas True Crime authors! The True Crime Mini-Convention will begin with an opportunity to learn more from your favorite True Crime authors and then get a chance to get their autographs!

Weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

English as a Second Language

Classes are every Saturday.

Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

Las clases son todos los Sábados.

There are Oceans of Possibilities with more than 240,000 known species of animals. This summer, you can come explore a different endangered animal while creating a sea themed craft.

BWR outreach at White Rock Hills Townhomes w/ FRI Resource Fair

The Dallas Young Makers Club (DYM) is a nonprofit community educational organization based in Dallas, Texas committed to helping students age 8-18 expand their minds and skills by creating things instead of just buying things.

The Medicare Workshop covers in detail the 4 Parts of Medicare A, B , C and D – get a better understanding of Medicare eligibility, election periods, enrollment penalties, the differences between original Medicare and Medicare Advantage (Part

We have lots of bubbles, wands, and sidewalk chalk. Come and enjoy the simple pleasures of blowing bubbles and drawing with sidewalk chalk! 

The fun begins at 11am and ends at 12:30pm. See you there! 

Come and join the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library in celebrating the Grand Reopening of the MLK Community Center. Learn about our programs and services, take a campus tour, and network with some of our community partners.

 It's time to get crafty! Make your own Kaleidoscope out of high quality tubes, beads, and scrapbook paper. You will have a variety of design choices to really make this craft your own.

Need help with computers? The library has you covered.

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on basic technology problems you are having.

Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only.

Enjoy a free yoga class provided by WINGS. Learn yoga basics like stretching, poses, and breathing. 

Adulting 101 is for Teens, tweens, and anyone wanting to get a better handle and knowledge on some basic life skills. This series will run every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month and highlight a different skill each week.

Join us for our first ever True Crime Book Club! We'll be reading The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth.

Pase por Bachman Lake Branch Library los Sabados por la tarde si le gusta tejer o hacer ganchillo.

Joliean Monnic Fields presents an author talk about women's empowerment and overcoming. Ms.

Join Brandy and Chris Diamond from Texas Wine and True Crime Podcast for a LIVE podcast!  The podcast will also feature a special guest, Sergeant Brian Baker, criminal investigator for The

We're having a Plant Swap at Bachman Lake Library! Adopt a free house plant, share cuttings, or drop off any healthy plants you no longer want. We will have a table set up inside the lobby.

Join us as we explore a new topic in art every month.
This month adventure will be ZenTangles!  A fun and relaxing way to create beautiful patterns.
For more info see  zentangles.com

Join us for an African American film viewing series! These films will be rated PG-13 and recommended to those above the age of 13.

Come watch cool movies in the first floor Auditorium as part of our Summer Saturdays at Central programming!

Movie Schedule (films and times subject to change*):

Ever wanted to spend an afternoon painting with Bob Ross? We don't have Bob, but our painting instructor, Irving, is a close second! Spend an afternoon relaxing and brushing up on your art skills with Irving.

Learn how to read music, understand chord and melodic theory, and to play the piano or keyboard. Participants are encouraged to attend a weekly class, but can join at any time.  

Do you wish you could craft usable items in real life and not just virtually? Check out this Minecraft inspired torch that really lights up with the press of a button!

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch Saturday, June 11th at 2pm for a Coloring Workshop!

In this workshop, you will be provided professional level art materials to design or color your own creation to take home. 

Hello teen thespians! 

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every other Saturday this summer at 2pm for fun theatre workshops from local actor and artist, Jiles King!

Relax and find your inner artist as you learn the basics to acrylic painting. Limited to 15 adults. Registration required.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.  

Did you know that forensic linguistics was a field used to solve true crime cases?

Come and join our chess club to practice, learn, and sharpen your chess skill in a friendly environment. All skill levels welcome! Learn to play - no experience necessary! Happens every second and fourth Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

Interested in learning to play the violin? Join Bill Smith online Saturdays at 3 pm CST. The program will teach students the basics of playing the violin and reading music.

See and learn about different birds of prey with the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center.  Day and night the raptors are on patrol.  Their mission: in search of a meal.  How do they do it? 

Are you YARNING for a new hobby? Come visit the Hooks and Needles Club every Saturday from 3-4 PM!

Work on personal crochet or knitting projects while meeting others who have a passion for creating!

Join us Saturdays to learn basic knitting! 

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading-

Hoodwives & Rich Thugs of Chicago by Anna Black

Description:

Learn about crime scene investigation, including how to collect and analyze evidence, with Detective Matthew Randall from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office with special guest, Senior Sargent Garrick Whaley, Criminal Investigator with the Criminal

Welcome to the Oak Lawn Cinema Club! On every second Saturday of the month, we will be showing a full-length feature film in the Oak Lawn auditorium. 

Interested in learning to play the guitar? Dust that guitar in the corner off and let's play some songs. You'll learn basic chords and strumming patterns, as well as a bit of music theory in the process.

Have you wondered what it would be like to work at crime scene and solve a mystery? Now's your chance!