Day Calendar

Community Tax Centers, A program of Foundation Communities

IRS Certified Preparers will be here to help with:

For Community Tax Centers 

FREE Tax Aide [Civic Engagement; {adult, seniors}]

Happy Mardi Gras!!  Y'all come on down to the Park Forest Branch and pick up some beads!  We will have music and coloring pages galore for the younger partiers.

City staff will be available to help senior homeowners access and complete the Senior Home Repair Application. Homeowners may walk-in to City Hall at any time during business hours.

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

Sign up to receive FREE math tutoring for grades K-12 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library.

Sign up to receive FREE math tutoring for grades K-12 at the North Oak Cliff Branch Library.

Must register online to participate. Email contact for more information.

This program is hosted by IntelliChoice

Did you live in Dallas during the 1950s and 1960s? If so, you may have experienced racial segregation or you were protected against racial integration. Come join us discuss what we learned from reading The Accommodation in September of 2022.

Free adult high school equivalency and career readiness preparation class with the Wilkinson Center.

Register here: http://cutt.ly/newclient

City staff will be available to help Senior homeowners access and complete the Senior Home Repair Application.

English as a Second Language

Classes are every Saturday.

Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Saturday from 10:00am - noon for our weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Are you having trouble in Math?   Get FREE tutoring Saturdays 10am - 12pm from Intellichoice Math Tutors.   

Friends of the Renner Frankford Branch Library will be hosting a 1-day only Book Sale!   There will be Children's Fiction and Nonfiction as well as Adult General Fiction only!  

Sign up to receive free math tutoring! Intellichoice offers math tutoring beginning Sept 10th. 

Saturdays, 10:00am - 12:00 pm

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

This seminar will help families separate college admissions fact from fiction and enjoy the college process a little more. We’ll discuss grades, test scores, activities, and everything else colleges evaluate.

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Addictive Books is DPL's monthly book club taking place at Union Coffee. We meet once a month on Saturday for coffee and discussion. This month's book club book is Olga Dies of Dreaming by Xóchitl González. 

Do you need help with using the computer?  Are the basics of technology mind-boggling to you?

Visit the Arcadia Park Library Saturday mornings to help find the answers to all your technology problems.

Reading to therapy dogs can help improve kids' confidence in their reading abilities. Since dogs are not judgmental, kids can read to them without feeling the pressure and anxiety that may come from reading to peers. 

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

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

Make your own mask for Mardi Gras!
Bring out your inner mask maker and artist to create your perfect Mardi Gras mask to celebrate with. Add glitter, gems, ribbons, or paint it to look like a classic Venetian mask. 

DBDT: Encore! will be performing “Spiritual Suite”.

Visit the Fretz Park Branch Saturday, February 18th from 11:00am - Noon for a special folktale experience in celebration of African American Heritage month!

Get in the spirit of Mardi Gras by crafting your own Madri Gras-themed mask! Get creative and have fun!

This Program Made Possible by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Get in the spirit of Mardi Gras by crafting your own Madri Gras-themed mask! Get creative and have fun!

This Program Made Possible by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Visit the Prairie Creek Library every Saturday from 11:00am - 2:00pm for free tax assistance for those who qualify.

Join Master Gardener Stephen Seewoester as he explains how to get ready for spring gardening!

It's adventure time!

Are you new to drawing? Has it been some time since your last sketch? Want to learn the fundamentals every artist needs to start their journey?

An opportunity for movers to explore, play, acknowledge, and share their daily lived experiences through creative movement and mindfulness techniques. All levels are welcome and encouraged to participate. 

Free classes. Start anytime! All are welcome. No library card or I.D. required. Register in-person during class.

Cold weather and movie days go hand in hand, so come watch some of the flicks we'll be showing this winter season every Saturday here at the library! 

Movies/times/location subject to change:
 

Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.

Meet other musicians, learn new songs, and play together in a relaxed and supportive environment. Acoustic musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring an instrument and join in. 

All are welcome to enjoy the music!

You are invited to attend free GED preparation classes at the Dallas Public Library. Registration is available in class, and no ID is required.

Want to learn a craft, but you aren't very crafty? Come learn the basics of the art of macrame while creating your own macrame wall hanging.

Limited to 10 adults. Registration is required.

Its time for more MOVIE MANIA at North Oak Cliff!!

Find your artistic voice by joining educators and artists from the Dallas Museum of Art to explore techniques, be inspired by amazing works of art and artists, and to level up your skills to expand your creativity toolkit!

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch Saturday, February 18th from 1:00pm - 3:00pm in our black box theatre as we celebrate African American Heritage month with our local artists!

Have a “Ball” making your very own Mardi Gras costume mask! All supplies are provided. 

For this class you should have attended Embroidery Class 101 to finish the project, Learn how to construct a tote bag by hand sewing; attach the patch from the embroidery class.

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

The Southwest Dallas Division of the National Council of Negro Women will take us on a journey through time as we learn about important African American historical figures from Harriet Tubman to Martin Luther King Jr.

The African American Genealogical Interest Group explores areas of genealogy research unique to the African Am

Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.

Local Poet GNO from 2 Inspire Peace will present a Healing Vibes Program that will introduce students to practicing mindful awareness using a well-blended mixture of Interpersonal, Cognitive therapies, restorative practices, along with social

Amine fans, the Audelia Road Branch, and Dallas Anime Meetup have partnered to provide a book-club style meeting where attendees discuss an anime series with questions and trivia. Each month will feature a new topic or Anime.

Crafternoons every Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Forest Green Branch Library!    

Join us for a one hour session where you will learn some of the basics of watercolor technique and get to paint your own floral scenery.

This program is by registration only, and is for ages 15 and up.

Join us for a performance by singer-songwriter and Music Therapist Kamica King. Sing along with us as we celebrate Black History Month! All ages are welcome.

Join us for a performance by singer-songwriter and Music Therapist Kamica King. Sing along with us as we celebrate Black History Month! All ages are welcome.

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch Saturday, February 18th from 2-3pm for a special Jazz appreciation presentation for kids!

Bring a group and hear the talented artists from Jazz Because.

For this weeks craft we're using bubble wrap and foam shapes and letters for imprint painting!

All materials provided while supplies last. 

We're having a community plant swap at Renner Frankford Library! Browse house plants, share cuttings, or exchange any healthy plants you no longer want. We will be set up in the auditorium.

Every Saturday gather at the library with your family for a movie showtime. Everyone is welcome!

Todos los sábados reúnase en la biblioteca con su familia para ver una película. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Author Ada Ari retells time-honored folktales from Ghana & Nigeria about spiders’ legs and turtles’ shells.

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? 

Please come to the Vickery Park Branch every Saturday @ 2pm to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and macrame.

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading-

What Bae Won't Do Saga by Genesis Woods

Description:

If you love talking about murder, listening to true crime podcasts, and daydream about becoming a crime scene investigator, then this book club is for you.

Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.

Alma Woodsey Thomas was a pioneer for black women in art. In this program we will practice her painting techniques to produce a one of a kind work of art in her memory. Supplies provided, ages 15 & up.

1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, connectivity, job applications, creating a resume and more.

Celebrate Black History Month through food and conversation. Sample dishes of Chef Brandon Waller's, of Bam's Vegan, creation. Break bread and have a glass of wine with local community changemakers.

Tune in on Twitch to watch Wendi sumble through the new Paldea region as she builds her team of Pokémon based almost entirely on how cute they are. 

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