Day Calendar

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

The Central Library hosts a creative writing club every other Saturday!

We hope to build a supportive group that provides accountability, helps you stay motivated, and shares in the joys and woes of creative writing.

Grab your dice and bag of tricks and stop by the Forest Green Branch Library's biweekly Dungeons and Dragons event!

1 on 1 dedicated help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you fill out applications, update your resume and find out about local resources that can help you take the next step in your career. 

Learn the basics of computer formatting from typing, accessing the web, learning general computer software and more.

Aprenda, practique y socialice mientras trabaja en un proyecto de punto.

Discover why historic newspapers are a genealogy goldmine! In this session, Baerbel K.

Stitch the stress away and get hooked on creativity! Bring yarn and needles or hooks for a cozy Saturday crafting circle perfect for knitters and crocheters of all levels.

Introduction to the Sewing Machine!

Learn the basics of the sewing machine like how to wind and insert bobbins, thread the machine, and sew basic stitches.

Vickery Park has partnered with Maria Pacheco of Seva Community Yoga to provide free yoga classes to all those who are interested. Seva started with a simple idea: to make yoga a tool for connection and transformation.

Unwind and craft away at BSK! Make-and-Take style crafts every second Saturday during select months. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own materials or in-progress projects!

Watch a movie every Saturday afternoon here at the library!

Note: times, location, and films are subject to change.

Do you love chess and battling it out over the board? Or, maybe you never played before but want to learn how. Either way, mate, check out the Central Chess Club. It's every other Saturday at 1:00 PM on the 3rd floor.

The Groove Guild is a new music club presented by Dallas Public Library, where we discuss and listen to music from our catalog.

¡Explore su lado creativo en nuestro club semanal de tejidos! Socialice, muestre sus proyectos, y reciba consejos. ¿Apenas está aprendiendo a tejer? No se preocupe—recibimos a tejedores de todos los niveles de conocimiento.

Slay monsters, gather treasure and go on adventures with friends old and new! Dungeons & Dragons sessions, led by Thomas Acebo, meet every second and fourth Saturday of the month. 

Celebrate National Nerd Word day by participating in a traditional style spelling bee. Last year we had so much fun with this that we thought we would do this again! We'll tell you the word, read the definition, and even use it in a sentence.

As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let's return to one of the defining chapters of his journey — Selma, 1965.

If you love talking about murder, listening to true crime podcasts, daydream about becoming a crime scene investigator, and always have a true crime show playing in the background, then this true crime documentary viewing is for you!

Ghosts in your library?  More likely than you think!  TexPart Paranormal will be at the Lakewood Branch to give a talk about how to ghost hunt and demonstrate some of their different equipment.