Benita Vasquez assists with health insurance, medicaid, SNAP, and CHIP.

Enjoy a free, nutritious meal provided by Education Potential Verified. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

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.

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. 

Space is limited to 25 children and their adults.

Stories, songs and rhymes in English and 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.

Visit the Prairie Creek Branch Library every Wednesday from 10:30am to 11:30am for bilingual Spanish storytime!

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

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

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

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

(Em)powerment Popups are a new initiative created through a partnership between the CARDboard Project and Dallas Innovation Alliance.

Did you know that you can learn about coding without using technology? Well you can!

The first Dallas Poet Laureate, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, will hold office hours for aspiring poets in the city of Dallas! These sessions are designed to help Dallas poets work on individual poems and to eventually create a poetry manuscript.

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every day this summer from 12:00 - 12:45 pm for a free lunch for ages 18 years old and under. 

Keyboard practice, Mouse practice, Browser practice, Search Engine practice, and managing windows practice.

TIME AND DATE:

Classes will be hosted Wednesday from 12PM - 1PM

Free summer meals provided for kids ages 0-18.

Sponsored by 

Summer Lunch for Kids/Almuerzo de Verano para niños

Enjoy a free, nutritious meal provided by Education Potential Verified. 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 Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Refuel with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 1-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Free summer meals provided for kids ages 0-18.

Meals sponsored by

Join the Flying Acorns, an all-squirrel home delivery service specializing in nuts. Lately, there have been several complaints that the packages are not being delivered correctly.

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.

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every Wednesday at 1:00pm for an afternoon of movie magic with a different family friendly featured film every week!

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

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

Join in the fun this Summer with creative arts and craft making that you can take home.

Put your engineering skills to the test and build a small scale catapult! Then use your new contraption to aim at a target!

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

Come meet the minis! Equest Mini Horse Ambassadors wants everyone to know about the healing bond between humans and horses. We'll learn all about theraputic horsemanship and interact with their trained mini horses!

Join the Flying Acorns, an all-squirrel home delivery service specializing in nuts. Lately, there have been several complaints that the packages are not being delivered correctly.

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Wednesday this summer from 2 to 3pm for a fun circle of reading with kids your age!

Take turns reading a new story out loud and earn a small prize from your librarian friends.

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

Experience hands-on science with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science's mobile discovery lab. The TECH (tinker, engineer, create, hack) Truck brings maker-based science, technology, art, and math to your neighborhood!  

State agency that focuses on assisting Texans with finding employment, work training, child-care, adult education, literary services, and administering unemployment benefits/tax programs. 

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.

Join us for a family build as we build an airship. Easy enough for a 5-year old, but fun for all ages. Parents will have a fun time working with their child on this project. Parent/caregiver must be present at all times.

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.

Summer Snack for Kids/Merienda de verano para niños

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

Enjoy a free, nutritious meal provided by Education Potential Verified. Open to ages 1-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

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. 

Wednesdays at 4pm will be the keyboard class with an emphasis on music theory!

Classes run from the weeks of July 5- September 27.

Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday @ 4 pm to learn the rules and strategies of chess! This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all!

Your imagination's the limit at our monthly Lego Challenge! We'll read a story and use its theme to inspire our Lego builds. Show off your creations and share strategies with fellow creators.

Have a patent idea, but you need to search? 

Get out of the heat and hang out with fellow Mah Jongg players to learn the fun and mentally stimulating game of Mah Jongg!

Join us for a fun afternoon Movie Matinee this summer! We will be showing exciting kids movies, and feature a few activities for kids and families to do.  

This week's film is Turning Red.

Wednesdays at 5pm will be the violin class!

Classes run from the weeks of July 5 - September 27, 2023.

Spring music classes for school-aged students 6-12 yrs on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

Bring your friends to the library for a night of fun adult party games! Games include What Do You Meme, The Blockbuster Game, Tell Me Without Telling Me, 5 Second Rule and Urban Trivia.

Students will expand acting and life skills such as ensemble building, self-confidence, and problem solving while developing their talents in an atmosphere that encourages fun, commitment, and taking creative risks in a safe environment.

Practice your Spanish conversational skills at this casual weekly meetup. This program is open to Spanish language learners of all levels. 

Practice your English speaking skills at the library.