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Knitting and Crocheting

10:00am–11:30am

School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch

Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

Cocoa & Crafts

10:00am–12:00pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch

Room: Renner-Frankford - Outdoor Grassy Area

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Celebrate the Season with this creative kit! There’s something for everyone. Enjoy a warm mug of Hot Cocoa while you learn about its history and how it's enjoyed around the world. You might just find a new favorite recipe!

Blood Drive

10:30am–4:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch

Room: Lochwood - Lower Parking Lot

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Community & City Engagement

Event Details:

Give something that means something.

For an appointment, please visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code "LOCHWOOD" or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Computer Tutor

11:00am–12:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch

Room: Park Forest - Computer Area

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Technology

Event Details:

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on basic technology problems you are having.
Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only.

Dallas Lace Society Christmas Party

11:30am–3:00pm

Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch

Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

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Dallas Lace Society Lacemaker's Society weekly meeting open to newcomers.

Nativity Scene and Los Tres Reyes Painting Workshop

1:00pm–2:00pm

Family, Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch

Room: Arcadia Park - Story Children's Area

Age Group: Family, Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Celebrate the Holiday Season with us by visiting our exhibit of Nativity scenes from around the world and painting your own Peg-style Nativity scene or Los Tres Reyes. Led by local artist, Nelson Cruhigger.

Beginning Piano and Keyboard

2:00pm–3:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

Virtual Event

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Library Branch: Online Programs

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

Hooks and Needles Club

2:00pm–3:00pm

Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch

Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room

Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Are you YARNING for a new hobby? Come visit the Hooks and Needles Club every Tuesday and Saturday!

All ages and abilities are welcomed!

(Materials not provided)

Crochet 101 Workshop

2:00pm–4:00pm

Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch

Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium

Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Want to learn how to crochet but the YouTube videos are just not clicking?

Santa is Coming to Lakewood

2:00pm–4:00pm

Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Auditorium

Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Español,

Event Details:

Santa and his elf are coming to Lakewood!

Books & Brews @ Pegasus City Brewery

2:00pm–5:00pm

Adult (18+)

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Community Events

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type:

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Grab a brew and join Dallas Public Library at Pegasus City Brewery on Saturday Dec 11., we'll be pairing books with their beers.

Beginning String Class

3:00pm–4:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

Virtual Event

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Library Branch: Online Programs

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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.

Beginning Violin Class

3:00pm–4:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Interested in learning to play the violin? Join Bill Smith at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, on the 4th floor, Saturdays at 3pm. The program will teach students the basics of playing the violin and reading music.

Reading Divas Book Club

3:00pm–4:00pm

Adult (18+)

Registration Required

Virtual Event

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Library Branch: Online Programs

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading-

A Moth to a Flame by Ashley Antoinette

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Regarding Music: Explorations in Music Appreciation

3:00pm–4:00pm

Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

Virtual Event

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Library Branch: Online Programs

Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Expand your music listening skills with this, the latest offering of Bill's Music Classes.

Beginning Guitar Class

4:00pm–5:00pm

School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

Virtual Event

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Library Branch: Online Programs

Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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.