Addictive Books at Union Coffee

10:00am–11:00am
Adult (18+)
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Addictive Books is DPL's monthly book club taking place at Union Coffee. We meet the last Saturday of every month for coffee and discussion.

DMAHL Board Meeting

10:00am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom E (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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DMAHL monthly board meeting 

Free Math Tutoring K-12

10:00am–12:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Study Room
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Early Literacy, GED
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

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

This program is hosted by IntelliChoice

Loom Knitting / Telar Circular

10:00am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

Sewing for Beginners: Using a Sewing Machine

10:00am–12:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to learn to use a sewing machine? '

The Human Library: Welcome to the Library of People

10:00am–1:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcomes to the library of people! Instead of borrowing a book, indulge in the experience of checking out a person. Challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue.

Medicare Workshop

10:30am–11:30am
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

Medicare can be complex and confusing. Learn how to navigate the Medicare waters like a pro!

English Language Class

10:30am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes provided at Vickery Park Branch Library. Join any session and view the Library's online calendar for other sessions at multiple branches.

 

English Language Class

10:30am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

English Language Class

10:30am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

English Language Class

10:30am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

Voter Education & Voter Registration

10:30am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - In Library
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

As we work to bring opportunities to you...Come join us as the Women League of Voters Of Dallas provides opportunities for voter education and register to vote.  ALL ARE WELCOME!!

Bullet Journaling Happy Hour

11:00am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

This will be a club where anyone who wants to keep a journal start and experiment with new tools and designs.

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.

Noname Book Club @DPL

12:00pm–1:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

From the Noname Books website:

Paper Art

12:00pm–1:30pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a DIY paper art project. This program will be a step-by-step guide to creating your own beautiful art decoration. All supplies will be provided.

Theme: Butterflies Flying From An Open Book

Mindfulness in Movement

12:30pm–1:30pm
Family, 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: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

Department of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization

12:30pm–2:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

The Dallas Accountability for Housing Equity is an effort to build a framework of accountability and transparency within the process of housing delivery and policy in our City.

Family Flamenco

1:00pm–2:00pm
Family, Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Event Details:

Flamenco for The whole Family!!!

Fretz Park's Tiny Art

1:00pm–5:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Calling all adults. Come anytime between 1 - 5 pm to create your own 4x4 abstract masterpiece using acrylic paint. You will leave it so we can exhibit our community's artwork throughout the month of October.

Keyboard Class

2:00pm–2:45pm
Family, 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: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Drawing Class

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us as we go through art exercises meant to develop our observational skills. Draw from life as we use still life models to help understand the elements of drawing: line, shape, texture, form, space, and value.

TRAVISVILLE by Soul Rep Theatre

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Soul Rep Theatre is proud to present excerpts from their upcoming full production Travisville, written by Dallas native, William Jackson Harper.

Dungeons & Dragons

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 2
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Thomas Acebo will again lead our Dungeons & Dragons every other Saturday.  

Proposal Writing for Nonprofits (In-Person)

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom E (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you're a first-time grant-seeker, you won't want to miss this beginning-level overview of the grant application process.

Proposal Writing for Nonprofits (Virtual)

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you're a first-time grant-seeker, you won't want to miss this beginning-level overview of the grant application process.

Fall Saturday Films

2:00pm–4:15pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Fall in love with the Saturday films we'll be showing in the First Floor Auditorium this fall season!

September 10 at 3 PM-- Rush Hour

September 17 at 2 PM-- The Martian

Acoustic Open Jam

2:00pm–5:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - In Library
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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. 

 

Strings Class

3:00pm–3:45pm
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:

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

"In Spite of History" by Artstillery

3:00pm–4:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Lisa Kilolo Todd Auditorium
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

An immersive community-driven storytelling experience, told from the perspective of those who live in Dallas and experienced Fair Park and the South Dallas community from the 1960s to today.

Regarding Music: Explorations in Music Appreciation

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:

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

Symphonic Music Concert

3:00pm–4:15pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch Saturday, September 24th at 3pm for an afternoon of beautiful music presented by the National Association of Composers and the students of the Samuell Early College High School.

Plarning: Crafting for a Green World

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Plastic + Yarn = PLARN! 

Are you a crafty person? Is your pantry overloaded with plastic grocery bags? Then it sounds like you could use a crash course in plarning!

80's Nostalgia Cinema

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Are you looking for a fun, free way to get away for a few hours? Wanting to relive the totally tubular days of the 80's?

Central Chess Club

3:00pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Public Floor Area (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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.

Dungeons and Dragons

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a fierce warrior on a quest for glory? A cunning archer on a path of adventure?

Frida's Flowers Painting Class

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Feeling artsy?

Come in for a Frida Kahlo inspired painting class to help celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Enjoy the musical concept and composition by Luca Longobardi for an immersive Frida Kahlo experience!

Book Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The Promise by Damon Galgut

Guitar/Ukulele Class

4:00pm–5:00pm
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:

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