Voting Election Day

All Day
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement

Voting

7:00am–7:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Community & City Engagement
Event Details:

Cast your ballot for the upcoming election. For more information on ID requirements and ballots details, please visit https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/

DIY Lightsaber Keychains

10:00am–11:00am
Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th) with us by making your very own lightsaber keychain out of perler beads!

This program is funded by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

English Language Learning

10:00am–11:30am
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
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Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

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

Writing Club

10:00am–11:30am
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Eugene McDermott Conference Room (8th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The Central Library is hosting a new writing club every first and third Saturday of the month!

Loom Knitting / Telar Circular

10:00am–12:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 2
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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.

GED Classes with the Wilkinson Center

10:00am–12:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Study Room A
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

Special Election Day GED Class in the Studyrooms!

GED Classes with the Wilkinson Center

10:00am–12:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Study Room B
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

Special Election Day GED Class in the Studyrooms!

English as a Second Language Course / Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

10:00am–1:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

English as a Second Language

Classes are every Saturday.

Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

Las clases son todos los Sábados.

Basic Computer Classes/Clases básicas de computadora

10:30am–11:30am
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - In Library
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

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.

 

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 Learning

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
Cancelled

English Language Learning

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

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.

Groove Line Dance

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

Groove Line Dance is fun way to dance and engage with others. This class begins with a simple guided warm-up to old school R&B music.

English Language Learning

11:00am–12:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom A (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: English Language Learning
Cancelled

Fiber Arts: Anything Goes Punch Needle Embroidery

11:00am–3:00pm
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:

Are you interested in learning about and creating your own punch needle embroidery craft?  Create your own free-form or abstract design or bring in your own design to use as a stencil.  Embroidery hoops in both 4.5” and 9.5” diameter wil

Mindfulness in Movement

12:00pm–12:45pm
Family, 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 - 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
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. 

Citizenship Class

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
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Event Details:

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

Drawing Class

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 - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Spend an afternoon relaxing and brushing up on your art skills with our art instructor Irving. Join in with a work in progress or just an idea you're ready to put to paper.

Painting Class Placeholder

12:30pm–3:00pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Guitar Class

1:00pm–1:45pm
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.

Cancelled

Amate Art Workshop with Local Dallas Artist Cynthia Anzaldua

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join local Dallas Artist Cynthia Anzaldua as she puts on an Amate Bark Painting art workshop.

English Language Class

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Study Room 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!

Resume Refresh

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom C (6th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Event Details:

Need to update your resume?

Painting with the Library

1:00pm–3:00pm
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:

You are invited to an exciting experience!

Enjoy painting, friends, and a good time!

Registrants receive a painting kit to be picked up at the Polk Wisdom Branch.

Sci-Fi Movie Week

1:00pm–3:00pm
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:

Join us for movie Saturdays in the library's 1st floor auditorium!

*Movies, times, and location subject to change

 

This March we are playing:

3/4-- Mean Girls

Stages and Satyrs: A Shakespeare Inspired D&D Actual Play

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - The Story Center (3rd Floor)
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Greetings and salutations, patrons of the arts.

The Dallas Public Library is proud to announce a Dungeons and Dragons actual play show inspired by the works of William Shakespeare!

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.

Build Your Own Instrument with Jazz Becuzz

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Jazz Becuzz Arts Group for an interactive exploration of the craft of music! You'll create your own small instruments to play and take home.

Jazz Becuzz is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.

Yarn Craft Saturdays

2:00pm–3:00pm
Family, Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Family, Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? 

Come and join us every Saturday @ 2pm to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and macrame.

Regarding Music: Explorations in Music Appreciation

2:30pm–3:30pm
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 online offering from the Dallas Library's Music Program.

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.

Computer Help

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.