Summer Breakfast for Kids/Desayuño de Verano para niños

9:30am - 10:30am
Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

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.

Magic Show with Mike Williams

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Room: Bookmarks - NorthCourt
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Laugh your socks off with magician Mike Williams! Be amazed by his award winning magic!

Sponsored by the Atmos Energy.

Kids Diamond Art

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Embark on an exciting journey as you explore the animal kingdom through dazzling diamond art.

Patriotic Kids Blowers

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Parents bring your children to the Lancaster-Kiest branch to celebrate the 4th of July!  Children will be able to make their own Patriotic Kids Blower!

Summer Lunch for Kids/Almuerzo de Verano para niños

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - In Library
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

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.

 

 

Summer Lunch for Kids/Almuerzo de Verano para niños

11:15am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - In Library
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

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 Lunch for Kids/Almuerzo de Verano para niños

12:00pm - 12:30pm
Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - In Library
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every day this summer from noon - 12:30pm for a free lunch for ages 18 years old and under.  Meals from Educational PV  are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult C

Summer Lunch for Kids/Almuerzo de Verano para niños

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel during the summer with a free nutritious lunch for ages 1-18. Meals are provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

Summer Lunch

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel 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.

Summer Lunch

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Fuel up 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.

 

Summer Lunch for Kids/Almuerzo de Verano para niños

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

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.

Summer Lunch for Kids/Almuerzo de Verano para niños

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

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.

Summer Lunch for Kids/Almuerzo de Verano para niños

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

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.

Craft-a-noon

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Lawrence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - In Library
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Enjoy creating fun crafts in the afternoon with friends and family. 

Summer Book Buddies

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Increase your student's reading skills this summer with Book Buddies!  Students entering 2nd through 5th grades will be paired with a trained volunteer for one-on-one reading sessions.

Spanish readers welcome! 

Summer Kids Movie Matinee: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Required
Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

Dive into the ultimate movie extravaganza at Summer Kids Movie Matinee! Dive into a world of adventure, laughter, and excitement as we screen some of the best films for kids.

Cancelled

Chamber Orchestra (Advanced)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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.

Summer Movie!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

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!

MOVEMENT & DANCE

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Let's move!  Explore a wide variety of movements, from Zumba to Yoga. Prepare to move, dance, and have fun! 

Summer Snacks

2:30pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - In Library
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel during the summer with a free nutritious snack for ages 1-18. Meals are provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

Summer Snack

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel during the summer with a free nutritious snack for ages 1-18. Meals are provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

Summer Snack for Kids/Merienda de verano para niños

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel during the summer with a free nutritious snack for ages 1-18. Meals are provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

Summer Snack for Kids/Merienda de verano para niños

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - In Library
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel during the summer with a free nutritious snack for ages 1-18. Meals are provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

Summer Snack for Kids/Merienda de verano para niños

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel during the summer with a free nutritious snack for ages 1-18. Meals are provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

SMART Summer: UFO Blast

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Aliens are on the run! Create your own paper airplane launcher and try to pop as many balloons as possible to capture the aliens. Explore potential and kinetic energy while creating the perfect airplane. How many aliens can you capture?

Summer Snack

3:15pm - 3:45pm
Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Refuel 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.

 

Summer Lunches

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Study Room A
Age Group: Family, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Featured
Event Details:

Refuel 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.

Geometric Garden

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Design a miniature garden! Begin by creating your garden blueprint.  Then explore the concepts of measurement, geometry, spatial relationships to design the perfect 3D garden. Complete your garden by adding crops.

 

Cancelled

Sweet Sounds: Spring Music Classes - Keyboard

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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

Classes run from April 10 through June 12th. 

Cancelled

Sweet Sounds: Spring Music Classes - Violin

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 4pm will be the violin class!

Classes run from April 10 through June 12th. 

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

Chess for ages 7+

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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!

Summer Kids Activity of the Week

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

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.

State Fair Arts & Crafts Contest Prep.

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Have you ever seen the arts and crafts at the State Fair and wished it was your art up there? Well, it could be!