Ready to work towards obtaining your GED? Free GED Preparation Classes provided by the Wilkinson Center. For more information, please call 214-821-6380 x 390
Orientations offered every Tuesday at 9:00a and 5:45p - enroll and test onsite.
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Receive free one-on-one computer help. Learn computer basics, Internet, email, and much more. Bring your questions and we will help you solve them.
Come stay warm in a relaxing place. Learn about technology, ask for help, get a library card, read, use a computer, play games or simply use the resources we have for you. Visit us!
Creative Space open hours are a time when spaces will be open for customers to walk-in and use equipment on a first come/first serve basis.
Preschool Story time
Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music. Suggested ages: 3 - 6 years old
Registration is not required.
Sit, scrabble, sing-a-long and waggle. Toddlers will experience tales that awake and excite. Preschoolers will naturally be stimulated by sounds and by sight.
Join us for stories, songs and fun!
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
Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music. Suggested ages: 3-6 years old
For children and parents, listen to stories, sing songs and practice literacy skills together.
Suggested ages: 6 years old and under.
Learn the basics of the computer from turning it on, learning about software and hardware and using windows.
Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on technology problems you are having. Every Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday by appointment only.
The Dallasite Yogis is a recurring yoga class which, under the instruction of Jarrett Chatman, will give participants the opportunity to learn simple but meaningful meditation tools to improve energy levels, heighten one’s ability to focus, and ma
Get ready for kindergarten with books, movement, rhymes and music. Suggested ages: 3 - 6 years old
Join us to practice skills your toddler needs to be ready to read! Hear stories, sing songs, jump around, and learn! Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.
Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under.
¡Cuentos, canciones y rÃmas 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
Come into the library to learn how to use your mobile devices with eBooks, eAudiobooks, and other resources the library offers.
Join Stephanie Tovar and the Oak Cliff Cultural Center for a beginner-friendly and relaxing Yoga practice.
Únase al Stephanie Tovar y al Centro Cultural de Oak Cliff para una práctica de yoga divertida y relajante.
For babies and their caregivers, learn simple rhymes, songs and books to stimulate infants. Suggested ages: 0-18 months. Sponsored by Atmos Energy.
This is a small group violin lesson which meets weekly and is open to anyone interested.
Let’s practice speaking English.
Free Conversation Class. All levels welcome.
Grupo de conversación casual. Todos son bienvenidos.
Learn how your new device can enhance your life. You can watch videos, play games, download books, make on online purchases and much more. Contact the library in advance to make an appointment for one on one assistance.
Have you wanted to learn to play the guitar? Do you have one sitting in the corner not being played? Let's get together and learn the basics, and a few tunes, on the guitar Thursdays.
Mah Jongg players unite! Have fun playing and make some new friends along the way.
Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Elementary aged children are invited to participate in different arts and crafts activities.
Children 4 to 13 are invited to come play a variety of math and literacy games. We have games appropriate to each age and developmental stage.
Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18.
Prepare for the Year of the Rat with an afternoon of Chinese New Year themed-crafting.
We provide supplies, you provide your creativity and imagination!
Best for ages 5 and up.
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Come for the Afterschool meals and stay for the crafts! Crafts and activities for preschoolers to teens in the Auditorium every school day from 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Play a game of Chess or Backgammon. Don't know how yet? We'll show you. All ages and skill levels welcome!
Interested in learning how to read and play music? Join Mr. Bill Smith on the fourth floor of the Central Library on Thursdays at 4 PM.
Speaking is the hardest part of learning a new language, so practice somewhere supportive and safe. Chat with a bilingual librarian in a relaxed conversational setting, either one-on-one or with a small group.
To better understand the process of fossilization, children will make a personalized fossil from plaster, clay, shells and water to take home. The program is intended for grades K-3rd.
Conduct different Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math projects after school!
Kids and their families explore their creativity as our crafty librarians help you create an exciting hands-on craft project.
Kids, join us for some awesome STEAM programs (science, technology, engineering, art or math). Learn something new after school and have fun too!
Are you up to the challenge? Join us every second and fourth Thursday of the month to accept the daily building challenge or use your imagination to build anything you like!
GED classes are offered by the Wilkinson Center. For more information, please call the Wilkinson Center at 214-821-6380, ext. 391.
Find peace within... Join members of DFW Meditation for free guided meditation once a week at the North Oak Cliff Library. Beginners always welcome.
This program will be open to both novice and experienced poets to provide an opportunity for everyone to expand their writing skills and learn from each other.
Bi-monthly board meeting for Renner Frankford Library Friends.
Practice the skills you need to be ready to read.
Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!
Suggested ages: 18 months - 6 years old
Come explore and identify potential clients, competitors, and opportunities using the databases that the Dallas Public Library provides both on-site and on the Internet for busy entrepreneurs.
The Downtown Book Club discovers new books each month from all genres. Adults are welcome to attend, meet new people, and discuss the books we love, like, or loathe. Members meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the J.
The White Rock Hills Book Club meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month. January's selection is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. Come join us for a fun, lively discussion!
Practicing Tai Chi is a journey to your good health which encourages confidence. Gain and perfect strength, balance, stamina, and mindfulness. Relieve pain, stress, and arthritis.