DIY Make and Take Home

All Day
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - In Library
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Need a place to go on a Saturday and have fun with your Kid. Arcadia Park Branch Library is the place for you. Every Saturday there is a new craft available to make and take with you.

Election Day Voting

7:00am - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Civic 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

Loom Knitting / Telar Circular

10:00am - 12:15pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

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

10:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

English as a Second Language

Classes are every Saturday after the 9th. 

Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

Las clases son todos los Sábados después del día 9 de Abril

Free to Be: GSA Empowerment Summit

10:00am - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Get helpful information on current LGBTQ+ topics through panels and other sessions. Presented by Dallas ISD's Counseling Services Department.

Cinco de Mayo Festival

10:00am - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Outdoor Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Join the Dallas Public Library and District 5 in celebrating this festive holiday with an all day party for the community of Lake June!

Check out the line up of events below!

Explore South Asia: Children's Folktales from India

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

 

Explore the wonders of South Asia at the Audelia Road Branch Library!

Take a trip to India with our story hour as we listen to a popular folktale from India, learn simple greetings in Hindi, si

Basic Computer Classes/Clases básicas de computadora

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Exhibit Space
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Español, 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.

Explore Asia: South Asia

10:30am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - In Library
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

 

Explore Asia! 

Each Saturday in May we will travel to a different region in Asia learning about its culture and its people through stories, activities, and dance.

Explore Asia: Saturdays in May

10:30am - 3:00pm
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

 

 

Explore Asia! 

Saturdays in May are where we are traveling around Asia, as we explore different regions throughout Asia! 

 

Computer Tutor

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Need help with computers? The library has you covered.

Call ahead to schedule one-on-one time to work on basic technology problems you are having.

Thursdays & Saturdays, by appointment only.

Reservation

Medicare 101 Educational Event

11:00am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

This is an EDUCATIONAL EVENT, open to the public. It is to educate the retiring public on the basics of Medicare. NO Sales are permitted by CMS (Center of Medicare Services) guideline during an educational event.

Explore South Asia: Henna

11:00am - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Exhibit Space
Age Group: Family, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

 

Explore the wonders of South Asia at the Audelia Road Branch Library!

For two hours, Haus of Henna will be providing attendees with a simple henna design for our Explore South Asia ev

Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra in Concert

11:30am - 12:30pm
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Celebrate 50 years of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra with this special community concert! 

Library Out Loud: Arts and Crafts from Latin America

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

We will be learning about different folk arts and creating instruments, crafts and art that reflect the vast array of Latin American cultures.

Explore South Asia: Bollywood Dance Workshop

12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Reading Lounge
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

 

Explore the wonders of South Asia at the Audelia Road Branch Library!

This Bollywood dance workshop is for all ages! Learn some of the moves the biggest names in Bollywood are groovin' to.

Youth for Youth Community Field Day

12:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Courtyard
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Join the Martin Luther King Junior Branch Library at the Youth for Youth Field Day Event hosted at the James Madison High School.

Senior Knitting Club

12:00pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Event Details: 

 

Pase por Bachman Lake Branch Library los Sabados por la tarde si le gusta tejer o hacer ganchillo.

4th Annual Jane's Walk Downtown Dallas Accessibility Walking Tour

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Plaza (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Take a harder look at pedestrian life and obstacles on May 7 at 1 pm in the plaza outside the Central Library on Young Street for an informal walk around downtown. 

Anime Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Greetings Anime Fans!

Genealogy How-To

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
Event Details:

Staff from the Central Library's Genealogy department will present information on how to do basic genealogy search and how to use some of the library's databases.  An overview of what can be accessed at home as well as what can only be access

Big and Little Painting

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Create memories together in this family painting experience.  Paint a portrait of each other or paint a family portrait. Family members participate together, and no art experience is necessary.

Artists' Workshop/ Taller de artistas

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Children's Area
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Channel your inner artist and visit us at Hampton Illinois Library for an Artists' Workshop led by local artist Natalia Padilla.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, You Fish!

1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Lawn Area
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, You Fish! Learn the basics of fishing at this fun event taking place at Emerald Lake Park located behind the Mountain Creek Branch Library.  Fishing gear and bait will be available to use.

Sci-Fi Film Week

1:00pm - 5:15pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Happy May 4th! Come watch Star Wars: A New Hope and other fun sci-fi films this week in the first floor auditorium.

 

Wed. May 4
1 PM Star Wars: A New Hope
3 PM Solo: A Star Wars Story

Beginning Piano and Keyboard

2:00pm - 2:45pm
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 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
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 class, but can join at any time.  

Crafternoon: Carp Kites (Koinobori)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Celebrate Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with todays crafternoon craft of Koinobori or Carp Kites! 

Science Saturdays: Mother's Day Light-up Card

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Children's Center Craft Area (2nd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Surprise Mom with a cool, light-up card for Mother's Day! Learn about paper circuits and diodes as you create a one-of-a-kind card. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Make Your Own Candy Bouquets

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Hamon Training Room (5th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Are you looking for a sweet gift idea? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Join us on Saturday, May 7th at 2:00pm on the 5th floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library to make your very own candy bouquet.

Beginning String Class

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
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.

Hooks and Needles Club (Crochet and Knitting)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

 

Are you YARNING for a new hobby? Come visit the Hooks and Needles Club every Saturday from 3-4pm!

Work on personal crochet or knitting projects while meeting others who have a passion for creating!

Regarding Music: Explorations in Music Appreciation

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

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The Walls Art Walk

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Join us for an art walk highlighting the aerosol murals of Elam Creek, also known as“ The Walls”. Lead by “DAP”, curator of “The Walls” .

BreakTime: Jackbox Games

3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Need a break from homework? Then lets play games. 

Ballet Folklórico!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Visit the Pleasant Grove Branch Black Box Theatre Saturday, May 7th from 4-5pm for an amazing performance by Anita N. Martinez's Ballet Folklórico! 

Beginning Guitar Class

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Dallas Song Writing Workshop

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Have you ever wanted to make your own music? Don't miss this opportunity to let out your creativity and have your composition performed by professional musicians.