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
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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.

Addictive Books at Union Coffee

10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Community Events
Age Group: Adult
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.

Loom Knitting / Telar Circular

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

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
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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.

Dallas Young Makers

10:30am - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Seed Library (6th Floor)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Technology
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The Dallas Young Makers Club (DYM) is a nonprofit community educational organization based in Dallas, Texas committed to helping students age 8-18 expand their minds and skills by creating things instead of just buying things.

Bullet Journaling Happy Hour

11:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 57
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This will be a club where anyone who wants to keep a journal start and experiment with new tools and designs.

Senior Social Hour

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Adults, visit the Skyline Branch, Saturday, May 28th from 11 - noon for an hour of socializing with your friends and new faces around some free warm drinks and snacks. All refreshments provided!

African American Movie Series

11:00am - 1:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Lisa Kilolo Todd Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 57
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Join us for an African American film viewing series! These films will be rated PG-13 and recommended to those above the age of 13.

Senior Knitting Club

12:00pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español
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Pase por Bachman Lake Branch Library los Sabados por la tarde si le gusta tejer o hacer ganchillo.

Crochet 101: Spring Edition

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Study Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Are your plant-friends consuming your work area at home or on your office desk? Is the office feeling dull and in need of some revamping?

Noname Book Club @DPL

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 25
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Noname Book Club is a Black-led worker cooperative connecting community members both inside and outside carceral facilities with radical books. The book Club is used to be online but now it is in person.

From the Noname Books website:

Community Jazz Concert

2:00pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Visit the Pleasant Grove branch Saturday, May 28th at 2pm for a free afternoon jazz concert in our black box theatre!

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
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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: Fabergé Egg

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
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Celebrate Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with todays crafternoon craft of a Fabergé Egg! 

Self-care through Movement and Self-expression

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 20
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Start your summer with a boost of self-care and mindfulness! Poet, writer, and speaker Alejandra Ramos Gómez is having an all-ages workshop on mental health and creative expression. 

BareBones Shakespeare Acting Workshop

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 99
Event Details:
The Boy Actor and Modern Gender-Wacky Shakespeare

The Ongoing Nakba: A Library Exhibit Showcasing Palestinian Art

2:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Join us for a day of art, history and food as we showcase Palestinian history, literature and art while commemorating 74 years of the Nakba.

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
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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
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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!

Anime Discussion: Black Lagoon

3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Are you an anime fan? The Audelia Road Branch and Dallas Anime Meetup will partner to provide a book-club style meeting where we discuss an anime series with questions and trivia. This month's anime is Black Lagoon.

Central Chess Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Public Floor Area (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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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.

Painting with the Library

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 38
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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.

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.