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

Necesita un lugar para ir un sábado y divertirse con su hijo. La biblioteca sucursal de Arcadia Park es el lugar para usted. Todos los sábados hay una nueva artesanía disponible para hacer y llevar contigo.

 

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Want a space to work on your cosplay and get ready for FanCentral on July 29 and 30?

Come on into the Fiber Arts Workroom where we will have the space and equipment to channel and get those creative juices and get ideas flowing. 

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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Outreach
This event is in the "Adult" group.

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
Event Details:

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. This month's book club book is Get a Life, Chole Brown by Talia Hibbert. 

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

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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.

Curso de Ingles como Segundo Idioma

Las clases son todos los Sábados.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.

Summer Crafterdays

10:00am - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - In Library
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

There are Oceans of Possibilities with more than 240,000 known species of animals. This summer, you can come explore a different endangered animal while creating a sea themed craft.

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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - In Library
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Computer Class

10:30am - 11:30am
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Outreach, Technology
This event is in the "Teen" group.

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
Event Details:

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.

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This event is in the "Seniors" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Presenter Sam Kiechnick will talk all about moths. Although not as famed as their day-flying cousins, moths are crucial for the ecosystem, have some magnificent patterns, and are tremendously diverse.

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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Lisa Kilolo Todd Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Event Details:

The Free Digital Skills Training Program is an 8-week program focused on hands-on computer training, basic digital skills, resume building, and job coaching. The program also teaches practicing online safety and protecting personal information.

This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

The P.O.N.D. Community Nature Expo

11:00am - 2:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Community Showcase (1st Floor)
Age Group: Family, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join us for our sixth annual Community Nature Expo on the 1st floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. We will be set up from 11:00am - 2:00pm on Saturday, July 23rd.

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Noname Book Club @DPL

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom B
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

From the Noname Books website:

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Plant Swap

12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Lobby
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

We're having a Plant Swap at Bachman Lake Library! Adopt a free house plant, share cuttings, or drop off any healthy plants you no longer want. We will have a table set up inside the lobby.

This event is in the "Seniors" group.

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
Event Details:

 

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

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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Cottagecore Crocheting

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Do you spend your time daydreaming of being out on a warm summer day, laying on a thrifted hand-made quilt from the 1970s, looking up at the sky and cloud gazing?

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This event is in the "Seniors" group.
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

No Green thumb? That's fine, you can't kill a succulent. Probably. Come see us at Dallas West Branch Library to build your very own terrarium that will support a live succulent.

This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Keyboard Class

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: 5
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.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.

Shake it Up

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Build a structure from common supplies and then shake it up to see if your building is earthquake proof! What does it take to withstand a quake? Recommended for ages 5 & up. Supplies are limited to the first 24 participants.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Theatre Workshop

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Hello teen thespians! 

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every other Saturday this summer at 2pm for fun theatre workshops from local actor and artist, Jiles King!

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Cancelled

A Closer Look: Existentialism Book Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

**Event canceled. Updates on future book club discussions forthcoming**

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Drawing Class

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Come join us as we go through art exercises meant to develop our observational skills. Draw from life as we use still life models to help understand the elements of drawing: line, shape, texture, form, space, and value.

This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Dungeons & Dragons

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 2
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Thomas Acebo will again lead our Dungeons & Dragons every other Saturday.  

This event is in the "Family" group.
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Dallas East & West (1st Floor) OUT OF SERVICE
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Witches, wizards, and muggles of all ages are welcome at this enchanting event!

The Central Library is excited to play host to Hogwarts' Open House event.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Summer Cinema

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Escape the heat and enjoy a family-friendly movie on the big screen! This month's selection is - Up!


Social distancing and masks are strongly encouraged. 

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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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:

Come watch cool movies in the first floor Auditorium as part of our Summer Saturdays at Central programming!

Movie Schedule (films and times subject to change*):

This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.

Family Karaoke

2:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Do you belt "We Don't Talk About Bruno" in the car every time it comes on? Why not try singing it for an audience?

Join us as we have fun singing your favorite songs with family and friends.  

This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Cancelled

Fantastic Film & Fun

2:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

An afternoon of Friendship, Fantasy, and Fantastical Beasts awaits you at the White Rock Hills Branch Library!

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Strings Class

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Basic Knitting

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Join us Saturdays to learn basic knitting! 

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Featured, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Test your knowledge on fire safety with the Dallas Fire Department who will present a kid friendly fire safety talk.  After the indoor presentation move outside to get a close-up looks of a operational fire truck.  There will be giveaway

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
Cancelled

Snap Circuits

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch
Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

This program has been cancelled due to building maintenance issues. 

Creating your own arcade game is a snap! Learn the basics of electricity, engineering, and circuitry while building a game you can play.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Anime Discussion

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
Event Details:

Amine fans, the Audelia Road Branch, and Dallas Anime Meetup have partnered to provide a book-club style meeting where attendees discuss an anime series with questions and trivia. Each month will feature a new topic or Anime.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

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
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-11)" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

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:

Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and his band of Death Eaters have infiltrated the Ministry of Magic!