Senior Coffee Club

9:00am - 10:00am
Seniors
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Outreach
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

In this era of social distancing, community connections between one another have become more important than ever.

English Language Class

10:00am - 11:30am
Adult
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Cancelled

Health Care Navigators/Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance

10:00am - 4:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Study Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Trained Health care navigators will assist you with selecting and enrolling in a health insurance program through the health insurance marketplace.  If you are preparing to enroll in a program, use the Marketplace checklist to collect the req

Bilingual Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Infant & Toddler, Preschool
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Creative Learning Room
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under.

¡Cuentos, canciones y rímas en español para niños que quieren leer! Para edades de 6 años y menor.

Bilingual/Spanish Storytime (Hora de Cuentos)

10:30am - 11:30am
Infant & Toddler, Preschool
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Thursday morning at 10:30 am for Bilingual/Spanish Storytime!

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish and English to get ready to read! Suggested ages: 6 years old and under

Debt Solution Options: Pros & Cons

10:30am - 11:30am
Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development
Event Details:

This informative program looks at the different options available for resolving your debt and gives the pros and cons of each option.

Cancelled

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Infant & Toddler
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant & Toddler
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

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

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

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.

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Infant & Toddler
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant & Toddler
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

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

Workforce Solutions

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Career & Training Services. Meet with a Workforce Team Member to discuss career and training opportunities geared towards gainful employment. Job skills enhancement may lead to increased wages and self-sufficiency.

English Language Class

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

English Language Class

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

GED Classes with the WIlkinson Center

11:00am - 1:30pm
Teen, Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: GED
Event Details:

Free adult high school equivalency and career readiness preparation class with the Wilkinson Center.

Register here: http://cutt.ly/newclient

Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance / Asistencia de Inscripción en el Seguro de Salud

11:00am - 2:00pm
Adult
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Trained Health Care Navigators will be available to assist you in selecting and enrolling in a health insurance program through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Earth Day Every Day! - Cold Critters: How Animals Survive in the Winter

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Do you ever wonder what happens in nature when the seasons change? Some animals are better adapted for cold weather than others.

Coffee and Conversation

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Community Exchange (1st Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Outreach
Event Details:

Join the H.E.L.P. Desk team and the Dallas Public Library for coffee, snacks, and a whole lot of conversation. Conversations range from informal discussions to topical discussions led by guests.

 

English Language Class- ATMOS Literacy Center

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome! Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Lobby
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Yvette Riquelme from Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas is here to showcase countless job opportunities, upcoming hiring events, trainings, job readiness workshops and more.

English Language Class- Atmos Literacy Center

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Free English classes. Start anytime. All are welcome!

Clases gratis de inglés - Comience en cualquier momento - ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Movie Thursdays: Polar Express

2:30pm - 5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Movie Thursday! Every 2nd Thursday of the month we will have a movie screening for all teens, tweens, and school age kids starting at 3 p.m. The movie changes every month!
All films will be rated G or PG. 

Computer Help

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
Required
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, connectivity, job applications, creating a resume and more.

 

 

Computer Help

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Computer Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Economic/Workforce Development, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

1 on 1 dedicated computer help with a staff member from the Dallas Public Library. We can help you with your computer skills, accessing social services, job applications, creating a resume, device issues and more.

Crafternoon: Color Your Own Ornament

3:15pm - 4:15pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Crafternoons every 2nd and 4th Thursday at Audelia Road Branch Library!    

Read to Roux

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Reading to therapy dogs can help improve kids' confidence in their reading abilities. Since dogs are not judgmental, kids can read to them without feeling the pressure and anxiety that may come from reading to peers. 

Chess Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Whether you are a grandmaster or a beginner, players of all skill levels and ages are welcome to the Preston Royal Chess Club!

Crafty Kids

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Celebrate holiday season!  Join us after school at the Arcadia Park Library to decorate a fun festive craft.

Ages 5 and up invited.  Take home what you make.  All Supplies will be provided. While supplies last. 

Bluebonnet Book Club

4:15pm - 5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
Required
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Bluebonnet Book Club is back! Meetings will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month through February. The 5 books to be read were chosen in August at the kick-off meeting.  

Reservation

Study Room

4:15pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Study Room (3rd Floor)
Purpose of Meeting

Study

After School Craft: Ginger "Bread" Houses

4:30pm - 5:30pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Thursday from 4:30 - 5:30pm for a different after school craft for kids!

This week make your own holiday themed house using non perishable materials.

DIY Holiday Ornaments

4:30pm - 5:30pm
School Age (ages 6-11)
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Spread some holiday cheer with holiday ornaments made from scratch! Learn crafty ways to design a holiday ornament to decorate your home!

All materials are available while supplies last. 

DIY Holiday Wreath

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Family, Adult
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Library Branch: Skillman Southwestern Branch
Room: Skillman Southwestern - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Create a festive and custom Holiday wreath for your home or office!
Make it cheerful, bright, or simple, but most importantly, make it your own! This easy DIY wreath is great for the beginner crafter and looks great!  

Frozen Sing-a-Long Movie Night

4:45pm - 7:00pm
Family
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Join us for a lovely family movie night! We will be watching Frozen and everyone has the chance to sing Let It Go.

DIY Holiday Gifts; Scented Soaps

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Save some money this holiday season and make your gifts at the library!

Family Movie Time

5:00pm - 6:45pm
Family
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 2
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us every Thursday for our Movie Night. Everyone is welcome.

North Texas Food Bank Presents: Cooking Matters

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Come join our Cooking Matters series presented by the North Texas Food Bank!

Week 4: Cooking Matters @ the store: Shopping on a budget 

English Conversation Class/Inglés Conversacional

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Español
Event Details:

Una hora informal de Ingles conversational con un group amigable. 

El programa es gratis y abierto al público. No es necesario registrarse. Se recomiendan máscaras y el distanciamiento social. 

 

White Rock Hills Book Club: The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Seniors
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The White Rock Hills Book Club meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month and is open for anyone to join in (even if you haven't read the selection)!