Early Saturday mornings are the perfect time for some social interaction accompanied by light physical activity. We will meet in the library parking lot, set off for path in The Village, and finish back up at the library as it opens.

Get your hands dirty at the Forest Green Branch Library’s community garden!

Grab your dice and bag of tricks and stop by the Forest Green Branch Library's bimonthly Dungeons and Dragons event!

Are you wanting to learn more about your Hispanic heritage?

Calling all educators for a teaching and classroom supply swap! Bring your unwanted classroom items and swap them for new treasures brought by fellow educators.

Come together to celebrate, honor and support our community as we continue to promote acceptance, equality, and the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Oak Lawn and around the world!

PRIDE Inside the Library is a reminder of the struggles and ac

The Best Practices Special Interest Group is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques.

Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month from 10:30am to 2:30pm for a come & go makers series presented by the Dallas Young Makers Club!

Learn how to:

This quieter, more relaxed play session will offer pre-school children of all abilities (suggested ages 2-5 years) an opportunity to understand their senses.

The 2024 summer library show with Choo Choo has fun and magical adventures. 

In this beginner level painting class customers will use small canvases and squeegees to spread paint across the canvas creating a marbled effect. 

Calling all detectives! We need your help!
Detectives will build a UV flashlight out of a popsicle stick!

Learn about the intricacies of jewelry-making from an industry professional!

Like a combination of cross-stitch and paint-by-numbers, diamond painting is the new creative hobby that’s taking the crafting world by storm. You simply apply colorful resin rhinestones to richly-pigmented canvas paintings. The result?

An exciting culinary adventure awaits at the Dallas Public Library, presented in collaboration with Common Threads!

Teens, take over the library and stretch your creativity this summer as we make Stained Glass Mandela Suncatchers. Create your own window cling to stick in your window at home or college as we take a break from the midsummer heat. 

Classes are currently full. Registration for the series lasting from October-December 2024 will open in September. Please continue to check the website for updates. Thank you.

Whether you're a seasoned artist or picking up a brush for the first time, this six week workshop invites seniors of all skill levels to explore the vibrant world of acrylic painting!

Bring the whole family out to the library for some creative fun. Use your imagination to create a fun summer-themed sand art project.
Work together or each create something individually.

All supplies provided. Supplies are limited.

Enjoy a summer movie matinee!

Call the branch for the title of the day at 214-670-8443!

Learn various paper crafts such as origami folding, zine making, and more in a quiet environment with soothing music.  

Art supplies and patterns will be provided. 

All skill levels are welcome. 

It might be getting warm outside but you'll feel a chill with this special seasonal mini Mörk Borg campaign!

Calling all chess prodigies and aspiring grandmasters! Unlock the timeless allure of chess and embark on a captivating journey of strategic mastery and intellectual camaraderie every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 1:00 PM.

Watch a fun movie every Saturday afternoon here at the library!

Note: times, room, and films are subject to change.

Get ready for a wild adventure around the world. All About Animals will be bringing live animals from around the world and focusing on their continents of origin.

Classes are currently full. Registration for the series lasting from October-December 2024 will open in September. Please continue to check the website for updates. Thank you.

Crafternoon every Saturday at the Forest Green Branch Library! 

Join us for an afternoon of crochet!

Beginners and experts are welcome!

We will have a staff person on site who can provide some instruction for beginners.

Participants should bring their own supplies. 

Unleash your creativity and craft vibrant rainbow jewelry in our DIY Rainbow Jewelry Workshop! This hands-on session invites participants to explore the spectrum of colors and express themselves through unique jewelry designs.

We’re Climate Kids today with a special presentation about how we know the climate is changing, does climate change things all the way to the mountains and the oceans?

Welcome to our monthly installment of Trivia at the Library! This month's theme is "Read, White, and Blue," with the following categories:

DFW Bookmakers Workshops are designed for people of all backgrounds to come
together to learn, create, and share art techniques and a variety of cultures’ histories in a fun
and a safe atmosphere to express oneself.

For ages 12 and up.

Únete a nosotros en "Tejer y Conversar: Grupo Social para Mayores" donde podrás tejer, compartir historias y hacer nuevos amigos en un ambiente acogedor y relajado.

This month's pick is The Fraud by Zadie Smith.

Classes are currently full. Registration for the series lasting from October-December 2024 will open in September. Please continue to check the website for updates. Thank you.