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Yarn Wreaths: DIY 101

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Timberglen - Auditorium at Timberglen Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn how to make your own personalized wreaths for any occasion. Get creative and crafty with this unique DIY project to add a handmade touch to your home decor. Open to all ...

Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Learn how to make your own personalized wreaths for any occasion. Get creative and crafty with this unique DIY project to add a handmade touch to your home decor. Open to all levels of expertise.

Crafternoon: Crafting the Colors of Brazil

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Audelia Road - Children's Area at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Event Details:

Indulge your creativity in a vibrant journey through the rainforests of Brazil as we explore the majestic Scarlet Macaw. Delve into the fascinating world of these magnificent birds...

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

Indulge your creativity in a vibrant journey through the rainforests of Brazil as we explore the majestic Scarlet Macaw. Delve into the fascinating world of these magnificent birds and their tropical home.

origami swan

Folded Creations, Origami with Teens

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Highland Hills - Classroom A & B at Highland Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to explore the art of origami and unleash your creativity at the library. Whether you're looking for a new hobby, a way to de-stress, or just ...

Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to explore the art of origami and unleash your creativity at the library.

Music Class

Sweet Sounds: Spring Music Classes - Violin

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B at Hampton-Illinois Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11)
Event Details:

Fridays at 4pm will be a violin class! Classes run from April 12 to June 21. Spring music classes for school-aged students 6-12 yrs on Wednesdays and Fridays.  FREE w...

Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Fridays at 4pm will be a violin class!

Classes run from April 12 to June 21.

Spring music classes for school-aged students 6-12 yrs on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

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Senior Walking Club

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Skillman Southwestern - Lobby at Skillman Southwestern Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

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 Vi...

Library Branch: Skillman Southwestern Branch
Room: Skillman Southwestern - Lobby
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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.

Community Gardening: Potted Planting

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Forest Green - Outdoor Area at Forest Green Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Get your hands dirty at the Forest Green Branch Library’s community garden! Local seniors and adults will collaborate to care for vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants in a rel...

Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Outdoor Area
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

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

Forest Green Tabletop Brigade Flyer

Forest Green Tabletop Brigade

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Forest Green - In Library at Forest Green Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Grab your dice and bag of tricks and stop by the Forest Green Branch Library's bimonthly Dungeons and Dragons event! Choose from premade characters or build your own. Characters...

Required
Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

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

Loom Knitting

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Prairie Creek - Study Room 2 at Prairie Creek Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

A space created to learn a new skill, share patterns, and socialize while knitting.

Cancelled
Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Study Room 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
A space created to learn a new skill, share patterns, and socialize while knitting.

TTRPG Meetup- Horror Stories

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room at Lakewood Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

We are telling our worst D&D stories! Come to vent about your worst sessions or wax poetic about the best campaign you've ever played!  Everyone will get the chance to ...

Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Eloise Sherman Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

We are telling our worst D&D stories! Come to vent about your worst sessions or wax poetic about the best campaign you've ever played! 

PrintShop A Go-Go

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
Lochwood - Black Box Theater at Lochwood Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Learn the basics of printmaking, new techniques, and make some color prints with Matt Bagley of Iron Frog Press and creator of the Print Frog®. 10am - 4pm Adult 2-color Linocut ...

Required
Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn the basics of printmaking, new techniques, and make some color prints with Matt Bagley of Iron Frog Press and creator of the Print Frog®.

10am - 4pm Adult 2-color Linocut Workshop (Registration Required - see below)

storytime

Toddler Storytime

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Fretz Park - Children's Area at Fretz Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Early Literacy
Age Group:
Family, Infant & Toddler
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

Cancelled
Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, Infant & Toddler
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, 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

Three tween-age kids, two girls and one boy, show off their maker skills as a robot hovers above them. The text reads: Dallas Young Makers Club - Fun, Free hands-on workshops for kids. Choose your track: Robotics: Build a robot. Computing: Make a computer using Raspberry Pi. Art: Create a zine, comic or book. Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Dallas Young Makers Club!

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 2:30pm
Central Library - Classroom C (6th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Technology
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Event Details:

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: Build a...

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Classroom C (6th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Technology
Event Details:

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:

music for preschoolers

Music and Movement for Pre Schoolers

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Preston Royal - Auditorium at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Event Details:

On the second Saturday of each month, we get together to do a special Music and Movement class for toddlers and preschoolers! This class includes singing dancing use of r...

Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

On the second Saturday of each month, we get together to do a special Music and Movement class for toddlers and preschoolers! This class includes

Save those Dinos!

SMART Summer: Save the Dinosaur!

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dallas West - Auditorium at Dallas West Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-11)
Event Details:

We are going to SAVE THE DINOSAURS at Dallas West this summer! Participants will explore the waterproofing properties of different materials. Will the wax paper protect the dinos...

Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

We are going to SAVE THE DINOSAURS at Dallas West this summer!
Participants will explore the waterproofing properties of different materials.
Will the wax paper protect the dinosaurs from the rain from your spray bottle? Will the foil?

Teen Rap Poetry Workshop

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
North Oak Cliff - Auditorium at North Oak Cliff Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Representatives from 2 Inspire Peace will lead a workshop for teens to express themselves through poetry in the popular style affiliated with rap music. 

Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Representatives from 2 Inspire Peace will lead a workshop for teens to express themselves through poetry in the popular style affiliated with rap music. 

Paint Pouring

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium at Forest Green Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

Get ready for an introduction to paint pouring! Paint pouring is a fluid painting technique used to create art by pouring acrylic paint onto a canvas. Whether you're an experienced...

Required
Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Karen Blumenthal Auditorium
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Get ready for an introduction to paint pouring! Paint pouring is a fluid painting technique used to create art by pouring acrylic paint onto a canvas.

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Mini Messenger Bags

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Oak Lawn - In Library at Oak Lawn Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Discover the joy of sewing as you craft a mini messenger bag! Dive into the world of stitching and fabric during this hands-on program which promises to be a fun and rewar...

Required
Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - In Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Discover the joy of sewing as you craft a mini messenger bag!

Dive into the world of stitching and fabric during this hands-on program which promises to be a fun and rewarding experience!

Don't miss this ch

Adult Art Hour

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lakewood - Auditorium at Lakewood Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

We have an adult-only space to relax and do beginner-friendly crafts such as watercolor penciling, origami, and paper quilling. We will also have adult coloring sheets with precisi...

Required
Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

We have an adult-only space to relax and do beginner-friendly crafts such as watercolor penciling, origami, and paper quilling. We will also have adult coloring sheets with precision markers. 

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DFW Bookmakers: Journal Making

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

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 ...

Required
Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

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.

Drawing & Sketching Class 2024

Drawing & Sketching Class

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Spend an afternoon practicing and brushing up on your art skills with our art instructor Irving. Come prepared with a sketchbook and join in for lessons in various media, tech...

Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Spend an afternoon practicing and brushing up on your art skills with our art instructor Irving. Come prepared with a sketchbook and join in for lessons in various media, techniques, and subjects.

Sewing Machine 101: Father's Day Necktie Zip Bag

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for a meaningful and creative Father’s Day gift? In this class you will learn how to upcycle neckties into a zip bag. Feel free to bring in old neck ties for your project -...

Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Fiber Arts Workroom (4th Floor)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Looking for a meaningful and creative Father’s Day gift? In this class you will learn how to upcycle neckties into a zip bag. Feel free to bring in old neck ties for your project - donations will be provided along with other materials.

Silver Social Connection: Loom Knitting

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Arcadia Park - In Library at Arcadia Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

Unlock the joy of knitting with this introduction to the beautiful world of loom knitting. Whether you're a complete beginner or seeking to expand your knitting skills, this progra...

Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - In Library
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Unlock the joy of knitting with this introduction to the beautiful world of loom knitting. Whether you're a complete beginner or seeking to expand your knitting skills, this program will guide you on using a circle loom to make a scarf or hat.

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Guitar Class

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
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. Classes are 45 minutes packed with fun ga...

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
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.

Herb Garden & Planter Decorating

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room B at Grauwyler Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Take a break from the summer heat to paint pots for an at-home herb garden. Learn about what herbs can grow together or will takeover garden beds. Enjoy this time to disengage from...

Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Take a break from the summer heat to paint pots for an at-home herb garden. Learn about what herbs can grow together or will takeover garden beds.