Week Calendar

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, You Fish! Learn the basics of fishing at this fun event taking place at Emerald Lake Park located behind the Mountain Creek Branch Library.  Fishing gear and bait will be available to use. Weather permitting!

Tommy Terrific's Wacky Magic performing a show around the works and accomplishments of Dr. Seuss.

Sponsored by Atmos Energy.

Sign up to receive FREE math tutoring for grades K-12 at the North Oak Cliff Branch Library.

Must register online to participate. Email contact for more information.

This program is hosted by IntelliChoice

Sign up to receive free math tutoring! Intellichoice offers math tutoring beginning Sept 10th. 

Saturdays, 10:00am - 12:00 pm

Are you having trouble in Math?   Get FREE tutoring Saturdays 10am - 12pm from Intellichoice Math Tutors.   

Sign up to receive FREE math tutoring for grades K-12 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library.

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. 

The first Dallas Poet Laureate, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, will hold office hours for aspiring poets in the city of Dallas! These sessions are designed to help Dallas poets work on individual poems and to eventually create a poetry manuscript.

An opportunity for movers to explore, play, acknowledge, and share their daily lived experiences through creative movement and mindfulness techniques. All levels are welcome and encouraged to participate. 

Bring science and art together in this fun craft! We'll be using tubes and foil to create a neat kaleidoscope that can teach us about reflections and patterns!

Network with library staff and other homeschool families

Learn about library resources available. Sign up for library cards.

Find out about upcoming programs and let library staff know your ideas for future programs.

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

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

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

Literary LEGO is a creative workshop for school aged children. Participants can create their own stories, or a story based on books in the library.

Skip the Sunday Scaries and brighten your day with some paper puzzles and games (think sudoku and crosswords, "exquisite corpse" and MadLibs).

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

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

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

Find your artistic voice by joining educators and artists from the Dallas Museum of Art to explore techniques, be inspired by amazing works of art and artists, and to level up your skills to expand your creativity toolkit!

Crafternoons every Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Forest Green Branch Library!    

Spring has sprung, and so have these spring flowers for today's Crafternoon! Make a flower theme for the spring season and keep them all year long!

This crafternoon were making jewelry! Make a piece for you or a friend. 

Materials available while supplies last. 

This Program Made Possibly by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library. 

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch after school every Tuesday from 3:30 - 4:30 pm.  Make crafts, color, read, or make new friends!

Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Every Tuesday afterschool there will be a new craft available to make and take with you.

Todos los martes hay una nueva artesanía disponible para hacer y llevar contigo.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Library Out Loud partnering with Big Thought presents a 1 hour STEM hands on program for school age kids.  Come and be a part of the fun here at Vickery Park Branch Library.

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. 

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. 

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 pm for a free family friendly movie screening!

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

 Books are full of multitudes of inspiration! Read them and feel inspired! Decorate your very own book cover with your imagination, supplies are provided.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Visit the Skyline branch every Friday from 3:30- 4:30pm and have some fun after school.  Make crafts, color, read, or make new friends!

This week, celebrate Earth Day with a solar system craft!

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch on Thursday, April 28th from 3:30-4:30pm for an Earth Day Every Day show with Dorayne Breedlove!

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Friday from 3:30- 4:30pm and have some fun after school.  Make crafts, color, read, or make new friends!

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

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Books are full of multitudes of inspiration! Read them of course, decorate with them, and use the words to craft! Decorate your very own book with your imagination, supplies are provided.

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 - 4:30 pm and enjoy a free, nutritious snack. 

4 p - 4:45 p Guitar or Keyboard

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!

After a long week of school, come unwind and play some LEGOs with us at Dallas West Library!

 

Bring science and art together in this fun craft! We'll be using tubes and foil to create a neat kaleidoscope that can teach us about reflections and patterns!

Come learn about time with us! Figure out how to tell time in a variety of ways and the importance of being able to do so. All materials will be provided. Best for ages 4 and up.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

After a long week of school, come unwind and play some LEGOs with us at North Oak Cliff Library!

 

Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday @ 4 pm to learn the rules and strategies of chess! This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all!

Listen to a fun story and then let your creativity shine! Build a Lego creation based on the story. You will have time to talk and share your creations. See what other Lego builders come up with.

Spend time outdoors and play with our large game sets.

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Wednesday after school from 4-5pm for a fun circle of reading with kids your age!

Take turns reading a new story out loud and earn a small prize from your librarian friends.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Create a unique art piece using acrylic paints and a squeegee in this week's afterschool craft. 

This Program Made Possible by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library. 

Fridays at 3pm will be the guitar/ukulele class!

Classes run from the weeks of April 1- June 30, 2023.

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

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 - 4:30 pm and enjoy a free, nutritious snack. 

5:00 p - 5:45 pm - Keyboards

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!

After a long week of school, come unwind and play some LEGOs with us at Hampton Illinois!

 

Join us the 4th Thursday of every month for a themed Lego challenge where we will listen to an introductory story and watch a Lego movie while you create. 

Work solo or in a team and flex your imagination and creation skills!

Calling all gamers!

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Join us Thursdays afterschool as we do crafts that explore art, science and more.

Recommended for ages 6 to 11 years old.

Please join us on Thursdays at 4:30 pm for a fun S.T.E.A.M. filled hour. Each week will feature a craft or activity that's fun and educational. Come make some new friends while having fun and learning some new things!  

Bring science and art together in this fun craft! We'll be using tubes and foil to create a neat kaleidoscope that can teach us about reflections and patterns!

Participants of the workshop will learn how to create video content for social media using cameras and phones.

This Program Made Possible by the Office of Arts and Culture.

Have you ever seen a paper crane and wondered, "How do I do that?"

We are offering a unique opportunity for children to create their favorite animal through the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, Origami.

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

5:00 p - 5:45 p -Violin & Theory

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!

Sign up at the front desk or email vickerypark@dallas.gov

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Wednesday for free music classes from 5:30-6:30pm presented by Swan Strings!

5:00 p - 5:45 pm - Violin

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!

Open to 3rd - 5th graders. Girls Who Code Clubs are meant for girls to
join our sisterhood of supportive peers and
rolemodels, and use Computer Science to
change the world. When you join a Club, you

Find your artistic voice by joining educators and artists from the Dallas Museum of Art to explore techniques, be inspired by amazing works of art and artists, and to level up your skills to expand your creativity toolkit!

Express Yourself! Youth Poetry Competition and Cover Art Contest Award Ceremony