Week Calendar

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Calling all knit, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, sewing and fiber arts enthusiasts!   Bring your projects and materials for a morning "in stitches" with other fiber craft artists.  All skill levels are welcome! 

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Sign residents up for library cards; assist with ematerials and apps; take requests for what to bring next time.  This will be a monthly event.

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Playtime at Union has relocated just down the road to Playtime at Oak Lawn! Come join us for stories, songs, crafts, and other activities in our new and improved play-learning space!

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th) with us by making your very own lightsaber keychain out of perler beads!

This program is funded by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

The Central Library is hosting a new writing club every first and third Saturday of the month!

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Saturday from 10:00am - noon for our weekly gathering to share patterns, projects, and socialize.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community every Tuesday and Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community every Tuesday and Wednesday. Listen to stories, move to the music, and have fun!

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.

Groove Line Dance is fun way to dance and engage with others. This class begins with a simple guided warm-up to old school R&B music.

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo we have invited the Cara Mia Theatre to lead a, "Papel Picado Workshop". During this workshop, participants will create artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico. 

Play a game of American Mahjong with others!

Are you new to watercolor painting? Want to learn the fundamentals every artist needs to start their journey?

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. 

Spend an afternoon relaxing and brushing up on your art skills with our art instructor Irving. Join in with a work in progress or just an idea you're ready to put to paper.

Join us for a day of festivities celebrating Mexican culture! Featuring local vendors, crafts for all ages, and a folklorico dance performance this is an event the whole family can enjoy!

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.

May the 4th be with you! We love Star Wars and all things science fiction, so we will be playing sci-fi flicks the entire week of May 2- May 6 starting at 1 PM in the 1st Floor Auditorium.

May the 4th be with you! We love Star Wars and all things science fiction, so we will be playing sci-fi flicks the entire week of May 2- May 6 starting at 1 PM in the 1st Floor Auditorium.

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

May the 4th be with you! We love Star Wars and all things science fiction, so we will be playing sci-fi flicks the entire week of May 2- May 6 starting at 1 PM in the 1st Floor Auditorium.

Weekly yarn craft meetup for adults

May the 4th be with you! We love Star Wars and all things science fiction, so we will be playing sci-fi flicks the entire week of May 2- May 6 starting at 1 PM in the 1st Floor Auditorium.

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

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, we have invited local artist Sal Barron to lead a Papel Picado workshop. Sal's workshops involve using paper to create traditional Mexican Folk Art.

Starting Kindergarten can be scary for parents and children! Build confidence, school readiness, and social emotional skills at this fun and educational self-paced program.

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.

Join us for movie Saturdays in the library's 1st floor auditorium!

*Movies, times, and location subject to change

This March we are playing:

3/4-- Mean Girls

Greetings and salutations, patrons of the arts.

The Dallas Public Library is proud to announce a Dungeons and Dragons actual play show inspired by the works of William Shakespeare!

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

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

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

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Lacking many formal records about her family, Genealogy Librarian Kat started learning about her ancestors by studying the culture and customs of the places they came from -- like the foods they ate, the plants they used, and what clothes they wor

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

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

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

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

Join Jazz Becuzz Arts Group for an interactive exploration of the craft of music! You'll create your own small instruments to play and take home.

Jazz Becuzz is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.

Celebrate the Cinco de Mayo weekend with the talented dancers from Anita M. Martinez' Ballet Folkorico on Saturday, May 6th from 2:00-3:00pm!

Bring the family to enjoy the free show of colors and lively music.

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

Our Creative Learning Room will be open six days a week for children ages 0-5 with their adults. Experience our sensory wall, life size building blocks, and a play kitchen space. Parent or caretaker supervision is required at all times.

Create an amazing paper Luchadore Mask, to inspire your inner wrestler. 

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

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? 

Come and join us every Saturday @ 2pm to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and macrame.

This Saturday gather at the library with your family for a movie showtime. Everyone is welcome! Snacks provided while supplies last.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library 

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

Prepare for a day at the movies from the comfort of the library!

Feel free to bring snacks and make yourself comfortable. All movies shown are rated G or PG and suitable for children 6 and up.

Expand your music listening skills with this online offering from the Dallas Library's Music Program.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this easy-to-make paper bag pinata that even the smallest party guest will enjoy!

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.

Crafternoons every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at the Skillman Southwestern 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. 

Celebrate Star Wars day with craft to create your very own puppet figure with a lightsaber! We will also distribute free Star Wars books for children and young adults while supplies last.

May the Fourth be with You!

Enjoy a fun Star Wars Day filled with a scavenger hunt, temporary tattoo station, and a make you own lightsaber station.

Anyone that completes the scavenger hunt will win a Star Wars themed book!

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. 

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with these easy-to-make paper bag pinatas that are sure to make even the smallest party guests smile!

Bring your own clothing with a small hole or rip and let us teach you how to mend it! Mending is a great way to save a piece of clothing and give it new life so you can wear it for years to come!

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

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!

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!

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with these easy to make pinatas that are sure to make even the smallest party guests smile!

Celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th) with us by making your very own lightsaber keychain out of perler beads!

This program is funded by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Create an amazing paper Luchadore Mask, to inspire your inner wrestler. 

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

Sweet Sounds : Recital

Please join us for our spring recital! We had to reschedule because of bad weather and look forward to you joining us.

Join us at Park Forest Branch for a day of Bowcaster archery, Destroying the Death Star, and building your own lightsaber!  Costumes are encouraged and refreshments are provided, so whether you're with the Rebel Alliance or the Empire, the Re

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with these easy-to-make paper bag pinatas that are sure to make even the smallest party guests smile!

Celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th) with us by making your very own lightsaber keychain out of perler beads!

This program is funded by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th) with us by making your very own lightsaber keychain out of perler beads!

This program is funded by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Fridays at 4pm will be a violin 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. 

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

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!

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

Come join us as we read the greatest books of all time.  Today's reading is The Purloined Letter, The Gold Bug by Poe

Practice your Spanish conversational skills at this casual weekly meetup. This program is open to Spanish language learners of all levels. 

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!

We have invited Selestino "Sal" Barron to lead a, Papel Picado, workshop involving paper to create traditional Mexican Folk Art.

Calling all Jedis, droids, bounty hunters or even those that dabble with joining the dark side. The galaxy of fun awaits! Jump into light speed and sign up for our Star Wars Paint Party before it’s too late!

May the fourth be with you! Come celebrate the iconic Star Wars day at Renner Frankford Library with crafts and themed fun. Build your own light-up lightsaber and make a Wookiee paper puppet!

Celebrate Star Wars day by watching the classic film, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi! The first 20 participants will receive a free copy of the book Lost Stars by Claudia Gray.

Do you like reading books from a variety of genres? Want to start digging a little deeper into the books you read?

Learn to play Dungeons and Dragons-

Come join us for a Spanish Class for beginners.  We will learn grammar and vocabulary and will also learn about music, art, culture and current events in the Spanish speaking world.  

Your friendly, community book club is back! We meet every first Wednesday of the month (and the 2nd in November) to share our thoughts, talk favorite characters, and rave about that ending. All adult readers welcome.

Join for an hour long program for a free guided meditation workshop and enjoy the peace within. Workshop will be followed by live music by Kirill Medvedev, a Santoor artist (who plays 100 string traditional instrument )