Week Calendar

Do you spend your days listening to true crime podcasts and your nights watching whodunit documentaries? Then DPL's second annual True Crime Mini Con is for you! This year, the Mini-Con will be held over two days!!

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! 

Bharatanatyam dancer Namita Bodaji, is coming to Bookmarks to share her passion through dance. She learnt this glorious dance form from the illustrious gurus of Sri Rajarajeshwari Bharata Natya Kala Mandir, Guru G.

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.

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!

Join us every month for a preschool craft just for littles! Preschool crafting helps toddlers and infants to promote fine motor skills, creativity, early math and literacy skills. 

Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Friday in June from 10:30am - 11:30am for an empowering and scientific class for boys and girls presented by the Girl Scouts!

Free, open to the public, registration required at the door.

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:

Be a character from folk tales, picture books, or poetry!

Looking to learn a new skill or a fun craft for the summer?

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.

10am - 4pm Adult 2-Color Linocut Workshop(Limit 10) Must sign up in advance

12pm - 4pm All Ages CMYK Color Theory Workshop (Unlimited) Come and go.

12pm - 4pm All Ages Foam-Plate Collagraph Workshop (Unlimited) Come and go.

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. 

Learn practical hand sewing skills including blind stitching holes, blanket stitch and sewing on buttons and zippers. Test those skills as you complete the monthly project.

Happy Pride!

Celebrate love, differences, community, and tolerance for a Rainbow Reading Story Hour this June! 

Spread the love and come by!

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.

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.

Let’s explore the science of sound as you create your very own rock band of recyclables!
By making simple adjustments to the instruments, you can raise or lower their pitch and make different kinds of sounds. 

Explore the stars in a jar!
Poke out accurate constellations or design your own cosmos to light your way in the dark. 

Play a game of American Mahjong with others!

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.

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

Looking to learn a new skill or a fun craft for the summer?

Slow down your Sunday with deep breaths and mindful movement. Yogi Bhuvana Venkatraman of Tejas Dance DFW will lead you through gentle movement suitable for adults of all ages. This is a holistic approach to exercise.

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

Celebrate Pride month with us by making a rainbow themed bookmark from scrap paper! Supplies will be provided.

Join in the fun this Summer with creative arts and craft making that you can take home.

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

Come sit and knit with us at this weekly craft meet-up for adults.

Don't know how? Knot a problem! Needles, yarn and help are all provided for beginners who want to learn.

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

Adults and seniors, visit the Prairie Creek branch on Saturday, June 10th from 1-2:00pm for an afternoon of clean fun!

Join us as we explore a new topic in art every month.  This month adventure will be oil defusers!

Learn to play or sharpen your skills. All ages and skill levels welcome! Happens every second and fourth Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs.  Visiting a club is the exciting first step to building a better you.  There

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

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

Join the Dallas Folk Music Society this afternoon as they play together for fun, camaraderie, and learning. They will be playing tunes from long ago through today's contemporary favorites.

Curious about the intricacies of lacemaking? Stop by the Forest Green branch library for the Dallas Lace Society Lacemaker's Society weekly meeting. Newcomers are absolutely welcome!  

Join the Dallas Folk Music Society this afternoon as they play together for fun, camaraderie, and learning. They will be playing tunes from long ago through today's contemporary favorites.

Calling all Theatre Lovers! 

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

Come and hang with some cool ladies and knit your own projects or work on a group project.

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

Calling all aspiring engineers! Bring the family and put your building skills to the test. Using special tools for constructing with cardboard, your family will work together to build a cool creation out of recycled materials.

Celebrate PRIDE with DIY button and zine-making! You can create your own swag to wear all month long, then learn about the significance of zines in LGBTQIA+ history while you create your own work of art. 

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

Effortlessly tousled hair? Yes, please! Turns out, the secret ingredient (known to beach lovers everywhere) has always been sea salt. You can get that just-been-to-the-beach look anywhere, anytime with this homemade, DIY sea salt spray.

DIY: Make your own marbled mug using a water dip method!

Supplies are limited to the first 15 attendees.

All supplies sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library

Kids and teens! Visit the Kleberg Rylie branch Saturday, July 8th from 2:00-3:00pm and enjoy a free play hour with lego!

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? 

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

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

A summer of fun is coming to the Audelia Road Branch Library so come celebrate with a fun-for-everyone Aloha Luau!

Come play games, make island-themed crafts, and dance the hula with the local Hawaiian Dance Company,

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.

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. 

Join us in creating one of a kind flowers from an unlikely material - felt! Supplies will be provided.

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. 

Do you spend your days listening to true crime podcasts and your nights watching whodunit documentaries? Then DPL's second annual True Crime Mini Con is for you! This year, the Mini-Con will be held over two days!!

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!

Celebrate PRIDE with DIY button and zine-making! You can create your own swag to wear all month long, then learn about the significance of zines in LGBTQIA+ history while you create your own work of art. 

Wednesdays at 4pm will be the piano class with an emphasis on music theory!

Classes run from the weeks of April 5 -  June 30, 2023.

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!

Did you know that you can learn about coding without using technology? Well you can! 

Celebrate PRIDE with DIY button and zine-making! You can create your own swag to wear all month long, then learn about the significance of zines in LGBTQIA+ history while you create your own work of art and insight. 

Get out of the heat and hang out with fellow Mah Jongg players to learn the fun and mentally stimulating game of Mah Jongg!

Create your own Pride-themed Keychain in celebration of Pride Month! Participants can pick from a selection of templates or draw their own!

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!

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

Calling all gamers!

Father's Day is June 18th!

Join us in making these cool trophy cards, and show that special "Dad" in your life that he's number one!

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

Visit the Skyline branch every Tuesday this summer from 5:30-7:30pm for a free family friendly movie! Popcorn available while supplies last.

Join us at the Fretz Park Branch Library for an evening of laid-back tabletop gaming and hobby fun at Tuesday Night Tabletop: Hobby Hangout!

Wednesdays at 5pm will be the 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. 

Join us for a felt artistry craft and make some forever flowers! All supplies will be provided.

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.

Students will expand acting and life skills such as ensemble building, self-confidence, and problem solving while developing their talents in an atmosphere that encourages fun, commitment, and taking creative risks in a safe environment.

Come join us as we read the greatest books of all time.  Today's reading is The Eternal Husband by Dostoevsky

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!

Looking for a fun and creative way to spend your evening?

Celebrate pride month with this sweet pride-themed craft as you make your own Rainbow Sugar Scrub!

Each registered participant will get to make their own colorful exfoliant that is sure to smell divine.

Join us as we make fizzy, colorful bath bombs!

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Want to learn a craft, but you aren't very crafty? Come learn the basics of paint pouring.

Limited to 10 adults. Registration is required.

All supplies provided by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library

Are you the primary breadwinner of your family? Have you taken in a friend or family member to help them out? Does everyone depend on you in a crisis?

Do you love all things Japanese and know every subtype of manga and Anime? Are you on the other side questioning the difference between Manga and Anime?

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.  

We create art using the circles made when hole-punching paper, we will have a variety of colors to use and various Pride Themed templates for you to create pointillism art.  This project is great for those who are "crafting challenged", this

Dr. Helen Benjamin leads a discussion about How We Got Over Growing up in the Segregated South: A Collection of Narratives by Dr. Benjamin and Jean Nash Johnson. This program is intended for school age children and families.

A group of teens meet up monthly to discuss different books within the same genre. Bring your own snacks!

Two Rules:

-You DO NOT have to finish the book

-NO Spoilers (unless asked otherwise)