Week Calendar

Do you want to learn how to play chess?  Are you a chess enthusiast or looking for someone to play against? Then come check out Mountain Creek our Chess Club! Chess boards are provided.

Meet some fine feathered friends courtesy of Blackland Prairie Raptor Center and learn more about the birds they conserve and protect. Live birds will be brought along so we're taking this program to the great outdoors. 

Get ready for a spooktacular crafting adventure at the library with our Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Character Craft program!

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

Sign up to receive free math tutoring! Intellichoice offers math tutoring every Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. beginning September 16 led by Prof. Gil Lee from the University of Texas.

Are you having trouble in Math?   Get FREE tutoring Saturdays 10am - 12pm from Intellichoice Math Tutors.  Available for all students up to grade 12.  

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 Family Learning Program is a companion program to Saturday English language classes. Students' children ages 6-11 will do fun, educational, and creative activities while their parents are in class.

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.

Bring the whole family over to learn all about animals as Dallas Zoo brings some of their Animal Ambassadors out to visit.

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. Great for ages 8 - 18. For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.

Are you new to drawing and sketching? Want to learn the fundamentals every artist needs to start their journey?

Ever wondered how much fun it would be to fly drones? Well..here’s your chance. Come fly with us and learn all the tricks and techniques of flying. 

Un niño llamado Miguel sueña con convertirse en un guitarrista famoso, a pesar de las reticencias de su familia.

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

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, oh my!  STEM Saturdays is a monthly program that focuses on STEM related activities, such as building your own game, learning about centripetal force, learning about evolutionary traits by organizin

Gather at the Skyline branch for this three session theater workshop led by Urban Arts Collective's, Jiles King. 

Learn the fundamentals of coding using Scratch, a visual programming language developed specifically for young learners. Best for ages 8 - 11.

All classes begin at 2:30 p.m. and last about an hour.

Saturdays

October 7

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 until October 15.

Every week Arcadia Park will have a different themed craft for kids to work on.  The craft will be out all week after school.

This week will feature castanets.

Get help with your tech items, such as your phone, tablet, or computer with a 1x1 session with staff.
We're here to help! 

You must register with staff for a spot. 

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 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 1st and 3rd Tuesday at the Skillman Southwestern Branch Library!    

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 until October 15.

Every week Arcadia Park will have a different themed craft for kids to work on.  The craft will be out all week after school.

This week will feature castanets.

Kids and teens will be provided with a quiet, relaxed environment in which to complete homework and school assignments for at least an hour each week. Library staff will be on hand to assist and answer questions as needed.

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 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 super snack for ages 1-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

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 at Vickery Park for Steam Programming!  This program is for school-age children to learn about science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

Come and have fun with us at Vickery Park!

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 until October 15.

Every week Arcadia Park will have a different themed craft for kids to work on.  The craft will be out all week after school.

This week will feature castanets.

We have invited the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to bring their Tech Truck to the library for our kids to have an opportunity to engage in hands-on STEM activities. 

This program is free and open to all school-age kids.

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.

Crafternoons every Thursday at the Audelia Road Branch Library!    

Learn more about force and motion and create your own party popper to shoot at ghosts.

Refuel afterschool with a free nutritious super snack for ages 1-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 until October 15.

Every week Arcadia Park will have a different themed craft for kids to work on.  The craft will be out all week after school.

This week will feature castanets.

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.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by having fun making colorful Alebrijes! Children will get to participate in designing, coloring, and learning about this popular Mexican folk art. 

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. Great for ages 8 - 18. For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.

Join CodeStream Studios for an interactive coding workshop! During this event, you will get to play computer science games designed by our very own programmers. Each game will teach you the foundation you’ll need to become a pro! 

Let your creative juices flow by creating a watercolor masterpiece.

Supplies courtesy of 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.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Why are there so many monarch butterflies in my backyard? Come create a beautiful butterfly craft and learn about monarch migration in Texas.

Learn to code and have fun doing it! Meet other girls interested in computer science and work together on larger coding projects. Bring your own laptop if you'd like, but we have computers available to use.

We have invited the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to bring their Tech Truck for children to engage in hands-on STEM activities after school.

This program is free and open to all school-age kids.

Refuel 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.

Get ready for a spooktacular crafting adventure at the library with our Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Character Craft program!

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

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!

The Solar Eclipse is just around the corner, and so is our love for everything Space! Let’s create constellation projection cards by picking out your favorite constellation and projecting it onto any surface using light!

Why are there so many monarch butterflies in my backyard? Come create a beautiful butterfly craft and learn about monarch migration in Texas.

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 the Pleasant Grove Branch Library staff as they continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month by making these Picasso Pumpkins! 

All materials will be supplied!

We are beginning the spooky season with a fun Glow-in-the-Dark Craft. We will be using glow-in-the-dark GIMP cord to create bracelets and keychains to wear this October. 

Get ready for a spooktacular crafting adventure at the library with our Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Character Craft program!

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

What are pixels? Using graph paper, kids will plan a design which will then be turned into a piece of art using perler beads.

Come see -- and touch! -- the chase vehicles used by Texas Storm Chasers! You'll get to climb inside the vehicle, see all the equipment and technology storm chasers use to track severe weather, and ask questions of a real life storm chaser.

We have invited the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to bring their Tech Truck to the library for our kids to engage in hands-on STEM activities after school.

This program is free and open to all school-age kids.

Calling all gamers!

Explore Art, Science, Math and more through crafts!

Recommended for ages 6 to 13 years old.

Refuel 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.

Get ready for a spooktacular crafting adventure at the library with our Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Character Craft program!

Pleasant Grove Library is proud to host artist Frida Lozano as she teaches the community how to make masks from different Latinx cultures to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

Tainos, indigenous to Caribbean Islands such as Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, were known as a peaceful people who were also expert farmers and hunters.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Why are there so many monarch butterflies in my backyard? Come create a beautiful butterfly craft and learn about monarch migration in Texas.

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.

The Solar Eclipse is just around the corner, and so is our love for everything Space! Let’s create constellation projection cards by picking out your favorite constellation and projecting it onto any surface using light!

Unwind after school with some board games from 5:00pm-5:45pm!

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. Great for ages 8 - 18. For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.

Stop by for a fun and relaxing night that the whole family will enjoy. Families will get to participate in coloring, journaling and a Lego makerspace as tools to help with ins and outs of day-to-day living. 

 The Solar Eclipse is just around the corner, and so is our love for everything Space! Let’s create constellation projection cards by picking out your favorite constellation and projecting it onto any surface using light!

Decorate the library and make a Halloween themed garland from 5:00pm-5:45pm!