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.

Bring your dancing feet and move to the beat as Bookmarks hosts its first ever Dance Rave. Featuring DJ Ms. Elise. We bring the tunes and some fun glow sticks for everyone, you bring the groove.

Sponsored by Atmos Energy. 

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:

Kids love emojis, and what better way to bring them to life than by creating emoji magnets?

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.

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.

Crafts, painting, fine art and sweet treats.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 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 all 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 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.

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.

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 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.

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

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 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!

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. 

After a long week of school, come unwind and play some LEGOs with us at the 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.

Crafternoons every 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.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Learn more about the magnetic field, and recreate the sensation of leaves falling in the wind.

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. 

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.

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

Classes run from October 13th through December 22nd. 

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

Kids love emojis, and what better way to bring them to life than by creating emoji magnets?

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Gather at the Skyline branch to work on a letter to Santa who will be visiting Skyline on Dec. 12th!

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.

In this delightful workshop, Melvin Bullock, a renowned local photographer, will guide young shutterbugs and their parents on a captivating journey through the art of photography with a holiday twist.

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.

Pop in after school and catch a few episodes of the most unhinged Cartoon Network Classics!
We'll Show Episodes from: 

Courage the Cowardly Dog
Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy
Power Puff Girls
Adventure Time

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.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Learn about momentum as you send different objects flying with your own handmade catapult.

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every week after school on Tuesdays from 4:00pm to 5:00pm for a fun filled Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math activity!

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

 

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.

4 p - 4:45 p Guitar 

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

Calling all gamers!

Come and meet, chat, play, and challenge fellow gamers! Every Tuesday we will have our gaming system available and will be hosting gaming sessions.

Calling all our teen Potterheads! Come create your very own personalized wizard wand that lights up using a circuit!

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.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

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

Classes run from October 11th through December 20th. 

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!

Learn about momentum as you send different objects flying with your own handmade catapult.

Visit the Prairie Creek branch every Wednesday after school from 4:00pm to 5:00pm for a fun circle of reading with kids your age!

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.

Upcycle a paperback book into an adorable hedgehog!

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.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Unwind afterschool and use your imagination to create something unique!

All LEGOs provided.

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

 

Come learn about paleontology, the scientific study of ancient life through the fossils of animals and plants. Then, you will become the paleontologist as you dig up your own dinosaur egg.

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

Instruments will be provided for use during class and may be available to check out (just like a library book).

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.

Fall is the time for leaves to turn colors and fall to the ground, but, can we make them float? Come to this special steam program where we will use magnets to make our leaves float. All materials are included!

Upcycle a paperback book into an adorable hedgehog!

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Fridays at 4pm will be a violin class!

Classes run from October 13th to December 22nd, 2023.

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

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

What else are coffee filters good for? Making coffee filter turkeys! Come and make one with us from 5:00pm-5:45pm!

Wednesdays at 5pm will be the violin class!

Classes run from the October 11th through December 20th.

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

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

Corn husk dolls have a fascinating history that spans across cultures and generations.

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!

Make your locker or fridge more attractive with personalized magnets. Magnets so good you'll stick with them for life!

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Visit the Prairie Creek branch afterschool every Thursday night at 5:00pm for a different screening of a family friendly movie!

Join us for an activity celebrating Indigenous Peoples Month by creating a paper teepee from 5:00pm-5:45pm!

Corn husk dolls have a fascinating history that spans across cultures and generations.

Join us on the 2nd Wednesday or the 4th Thursday of each month as we read a book and do a craft based on the book we read. This program is geared towards kindergarten through 2nd graders.