Week Calendar

Stop by Highland Hills as we celebrate caregivers month by honoring those who take care of our seniors with a photo shoot.

Stop by Highland Hills as we celebrate caregivers month by honoring those who take care of our seniors with a photo shoot.

Stop by Highland Hills as we celebrate caregivers month by honoring those who take care of our seniors with a photo shoot.

Stop by Highland Hills as we celebrate caregivers month by honoring those who take care of our seniors with a photo shoot.

Book Sale! 1/2 Price ALL DAY!

Write your letter to Santa and mail it at the library. Visit the front desk for a return letter from Santa. (Bilingual materials will be available)

Stop by Highland Hills as we celebrate caregivers month by honoring those who take care of our seniors with a photo shoot.

Book Sale! $8 Bag Day ALL DAY!

Write your letter to Santa and mail it at the library. Visit the front desk for a return letter from Santa. (Bilingual materials will be available)

Stop by Highland Hills as we celebrate caregivers month by honoring those who take care of our seniors with a photo shoot.

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.

Low-impact yoga exercise can provide pain relief naturally to people suffering from arthritis, or other ailments, by strengthening the muscles around the joints, helping to maintain bone strength and increasing flexibility.

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! 

Book Sale! Thousands of donated books, plus music, movies, magazines, greeting cards and more; most items are 50 cents to $2. Proceeds benefit the library. 5707 Skillman Street, Dallas, TX 75206.

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

Recommended for ages 3 and up with a caregiver.

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.

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:

Book Sale! Thousands of donated books, plus music, movies, magazines, greeting cards and more; most items are 50 cents to $2. Proceeds benefit the library. 5707 Skillman Street, Dallas, TX 75206.

Start your journey to becoming a Booker T. Creative Revolutionary! 

Start your journey to becoming a Booker T. Creative Revolutionary! 

Start your journey to becoming a Booker T. Creative Revolutionary! 

Start your journey to becoming a Booker T. Creative Revolutionary! 

Start your journey to becoming a Booker T. Creative Revolutionary! 

SSLF Members Only! Join at the door for $10

This month's book club pick is Squirm by Carl Hiaasen.

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.

Join Pleasant Grove staff every first and third Friday starting 09/01 for a fun and musical hour and then some social time and playtime. 

Make soothing bath bombs that will leave your skin soft and moisturized! Sweet almond oil nourishes the skin, while colloidal oatmeal soothes any irritation.

The Texas General Land Office provides a wealth of information to genealogist and family history buffs.

Audelia Road Library Friends are holding their long-awaited Book Sale!

If you are a member of the ARLF you can begin shopping at 10 a.m.

Purchase your membership at the door!

Play a game of American Mahjong with others!

Play a game of American Mahjong with others!

Play a game of American Mahjong with others!

Spend an afternoon relaxing and brushing up on your art skills with our art instructor Irving. Learn the basics of different aquamedia and how to use/maintain our many art tools until you're ready to pursue your own ideas and art pieces. 

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.

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.

We are very lucky to host the Dallas Zoo. 

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.

Please join us to make your very own holiday wreath! We will have season appropriate foliage and traditionally colored accents for both Hanukkah and Christmas! No experience necessary, bring your hands and your holiday cheer!

In celebration of the Holiday season local artist, Eva Azul will lead a painting class in which we will paint a cozy Christmas living room. Registration is required to attend this event. 

In partnership with the Juanita Craft House and South Dallas Cultural Center, the MLK Book Club is a space to share, connect and learn through a selected book. For this series we will be reading Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

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

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

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.

Starting and maintaining the habit of writing can be intimidating. Where do I start? What can I do to get inspired? How can I get feedback on my work?

It's adventure time!

Después de que el reino de Arendelle es arrojado al invierno eterno por la poderosa Reina de las Nieves Elsa, su vivaz hermana Anna se une a un tosco montañero llamado Kristoff y su confiable reno Sven para romper el hechizo helado.

Our Creative Learning Room will be open seven days a week all August for children ages 0-5 with their guardian present.

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

In partnership with Vivid-Pix Education, the Genealogy & History Division presents Tell your Stories with Laura Hedgecock, President of GeneaBloggers.

Come knit and be a wit every Tuesday at the Lakewood Branch Library!

(Crochet...if you must...)

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.

This is an event for people over the age of 21 and registration is encouraged!

Enjoy a local brew as we discuss Anthony Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land. Here is a Book Reporter Summary: 

Do you want to learn or increase your skills? 

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

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

Building your own plant oasis can be relaxing, fulfilling, and expensive! Learn from Dallas County Master Gardeners how to create new plants from inexpensive or free seeds, cuttings, and other plant parts. 

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

The Audelia Road Library Friends Annual Board Meeting will introduce the board to the community and briefly discuss the benefits the board provides to the Audelia Road Branch Library and the local community it serves.

Adults, come and craft a holiday wreath for your front door or to gift to a friend.

Shelf-Care is a book club for people who want to read about building good habits, overcoming obstacles, and reaching self-actualization. Fiction and non-fiction books will be chosen monthly.

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. 

Bring the family for a kids friendly movie screening. Repeats weekly.

Crafternoons every Thursday at the Audelia Road Branch Library!    

Catch the Mobile Memory Station at Juniper Village at Preston Hollow, an assisted living facility.

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. 

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

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 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 

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!

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

Classes run from October 11th through December 20th. 

Hurry and claim your favorite games! Indulge in friendly competition with games that cater to all ages and interests.

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!

Treat yo self! Express yourself with a custom made perfume, so sit back, relax, and smell the roses, lavender, or the flower of your choice.

Meet new friends and discover the addiction of the game of Mah Jongg.

These sessions will be open play with no instructors.

You must bring your own set.

Dedicate some time to write at the Lakewood Branch Library! This time is blocked out for those who wish to write and work on their NANOWRIMO or personal projects. 

Upcycle a paperback book into an adorable hedgehog!

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!

Upcycle a paperback book into an adorable hedgehog!

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. 

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

Treat yo self! Express yourself with a custom made perfume, so sit back, relax, and smell the roses, lavender, or the flower of your choice.

Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game. 

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. 

Challenge one another or our staff and see who comes out on top! From 4:30 to 6:30, we will have our X-Box and Playstation 5 Available for teens to come and meet, chat, play, and challenge fellow gamers!

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

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!

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

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

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

Create your very own work of art in a painting workshop. There is just one catch: no brush!

The Cold Millions by Jess Walter