Week Calendar

Patrons can have a quiet, kid-free place/time to wrap and organize gifts for the holiday season.

Library will provide scissors, tape, and some paper. Patrons are welcome to bring own supplies as well.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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! 

Work on your fiber arts projects, show off your latest creations and swap tips. Beginners welcome!

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.

Embark on a journey of self-discovery, goal-setting, and creativity with our New Year's Vision Board Workshop.

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! 

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

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 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.

In this special holiday edition of our Senior Craft Day, we will make handmade ornaments to welcome in seasons greetings!

Move, dance and sing with us to help develop your kiddo's motor movement skills, brain development, and love of music! Music and movement activities are essential building block for a child’s developing brain.

Bring the kids once a month to the library for a family-friendly movie screening.  

The library has transformed into a Winter Wonderland! Enjoy winter games, crafts and other activities. Fun for the whole family!

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!  

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. 

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.

Celebrate the holidays by having fun making greeting cards! Enjoy participating in designing and creating hand crafted gems for your loved ones.  

Learn how to emboss your own holiday ornaments onto metal. All supplies provided. Ages 13+.

Funded by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Join us as we explore a new topic in art every month. 

This month's adventure will be Macrame Santa Gnomes!

All supplies provided. 

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

Santa and his elf came down from the North Pole to warm up! They are passing through the library and you can come see them!

Take photos and receive a new book. Photos will need to be taken with your own device.

Calling all chess prodigies and aspiring grandmasters! Unlock the timeless allure of chess and embark on a captivating journey of strategic mastery and intellectual camaraderie every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 1:00 PM.

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.

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.

Bodhi Day, also known as Rohatsu in Japan, is a day of reflection, meditation, and mindfulness.

Create, design, and get messy!  ART Saturdays for Kids is a monthly program where participants can create their very own art project.  Each month will highlight a specific artist or type of art and then kids can take the reins to cr

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!    

The Lil’ Naturalists program includes the Trinity River Audubon Center's custom story about Sheldon, the turtle, and a chance to meet him as well!

In this fun and interactive DIY event, we will be making three skin care products:

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

Get in the Holiday Spirit and flex your memory muscles with guest artist Kamica King as she presents a holiday edition of Name That Tune! Sing along to some holiday favorites and win prizes!

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

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 2nd and 4th Wednesday at the Vickery Park Branch Library!    

Learn the latest line dances while maintaining a healthy lifestyle for your mind, body, and soul.

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

It's adventure time!

Crafternoons every Thursday at the Audelia Road Branch Library!    

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. 

Teen movie Fridays!
Fridays are for movies, with screenings for all teens and tweens starting at 3 p.m. The movie changes every month!
All films will be rated G or PG-13. 

Learn to build your own 3D holiday tree!

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.

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.

Let's make our own city! This week will be making snow, string lights, and winter decor. Join us to create a town of your own that will be displayed in the library!

Come and celebrate the holiday season with this FREE event that embraces cultures from all around the world in our backyard! Music, hot cocoa, food, and gift bags will be at this year's Festival of Lights.

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!

Let's make our own city! This week will be making snow, string lights, and winter decor. Join us to create a town of your own that will be displayed in the library!

Do you like to draw & paint? Come make a mural with us! It will be hung in the kids area of the library.

¿Te gusta dibujar y pintar? ¡Ven a hacer un mural con nosotros! Se colgará en el área infantil de la biblioteca.

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.

Celebrate the holidays by having fun making greeting cards! Enjoy participating in designing and creating hand crafted gems for your loved ones.  

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).

Improve your chess skills and challenge your peers! Visit Prairie Creek every 1st Thursday of the month at 4:00 PM for an evening of Chess!

Calling all gamers!

Celebrate the holidays by having fun making greeting cards! Enjoy participating in designing and creating hand crafted gems for your loved ones.  

Create a holiday themed mask using paper plates and other craft items!

Let's make our own city! This week will be making snow, string lights, and winter decor. Join us to create a town of your own that will be displayed in the library!

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

Did you feel that chilly breeze? Winter is coming! Get in the winter spirit with everyone's favorite activity- slime! 

Patrons can have a quiet, kid-free place/time to wrap and organize gifts for the holiday season OR we can wrap it for you! We will have volunteers to assist those who want it.

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!

Take advantage of this quiet, kid-free place to take the time to wrap and organize gifts for the holiday season.

Library will provide scissors, tape, and some paper. Customers are welcome to bring their own supplies as well.

From widely known holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza to ones you may be less familiar with like 3 Kings Day or Santa Lucia Day December is a month full of celebrations all over the world!

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.

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

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

The Renner Frankford Book Club is back in person at the library!   We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (except during major holidays).

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!

Create your own glittery, festive snow globe in this hands-on workshop!

Practice your hand writing through regular print or cursive!

Patrons can have a quiet, kid-free place/time to wrap and organize gifts for the holiday season.

Library will provide scissors, tape, and some paper. Patrons are welcome to bring own supplies as well.

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

Do you have the memory of a goldfish? Do you know Roy Kent’s chant by heart? Lion or Panda?

Join us for a fun evening of trivia and crafting at Ted Lasso Trivia and Craft Night!

Discover the joy of sewing in our beginner's sewing class! In this introductory workshop for adults, you'll learn the basics of sewing while creating a delightful dino nugget-shaped throw pillow.

Here we go reading again!

This is an adult book club with the aim of being open and accessible to everyone, and to read as many sci-fi & fantasy works from diverse authors as we can.