Week Calendar

All Day

Signs of Our Times: A Photographic Retrospective

All Day 1/6–2/28

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

SIGNS OF OUR TIMES is a Photography Exhibition by artist, journalist and freelance photographer Danny Hurley.

Guess Who? - Disney Scavenger Hunt

01/16/2024 @ 9:00am–01/19/2024 @ 5:00pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch

Room: Audelia Road - Lobby

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Embark on an exciting scavenger hunt at the library! Each month, explore the nooks and crannies of the library to uncover the hidden pictures! Once you've found them all, stop by the information desk for a special prize!

He Was a Lovely Red- Exhibition by Henk Lammers

All Day 1/17–1/31

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Fine Arts Area (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

HE WAS A LOVELY RED – Art Exhibition Henk Lammers in Dallas and Almelo

What do seven lines of text, each with the same 15 letters, but in varying order, say about seven iconic images?

A Special Type of Seed, Oil and Light, an exhibition by Kalen McGuire

All Day 1/17–2/14

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Square One Gallery (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

9 am

Stories and Songs

9:30am–10:30am

Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Children's Area

Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Program Type: Early Literacy

Event Details:

Start your Saturday morning out with stories, songs, and plenty of dancing! Fun for the whole family.

10 am

Little Bookworms: Songs and Stories

10:30am–11:00am

Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch

Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium

Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Program Type: Early Literacy

Event Details:

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

Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am

Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Auditorium

Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Program Type: Early Literacy,

Event Details:

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

Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am

Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area

Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Program Type: Early Literacy,

Event Details:

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

Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:30am

Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch

Room: Fretz Park - Children's Area

Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Early Literacy

Event Details:

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

Stuffed Animal Hospital

10:30am–12:30pm

Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch

Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area

Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Do you have a well-loved stuffed animal that needs a bit of repair?

11 am

Toddler Storytime

11:00am–11:30am

Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Auditorium

Age Group: Family, Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)

Program Type: Early Literacy,

Event Details:

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

12 pm

Craft-a-Noon

12:30pm–1:30pm

Family

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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Crafts, painting, fine art and sweet treats.

Perler Bead Club

12:00pm–1:00pm

Family

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

🌟 Join the Perler Bead Club: Unleash Your Creativity, One Bead at a Time! 🎨

1 pm

Keyboard Class (with Music Theory Emphasis)

1:00pm–1:45pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

Chamber Orchestra (Advanced)

1:00pm–3:00pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

Keyboard Class (with Music Theory Emphasis)

1:00pm–1:45pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

Guitar Class

1:00pm–1:45pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

Movie Mania: Black Panther - Wakanda Forever

1:00pm–3:45pm

Family

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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch

Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.

Sponsored by the Friends of the North Oak Cliff Branch Library

Family Cinema Time: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (PG)

1:30pm–3:30pm

Family

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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch

Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

The animated film tells the story of teenage sea kraken Ruby Gillman. Struggling to fit in at Oceanside High School, Ruby discovers her ancestral destiny to reign as Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas, following in the footsteps of her grandmother.

Trinity River Audubon Center Program

1:30pm–3:30pm

Family

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch

Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

As part of our Saturday Family Event Series, Trinity River Audubon Center will present a different program the Third Saturday of each Month!

2 pm

Beginning Guitar Class

2:00pm–2:45pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

Beginning Guitar Class

2:00pm–2:45pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

Keyboard Class

2:00pm–2:45pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

3 pm

After School Cinema

3:30pm–5:30pm

Family

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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch

Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

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

Strings Class

3:00pm–3:45pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

4 pm

Afterschool STEAM: Snowstorm in a Jar

4:00pm–5:00pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch

Room: Dallas West - Children's Area

Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Join us after school for this week's science experiment!
We will create a snowstorm in a jar using paint, baby oil and fizzy tablets!

5 pm

Skyline Craft Night: New Year Vision Board!

5:30pm–6:30pm

Family, Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Skyline Branch

Room: Skyline - Classroom

Age Group: Family, Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Get ready to crush your goals and manifest your dreams for 2024!

6 pm

Cancelled

Lego Day

6:30pm–7:30pm

Family

Cancelled

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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Room: Paul Lawrence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - In Library

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Let’s build together!

Children will create masterpieces with colorful Lego’s by using their motor and sensory skills.

Lego's will be provided!

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