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.

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

Celebrating Black History Month

All Day 2/1–2/29

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

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Community Events

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Celebrate Black History/African-American Heritage Month with a month of programming to inform, celebrate, honor and highlight the Black community's history and achievements.

Who Do You Love?

02/03/2024 @ 12:00am–02/15/2024 @ 8:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch

Room: Fretz Park - Exhibit Space

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Help us fill the library with love to celebrate Valentine's Day!

Hidden Red Envelopes

02/09/2024 @ 9:00am–02/15/2024 @ 4:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch

Room: Fretz Park - Lobby

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Join us in welcoming the Year of the Dragon!

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 with Special Guest Oba King

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

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

Skyline Cinema

11:00am–12:00pm

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

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Library Branch: Skyline Branch

Room: Skyline - Auditorium

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Gather at the Skyline library for a monthly family movie!

Lunar New Year Celebration with Goisagi Daiko

11:00am–1:00pm

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:

In celebration of the Lunar New Year we have invited Taiko drum ensemble, Goisagi Daiko to provide a traditional Japanese drum performance.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library

Movies at Dallas West: Ghostbusters

11:00am–1:00pm

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

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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch

Room: Dallas West - Auditorium

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

A group of unemployed parapsychologists go into business as professional ghost neutralizers.

12 pm

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.

African Textiles with Renee Michea'l Jones

1:00pm–2:00pm

Family

Registration Required

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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch

Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

In this family friendly Black History Month Program, explore the traditional culture and history of African textiles as a medium for storytelling.

Narnia Winter Wonderland

1:00pm–3:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Step through the wardrobe and into a world of enchantment at our "Narnia Winter Wonderland Party," celebrating the timeless classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis! 🦁🚪✨

Adults-Same Craft/Different Room!

1:45pm–3:30pm

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

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch

Room: Prairie Creek - In Library

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

As part of our Saturday Family Event Series, we will have an adult craft room and a child craft room. Both will work on the same project, but the atmosphere in adult room will be a little calmer.

2 pm

Composing Colors with Alma Thomas

2:00pm–3:00pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Children's Center Craft Area (2nd Floor)

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

During the 1960s, African American artist, Alma Thomas, emerged as an exuberant colorist, abstracting shapes and patterns from the trees and flowers around her.

Mu Phi Epsilon Concert Series

2:00pm–3:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Auditorium (1st Floor)

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Ivo Ivanov, violin and Leslie Spotz, piano

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.

City Hall on the Go!

2:30pm–4:00pm

Family, Adult (18+)

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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch

Room: Dallas West - Lobby

Age Group: Family, Adult (18+)

Program Type:

Event Details:

City Hall on the Go! provides select City services at special events and locations throughout Dallas in a convenient mobile unit.

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.

Jazz Becuzz

2:00pm–3:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch

Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Join us for an electrifying celebration of rhythm, culture, and the power of music! This Black History Month, experience a mesmerizing showcase by the renowned Jazz Becuzz.

Seollal- Korean New Year

2:00pm–4:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch

Room: Park Forest - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Celebrate the Korean New Year.

Play games, eat snacks, and enjoy popular Korean music!

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.

Lunar New Year's Eve

3:00pm–4:45pm

Family

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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch

Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Community & City Engagement

Event Details:

Join us on Lunar New Year's Eve for an unforgettable afternoon filled with delightful crafts for all ages, cultural festivities, and karaoke as we usher in the Year of the Dragon.

Lunar New Year Lanterns

3:45pm–4:45pm

Family

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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch

Room: Highland Hills - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Help us usher in the magic and brilliance of the 2024 Lunar New Year by making lanterns. Let's light up the night with your handcrafted lanterns, symbolizing hope, prosperity, and community.

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

Charles Dickens Day

4:00pm–5:00pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

Room: Central Library - Children's Center Craft Area (2nd Floor)

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Charles Dickens was a writer and a philanthropist who brought attention to the problem of poverty and social injustice in Victorian England.

Western Monarch Day Craft

4:00pm–5:00pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch

Room: Hampton-Illinois - Children's Area

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Celebrate the little wonders that are Monarch Butterflies with us!
We will use a folding technique that will allow each wing to be symmetrical!

We'll see you there!

Pokémon Day

4:00pm–5:30pm

Family

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Library Branch: Mountain Creek Branch

Room: Mountain Creek - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Community & City Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

We're stepping into the vibrant world of Pokémon to celebrate Pokémon Day! Join us for an action-packed program where kids can put their Pokémon knowledge to the test with exciting trivia and embark on a creative journey with Pokémon crafts.

Chess Club

4:30pm–5:30pm

Family

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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch

Room: Renner-Frankford - In Library

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Play chess and meet people in a casual-friendly environment! This club meets every Thursday. All skill levels are welcome.

5 pm

Lunar New Year Lanterns

5:00pm–6:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch

Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Help us usher in the magic and brilliance of the 2024 Lunar New Year by making lanterns. Let's light up the night with your handcrafted lanterns, symbolizing hope, prosperity, and community.

African Textiles Workshop

5:00pm–6:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch

Room: Prairie Creek - In Library

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Explore the traditional culture and history of African textiles as a medium for storytelling, through forms such as Dahomey Applique, Nigerian Adire, West African Adinkra and Senegalese Inking. Paint will be used, so dress ready to get messy!

Lunar New Year Lanterns

5:00pm–6:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch

Room: Polk-Wisdom - Classroom A & B

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

Help us usher in the magic and brilliance of the 2024 Lunar New Year by making lanterns. Let's light up the night with your handcrafted lanterns, symbolizing hope, prosperity, and community.

Story & Craft: The Mitten

5:30pm–6:30pm

Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch

Room: Audelia Road - In Library

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

Program Type: Early Literacy, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

Join us each month as we read a book and do a craft based on the book we read. This is geared towards kindergarten through 2nd graders.

February's Book: The Mitten

By: Jan Brett

6 pm

Banksy Inspired Heart Paintings for Kids

6:30pm–7:30pm

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

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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch

Room: Oak Lawn - In Library

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

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a creative twist during this Banksy-Inspired Heart Paintings for kids program!

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