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.

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.

Hidden Red Envelopes

02/20/2024 @ 9:00am–02/24/2024 @ 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!

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

All Day 2/21–2/29

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

8 am

Sensory-Friendly Family Fun

8:00am–10:00am

Family, School Age (ages 6-12)

Registration Required

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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: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Registration Required

Event Details:

FREE admission for all participants. Open to the public. Siblings are welcome. Registration requested.

9 am

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

Touch-A-Truck: DMA

10:00am–11:00am

Family

Registration Required

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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch

Room: Lakewood - Lawn

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Registration Required

Event Details:

The DMA is bringing the Van Gogh Van to do an outdoor art project with us!

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

Movies at Dallas West: Gremlins

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 boy receives an unusual pet that leads to incredible trouble when he fails to take care of it properly.

This movie is rated PG.

Viewers are welcome to bring their own drinks with a lid and snack items.

12 pm

Black History Poetry

12:00pm–1:00pm

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, Community & City Engagement

Event Details:

Come to the Lancaster Kiest branch to celebrate Black History Month, with presenter Kriste'e Gunter Washington aka BAWMIGI

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.

BHM Community Mural

1:00pm–2:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch

Room: Highland Hills - Classroom A & B

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Create this Black History Community Mural by using craft paper to simulate a quilt that will be displayed in the library.

Story & Craft at Vector Brewing

1:00pm–2:00pm

Family

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Community Events

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Early Literacy,

Event Details:

The Audelia Road Branch Library is in your community! See us at Vector Brewing for a story and craft!

Family Fun Saturday: Indoor Lawn Games

1:00pm–3:00pm

Family

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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch

Room: Lochwood - Black Box Theater

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading

Event Details:

One Saturday a month we do something fun for the whole family!

Family Movie Time: The Little Mermaid (2023)

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 youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric.

Cancelled

Safety Saturday

1:30pm–3:30pm

Family

Cancelled

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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, we will bring in experts to provide information on different ways of addressing safety issues.

Black History Month Jazz Performance

1:45pm–2:45pm

Family

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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch

Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Celebrate Black History Month with Len Barnett and his band Modern Cajon Jazz Ensemble.

This program is provided by the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture's Community Artist Program.

2 pm

Black Superhero Day!

2:00pm–3:00pm

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

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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), Teen (ages 13-17)

Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature

Event Details:

Celebrate Black History Month by learning all about Black superheroes from Black Panther to Storm. This super event will have a themed activities for the whole family including various superhero STEM activities.

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:

Noe Garcia, classical guitar

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

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

6 pm

Lego Day

6:00pm–7:00pm

Family

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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!

Audelia Road Branch @ Civil Pour

6:00pm–7:00pm

Family

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Community Events

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Early Literacy,

Event Details:

The Audelia Road Branch Library is in your community! See us at Civil Pour to get your free library card! Library cards are available for all City of Dallas residents with a valid picture ID and proof of residence.

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