Week Calendar

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! 

A fun and interactive experience designed for both babies and parents. Engage in activities that promote bonding, learn valuable skills, and connect with other parents in a supportive environment.

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Sip your favorite brew as Addictive Books explores captivating stories, shares diverse perspectives, and creates a haven for bookworms once a month on Saturday at Union Coffee in Oak Lawn. 

Join us every other Saturday morning from 10 AM to 11 AM for Saturday Stitchery at the Library! Whether you crochet, knit, embroider, or enjoy any other craft, this is the perfect time to bring your project and work alongside fellow crafters.

The Central Library hosts a creative writing club every first and third Saturday of the month!
We hope to build a supportive group that provides accountability, helps you stay motivated, and shares in the joys and woes of creative writing.

Grab your dice and bag of tricks and stop by the Forest Green Branch Library's bimonthly Dungeons and Dragons event!

Have craft supplies you no longer use? A collection of bits and bobbles taking up space? Scraps of fabric, yarn, or paper you aren't sure what to do with? 

Give them new life or find a new hobby at the Freecycle Craft Swap.

This event is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.

Whether you're new to the game or have plenty of experience, Mahjong Mondays are a casual place to learn to play Chinese Mahjong and hang out with fellow players. All skill levels welcome.

Create practical and comfortable sleeping mats for the unhoused in our community.

Join us for an hour of fun as we color our stress away. We will provide the coloring sheets and supplies, but feel free to bring you own. 

Looking to play Mahjong in a relaxed, friendly environment? We're a club that meets Tuesdays and Fridays to socialize and play games of a beginner-friendly Chinese version of mahjong with optional scoring.

Flex your musical skills with blind karaoke, family edition!  Choose from various family friendly categories and see just how much you really know popular songs.  No need to be able to hold a tune; you

Dive deep into your genealogy to see where you came from. Bring the whole family and make a new memory! 

Learn the Japanese art of Sashiko Embroidery! Traditionally used to mend, reinforce, or decorate objects, we will use geometric and linear embroidery techniques to make something old, new! 

Calling all sewers, knitters, quilters, and embroiders! Come to our Sew and Tell with your latest project as we share tips and ideas. Beginners welcome!

Grab your baskets and get ready to collect eggs during our Spring Family Fun Egg Hunt at the Vickery Park Branch. It is free and open to families with kids from 0 to 12 years old.

Learn how to chain, single crochet, double crochet and make a potholder.

Ages 12+

Aprende a hacer cadeneta, ganchillo sencillo, ganchillo doble y haz una agarradera.

A partir de 12 años

Welcome to our Lunch and Learn series where we will invite local experts to discuss topics of interest from history to philosophy to science and more. This month will feature Dr. Camille Davis, Cultural & Political Historian.

Free yoga class led by Jarrett Chatman - all levels welcome!

Bring a yoga mat and wear flexible clothing. If you don't have a mat, we've got one for you.

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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. 

Tired? Stressed? Anxious? We're here for you!

Reclaim your inner peace and recharge your inner joy as you practice yoga with Jarrett Chatman and meditation with Sahaja Yoga. All levels of experience are welcome.

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. 

Stop by the Lancaster-Kiest branch for our annual egg hunt.  Have fun searching for eggs and collecting cool prizes.

Grab your baskets and get ready to search. Hundreds of eggs have been hidden outside the library and are waiting to be found! This egg hunt is open to anyone ages 0 to 12.

Join us for a fun Earth day activity! Express your creativity by painting and decorating pots, and deepen your appreciation for nature, sustainability, conservation, at our Earth Day program!

Deal your cards right and there's glory ahead! MTG Commander Brawl is a social event where you can come to mingle and play 100-card Commander or Brawl. Bring your deck and learn something new about your favorite game. 

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

(Crochet...if you must...)

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Looking to play Mahjong in a relaxed, friendly environment? We're a club that meets Tuesdays and Fridays to socialize and play games of a beginner-friendly Chinese version of mahjong with optional scoring.

Not as familiar as European Honeybees, Texas’ native bees are nevertheless vital components of a healthy environment. They can provide an exciting new dimension of enjoyment in your home garden.

Visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library every Wednesday for a different screening of a movie!

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Our hangout serves as a hub for home school families to come together. You can bring your own activities to work on if you'd like. The library will also provide activities for students to be engaged with during your visit.

🧶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.

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🌎Honor Earth's resources while being crafty!🌎

Hop on over for a fun-filled Easter Eggstravaganza.

EXPLORE THE WORLD OF TEXTURE AND DIMENSION IN THIS FUN AND CREATIVE COLLAGE CLASS! IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO USE EMBOSSED PAPER, A UNIQUE TYPE OF PAPER WITH RAISED DESIGNS, TO CREATE STUNNING COLLAGES.

Spring is upon us, and it's the perfect time to start growing new plants for your space. Paint a plastic pot as we discuss the health benefits of having plants indoors. Want some reading recommendations to learn more?

The MLK Book Club is a space to share, connect and learn through a selected book.

Watch a movie every Saturday afternoon here at the library!

Note: times, location, and films are subject to change.

THE SPRING FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD INDOORS, DUE TO INCLIMENT WEATHER. ALL ACTIVITIES REMAIN AS SCHEDULED.

Meet other musicians, learn new songs, and play together in a relaxed and supportive environment. Acoustic musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring an instrument and join in. 

All are welcome to enjoy the music!

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 other Saturday at 1:00 PM.

Are you new to knitting or crocheting? Don't worry—all skill levels are welcome, and we're happy to help you learn.

Carve out your own personalized stamp with tools and create a design that you can use over and over! All supplies will be provided.

Kids, get crafty with us! Make a craft and learn new something each week. On Freestyle Art days you will be given a bunch of supplies and a theme as inspiration.

The Mu Phi Epsilon Sunday Concerts conclude the Spring 2025 series with a performance by pianist Catalin Dima.

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Experience the joy of crocheting techniques, styles, and practices while learning the basics of how to crochet.

Materias needed for class: 

Sewing Tread

Quilting Thread

Quilting Pins

Drawn Pattern

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Are you an Urban Fiction reader?

This month we will be reading

Up Pops the Devil- by Lacha Scott

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Read, create and activate! Celebrate Earth Day with the City of Dallas Sanitation Department.

If you love talking about murder, listening to true crime podcasts, and daydream about becoming a crime scene investigator, then this book club is for you!  

Learn how to make your own customized melt and pour soap using botanical ingredients. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required. 

How might Shakespeare and other Renaissance observers have interpreted the massive comet that hung in the sky for three months in 1577? Or Haley’s comet in 1607?

The African American Genealogical Interest Group explores areas of genealogy research unique to the African Americ

Crafternoons is a creative event held every other Wednesday at the Vickery Park Branch Library. Unleash your creativity and enjoy an afternoon of crafting and artistic expression!

📖🐕‍🦺Practice your reading skills🐕‍🦺📖

Embrace your inner artist through the instruction of a new Bob Ross "The Joy of Painting" episode every other week.

Transform an old book into a hidden safe in this creative workshop! Appreciate the beauty and functionality of upcycling by creating a unique secret stash for your valuables.

Digitize your family memories with our mobile Vivid-Pix Memory Station. You can bring 3-5 physical photos or family documents that you want to preserve, and you will have the option to record a brief family history related to your photos.

It's adventure time!

Presented by doctorate students of UT Southwestern, learn about a new STEM topic each month. 

This month PhD candidate Jessica Cambric will lead us through a fun experiment using a foldscope.

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Do you enjoy reading and watch manga and anime?  Come to the Lancaster-Kiest branch to discuss your favorite manga and anime.

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

This DIY Disposable Spoon Ladybirds Workshop is designed to engage children in a fun, hands-on crafting experience where they can create beautiful ladybug figures using disposable spoons. 

Unplug and challenge your mind with an afternoon of board games! 

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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!

In the rush of everyday life, it's easy to forget to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the present.

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

These sessions will be open-play with no instructors and you must bring your own set.

Learn how to play American mah jongg in this five-week course!

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Come have fun and get creative with some fun after-school STEAM crafts while getting to make new friends. 

All materials will be provided and you can take home your creations!

Try your creative hand at painting your own unique pencil for National Pencil day.

Registrants will be given priority over walk-ins as there will be a limited supply.

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Come Join "That's Sew Creative" With Chelita McDuffie!  The beginner workshops emphasize hands-on learning, allowing participants to develop valuable sewing skills while fostering their creativity. We want you to have FUN!

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A playful and creative craft experience where kids can design and bring to life their very own unique, personalized bookmarks. 

Calling all adventurers!  Join us for an introduction to the world Dungeons and Dragons!  No experience?  No dice?  No problem!

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.

Learn to play Dungeons and Dragons-

Celebrate NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) with us by making your own blackout poem!

Make your poem a tragedy, a comedy, the most outrageous! Make it your own!

The Renner Frankford Library Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:45 - 8:00 pm, except during major holidays.

Painting with Nature for Kids is a hands-on workshop celebrating Earth Day and part of our Garden Series at the Oak Lawn Branch this spring!

Calling all paper craft, knit, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, sewing and fiber arts enthusiasts! This is the perfect time to work on your projects with other crafters.

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

This fun and nostalgic event will take you back to the days of grunge, neon windbreakers, and the rise of DIY culture.

Meet Dallas Poet Laureate Dr. Mag Gabbert!

Read the greatest books in history and share your thoughts with fellow classic enthusiasts. Please have read the selection before the Book Club meeting. This meeting's selection is "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" by Ernest Hemingway.

Do you love a good mystery?

Would you like to share your love of mysteries with others?

Join the Audelia Road Branch's Mystery Book Club which meets every 3rd Thursday of the month to discuss a predetermined book.

Practice your Spanish conversational skills at this casual weekly meetup.

This program is open to Spanish language learners of all levels.

This program will inform and discuss different forms of poetry and its unique qualities. Patrons will receive a randomized prompt and practice in the particular form for that session.

Are you a puzzle master? Do you have the need for speed? Come try out speed puzzling! This month we are changing things up. We will have part Easter Egg Hunt part puzzle assembling. Everyone will be divided into teams and given a color.

Level up your gaming skills, meet fellow players, and enjoy a fun, social environment dedicated to all things video games.

Lakewood Library welcomes Master Gardener Gina Woods presenting on The Wonderful World of Orchids.

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. . For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.