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This event is in the "Family" group
01/20/2026 @ 9:00am–01/27/2026 @ 4:00pm
Family
This event is in the "Family" group
Scavenger Hunt Week: Pets
01/20/2026 @ 9:00am–01/27/2026 @ 4:00pm
Audelia Road - Children's Area
Library Branch:
Audelia Road Branch
Room:
Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group:
Family
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Book Character Shadow Scavenger Hunt
All Day
1/21–1/28
Hampton-Illinois - In Library
Library Branch:
Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room:
Hampton-Illinois - In Library
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Help the book characters find their shadows! They're hiding all around the library. Can you find them all? There are two scavenger hunts: 1. Picture Book Characters 2. Chapter Book Characters
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan-Feb
2026
Exhibit - Cultural Wonders of Ukraine
All Day
1/23–2/4
Central Library - Fine Arts Area (4th Floor)
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:
Free Admissions to this wonderful exhibit of Ukrainian, embroiderym textiles, pottery, woodcarvings, jewelry, and more! Come see traditional Ukrainian dress and a gallery of photos highlighting the beauty of the country.
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Compliment Day
9:00am–4:00pm
Renner-Frankford - In Library
Library Branch:
Renner Frankford Branch
Room:
Renner-Frankford - In Library
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
You are awesome and we are happy to see you visiting the library! Today is National Compliment Day. In the spirit of the day, we'll have a bowl for you to add or take compliments as you need.
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Keyboard Class
10:00am–10:45am
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Voice Class
11:00am–11:45am
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Jigsaw Puzzle Day
12:00pm–3:30pm
Central Library - East Side Floor Area (6th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - East Side Floor Area (6th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Compete to be the Dallas Public Library's Puzzle Champion! Ever heard of puzzle chess?
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Family Fun Saturday: Box Car "Drive-In"
12:45pm–3:30pm
Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Library Branch:
Lochwood Branch
Room:
Lochwood - Black Box Theater
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
One Saturday a month we do something fun for the whole family! This month we're headed to the drive-in theater! Sort of...
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
Family,
School Age (ages 6-12)
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
Jan
18
2026
Sun
Chess Club
1:00pm–3:00pm
Bachman Lake - In Library
Library Branch:
Bachman Lake Branch
Room:
Bachman Lake - In Library
Age Group:
Family,
School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Have you ever wanted to learn to play chess? Or are you already on your way to becoming a grandmaster?
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
20
2026
Tue
Keyboard Class
1:00pm–1:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
21
2026
Wed
Voice Class
1:00pm–1:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
22
2026
Thu
Keyboard Class
1:00pm–1:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Guitar Class
1:00pm–1:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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 event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen (ages 13-17)" group
Family,
School Age (ages 6-12),
Teen (ages 13-17)
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen (ages 13-17)" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Pokémon Club!
1:00pm–3:00pm
Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Age Group:
Family,
School Age (ages 6-12),
Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Attention young trainers! Join us on January 24th from 1PM to 3PM on the 2nd floor in the Kahn Pavilion for the very first meeting of the Central Library Pokémon Club. This event is open to kids, teens and their families.
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
20
2026
Tue
Guitar Class
2:00pm–2:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
21
2026
Wed
Violin Class
2:00pm–2:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
22
2026
Thu
Ukulele Class
2:00pm–2:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Keyboard Class
2:00pm–2:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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 event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Disney Sing-Along
2:00pm–3:30pm
Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Mountain Creek Branch
Room:
Mountain Creek - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Let your voice go and sing to your heart’s content! Families are invited to a magical Disney sing-along filled with beloved songs, joyful memories, and plenty of movie-themed fun.
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
21
2026
Wed
After School Cinema
3:30pm–5:00pm
Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
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 kid-friendly movie screening. Repeats weekly.
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
23
2026
Fri
Ukulele Class
3:00pm–3:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Vickery Park Branch
Room:
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
24
2026
Sat
Violin Class
3:00pm–3:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
20
2026
Tue
Guitar Class
4:00pm–4:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Vickery Park Branch
Room:
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
22
2026
Thu
Keyboard Class
4:00pm–4:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Vickery Park Branch
Room:
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
23
2026
Fri
Voice Class
4:00pm–4:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Vickery Park Branch
Room:
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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 event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen (ages 13-17)" group
Family,
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5),
School Age (ages 6-12),
Teen (ages 13-17)
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen (ages 13-17)" group
Jan
23
2026
Fri
Reading Time Out! Dallas Mavericks Reading Challenge
4:00pm–5:00pm
Dallas West - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Dallas West Branch
Room:
Dallas West - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family,
Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5),
School Age (ages 6-12),
Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature,
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:
Take time out to read with the Dallas Mavericks at the Dallas West Branch Library! And remember to sign up for the Mavs Reading Challenge at dallaslibrary.beanstack.org to earn awesome Dallas Mavs prizes!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
20
2026
Tue
Keyboard Class
5:00pm–5:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Vickery Park Branch
Room:
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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!
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
22
2026
Thu
Violin Class
5:00pm–5:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Vickery Park Branch
Room:
Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
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 event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
22
2026
Thu
Sticker Art Masterpiece
5:30pm–6:30pm
Audelia Road - Auditorium
Library Branch:
Audelia Road Branch
Room:
Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Bring the family to the library to create beautiful Paint-by-Sticker art pieces. Just like paint by numbers, you can create your masterpiece using stickers! Images for children and adults will be available so the whole family can participate!
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Teen (ages 13-17)" group
Cancelled
Family,
Teen (ages 13-17)
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Teen (ages 13-17)" group
Jan
22
2026
Thu
Cancelled
Virtual College Tours
5:30pm–7:00pm
Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Library Branch:
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room:
Central Library - Kahn Pavilion (2nd Floor)
Age Group:
Family,
Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type:
Community & City Engagement,
Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading,
Technology
Event Details:
Thinking about going to college? Are you a senior who thinks they know where they want to go to college, but you feel nervous about applying? Come to the Youth Discovery Center to take a life-size virtual tour of campuses you're interested in.
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Jan
20
2026
Tue
Stargazing
6:00pm–7:00pm
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Lobby
Library Branch:
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room:
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Lobby
Age Group:
Family
Program Type:
Technology
Event Details:
Do you ever look up at the sky and wonder what is going on up there? Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library is happy to tell you. Bring your own telescope or use one of ours to see celestial bodies in the night sky.
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This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen (ages 13-17)" group
This event is in the "Adult (18+)" group
Family,
School Age (ages 6-12),
Teen (ages 13-17),
Adult (18+)
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen (ages 13-17)" group
This event is in the "Adult (18+)" group
Jan
22
2026
Thu
Paint Me Like...
6:00pm–7:30pm
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium
Library Branch:
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room:
Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium
Age Group:
Family,
School Age (ages 6-12),
Teen (ages 13-17),
Adult (18+)
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:
Come paint a portrait with a twist! Can be of a stranger or a friend! It might look amazing… or absolutely wild either way, it’ll be fun! January's theme is Frosted Faces
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