Notes on a Nervous Planet

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 1/25 4:13A Tommi Smith

Welcome to the new decade, everyone! As we embark on new adventures in 2020, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed deciding the best way to go about making the life changes that will make [ ]

New Year, New Series

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 1/22 4:29A Emily Jackson

You could do what everyone else is doing and start a resolution for the new year, or you could be a cool kid and break out of the resolution rut. How about instead of the [ ]

A Look Ahead At Highlights From The Art&Seek Calendar

Art&Seek 1/21 7:00P Therese Powell

How is your week going so far? Are you wrestling with a problem? Looking deep within yourself? Or searching for something bigger than you out there? Sometimes art can help you find your answers, or at...

The Two Parts of “Little Women”

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 1/18 4:54A Jonathan Carr

The 2019 release of the Greta Gerwig Directed movie “Little Women” has garnered critical acclaim, and given a fresh look at the story written by Lousia May Alcott. Alcott originally was not interested in writing [ ]

Cozy up with a cozie

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 1/15 4:47A Cynthia Williams

Lately the weather has been all over the place- sunshine, snow, tornadoes, then back to beautiful sunshine. But that’s Texas weather for you. And while this erratic weather might wreak havoc on my TV watching [ ]

20 Years After Columbine, ‘Slide By’ Reflects On What Pushes A Person Toward Gun Violence

Art&Seek 1/15 4:37A Hady Mawajdeh

Dallas-based artist and musician  Jake Nice  is a veteran in the North Texas theater scene. As a director, he s worked with  large ensembles  to produce funny, sprawling plays about the randomness of...

Art&Seek Jr: Adventure Is Out There! And Inside Too! Events For A Questionable Weather Weekend

Art&Seek 1/13 7:57P Therese Powell

What crazy weather we ve been having lately! Tornados and thunderstorms one day, freezing temperatures the very next. Usually, when you think January, ice storms are what spring to mind, not hail...

Street View: New Voices

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 1/11 5:04A Emily Jackson

Dallas Public Library’s Street View podcast is back and better than ever! Street View: New Voices features one-on-one conversations between library customers experiencing homelessness in Dallas and Suzanne Glover, Dallas Public Library’s homeless...

#MyFirstJohanna

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 1/8 4:39A Haley Kral

Prolific romance novelist and bestseller Johanna Lindsey died in October 2019, though her death was only announced by the New York Times on December 22, 2019. For many romance readers and writers, Lindsey’s work was [ ]

A Woman is No Man

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 1/4 4:42A Shane Longoria

When Etaf Rum was writing her debut novel, A Woman is No Man, she had a choice to make: would she tell a story that carried on what she refers to as her community’s “code [ ]

Communities Foundation Of Texas Fund Holders Come Together For A “Pride OF Place”

My Sweet Charity 1/2 7:30A Jeanne Prejean

With the holidays quickly approaching and recovery still in place from the devestation created by October s tornadoes, the Communities Foundation of Texas philanthropic fund holders came together on...

Celebrate the Dream! MLK Jr. Day events at Dallas Public Library

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 1/1 4:02A Emily Jackson

If you re looking for a new way to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, look no further than your local Dallas Public Library branch! DPL branches are celebrating Dr. King s memory in ways big and [ ]

It’s NOT a Wonderful Life

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 12/28 5:18A Andrew Anderson

My apologies. That’s a rude way to introduce things. I should have said “It’s not It’s a Wonderful Life,” because one of the most important introductory facts about the movie I m about to recommend is [ ]

Dallas Zoo Discount

Oak Cliff Family eGuide 12/28 1:50A Valerie

Dallas Zoo Discount The weather may be chilly, but the Dallas Zoo has a cool deal for you! Bundle up and come see many of our animals for just $8 this winter.* Warm up inside our indoor learning areas...