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Books & Brews: Set in the Middle East or North Africa

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Innovation Zone at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Writing & Literature
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Expand your reading tastes every month with selected topics from various popular online book challenges while you sip on some tea or coffee.  This month celebrate Arab Am...

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ESL Classes

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Hub at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Class, Language Learning
Age Group:
Adults
English Classes::

English classes are offered twice a week to anyone who wants to come. Lessons are week to week so continual attendance is not required. All skill levels are welcome.

Tale Spinners: Creative Writing with Chris meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 10am-12pm in the Innovation Zone at the Farmers Branch Manske Library

Tale Spinners

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Innovation Zone at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Writing & Literature
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

A writing group for writers of all skill levels and interests.

Babybounce

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
The Hub at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Babybounce:

Enjoy a story time at the library filled with stories, songs, and activities! For ages 0-18 months with a caregiver.

Toddler Story Time

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
The Hub at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Toddler Story Time:

Join us for a story time full of great stories, songs, and activities for ages 12 to 36 months with a caregiver.

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Knit Wits

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room 2 at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Knit Wits:

Bring your current WIP and join us for an hour of crafting and chatting!

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Adult Craft Night: Flower Pot Fairy Garden

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Innovation Zone at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Celebrate Earth Month with a touch of magic! Join us for Adult Craft Night on Wednesday, April 16th at 6 PM and create your own enchanting mini fairy garden in a nursery flower pot...

Preschool Story Time

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
The Hub at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Children
Preschool Story Time:

Enjoy stories, songs, activities, and a fun craft for ages 3-7 years with a caregiver.

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Lego & Friends

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Innovation Zone at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Age Group:
Children
Program Details:

Show off with Lego, Duplo, Magna Tiles & Picasso Tiles!

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Glowforge Certification Course

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Innovation Zone at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Program Details:

Imagine the things you can create with our Glowforge laser cutter! Our Glowforge Certification Course will teach you how to safely use the Glowforge in our Innovation Zone. Success...

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ESL Classes

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Hub at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Class, Language Learning
Age Group:
Adults
English Classes::

English classes are offered twice a week to anyone who wants to come. Lessons are week to week so continual attendance is not required. All skill levels are welcome.

Good Friday

All Day
Farmers Branch Manske Library

The Library will be closed Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday. We will re-open Saturday, April 19 for our normal operating hours.

Closing

Easter

All Day
Farmers Branch Manske Library

The Library will be closed Sunday, April 20 in observance of Easter. We will re-open Monday, April 21 for our normal operating hours.

Closing

Outdoor Bilingual Story Time

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Pickleball Court at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Program Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities in both English and Spanish! We welcome children ages 5 and under, whether you know Spanish or would like to learn.¡Cuentos, canciones y ...

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Great Books Discussion

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2 at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Writing & Literature
Age Group:
Adults
Great Books Discussion:

Join us to discuss poems, essays, plays, and other literature. This month’s selection:

Program Details:

Ode 3.2 by Horace and Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen

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ESL Classes

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Hub at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Class, Language Learning
Age Group:
Adults
English Classes::

English classes are offered twice a week to anyone who wants to come. Lessons are week to week so continual attendance is not required. All skill levels are welcome.

Poetry Word Weavers: occurs on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 10am-12pm in the Innovation Zone at the Farmers Branch Manske Library

Poetry Word Weavers

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2 at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Writing & Literature
Age Group:
Adults
Poetry Word Weavers:

Join Chris Susany for a poetry-focused writing workshop.

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Paint a Pot, Plant a Seed

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Innovation Zone at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens
Program Details:

Celebrate Earth Day at the library by decorating your own plant pot and choosing what seeds you’ll grow from our seed library.

Outdoor Story Time

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Pickleball Court at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Program Details:

Join us for a story time full of great stories, songs, and activities!

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Knit Wits

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room 2 at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Knit Wits:

Bring your current WIP and join us for an hour of crafting and chatting!

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Make It, Take It: Chalk Day

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Age Group:
Children
Program Details:

Join us in Rawhide Park, just outside the Library, and help decorate the sidewalks with your best chalk art! Or grab a piece of paper to draw on if you want something to take home ...

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ESL Classes

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Hub at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Class, Language Learning
Age Group:
Adults
English Classes::

English classes are offered twice a week to anyone who wants to come. Lessons are week to week so continual attendance is not required. All skill levels are welcome.

Outdoor Bilingual Story Time

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Pickleball Court at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Program Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities in both English and Spanish! We welcome children ages 5 and under, whether you know Spanish or would like to learn.¡Cuentos, canciones y ...

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ESL Classes

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Hub at Farmers Branch Manske Library
Program Type:
Class, Language Learning
Age Group:
Adults
English Classes::

English classes are offered twice a week to anyone who wants to come. Lessons are week to week so continual attendance is not required. All skill levels are welcome.