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Learn about the City of Arlington's many beautiful parks and wildlife then build your own nature scene using Lego blocks! Join us for an afternoon of fun, imagination, and creativity. This program […]

Arlington is home to the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys.  Come to build your favorite Arlington sport scene using Lego blocks! Join us for an afternoon of fun, imagination, and creativity. This […]

Come explore the community places in Arlington from fire stations to libraries and then build a city scene using Lego blocks! Join us for an afternoon of fun, imagination, and […]

Kickoff another exciting summer with the Arlington Public Library! Join for a fun-filled event in honor of Arlington's sesquicentennial. We have invited so many of the wonderful groups, organizations, and […]

Storytime is both a thoughtful and fun way to encourage children’s love of books. It will also set them into motion as future budding readers! Join our fabulous library staff as we explore stories, rhymes, songs, and more. Theme is "Dream Big" as Arlington is The American Dream City. This program is developmentally appropriate for […]

This year, Arlington celebrates its 150th birthday! Submit a family recipe to our community cookbook. Submissions can be done virtually, by paper, or in person. The library will compile them into a cookbook that can be displayed at the library. Need help transcribing your recipe? Come to one of our in person sessions. A dedicated […]

Brush up on your watercolor skills, and explore the different concepts and techniques of watercolor with us! We will learn a different watercolor technique, and create paintings based on the Dream Star. All artists welcome! This program is designed for Tweens ages 9-12 and is free and open to the public, no registration required. Space […]

Explore the fun places of Arlington by playing through 10 holes of mini-golf at Library Putt-Putt! The children’s department at the Southwest Branch will become a miniature City of Arlington for children to explore popular spots form River Legacy Park to sport stadiums. This program will be set up using landmarks from around Arlington and […]

Are you a dreamer? A thinker? An artist, an inventor, or maybe . . . an entrepreneur? Come see what wondrous work of art or invention you can put together in this flexible program designed to explore the world creatively. We ask that you create something that you think celebrates Arlington. This is a program […]

This year, Arlington celebrates its 150th birthday! Submit a family recipe to our community cookbook. Submissions can be done virtually, by paper, or in person. The library will compile them into a cookbook that can be displayed at the library. Need help transcribing your recipe? Come to one of our in person sessions. A dedicated […]