Did You Know?

Kids who participate in creative learning are more interested in school, less likely to drop out, more likely to feel good about themselves and the future…and do better on standardized tests! Read how.

Parents
Below is a current list of opportunities for you to get yourself and your children involved. Contact our Community Specialist, Erin Offord, or call 469.916.9835 for more details about these and other available opportunities.

Family Excursions - FREE field trips to Dallas museums and cultural centers for parents and students.
Thriving Minds Parent Nights - Learn more about out-of-school programs, register students for FREE Thriving Minds Summer Camps and get information about community events.
Neighborhood Leadership Team Meetings - A wonderful opportunity for parents to participate in their neighborhood planning. Speak up about family programs you’d like to see in your community .
Library Live! presented by Target - Library Live! is our monthly pre-literacy program which takes place in every Dallas Public Library branch. Big Thought artists present interactive, education and culture-based literacy activities for children and their families through music, dance, storytelling and visual art. Library Live! supports the Every Child Ready to Read @Dallas initiative to build pre-literacy skills in children ages 0-5. See our calendar of events for program locations and times.
Library Live! Activity Book - in English and Spanish; fun literacy learning activities to do with children!

If you live in West Dallas, Oak Cliff, Pleasant Grove, Far East Dallas, South Dallas or Northwest Dallas (Walnut Hill), call 469.916.9835 for more information or to share your ideas for your neighborhood.

Students
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A special update from one of our partners: The Dallas Public Library now has Teen Centers up and running at branches across the city. These interactive centers offer special programs on career planning, college admission, and homework help via the Internet. Teen Center activities include interview training, job fairs, computer training, help with college and scholarship applications, creative writing, public speaking, Web design and arts and crafts.

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