Upcoming Events

Head up to the teen room for some gaming on the ole Nintendo Switch! Battle friends in Mario Kart, SuperSmash Bros., or Gang Beasts. 

Come play Minecraft with other teens on the library's iPads and Minecraft server! Together, you'll complete fun challenges and show off your mining AND crafting expertise.

A light breakfast will be provided in the teen room Monday-Friday from 10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m.! Just grab and go, or stay and chat. 

We've got all the fun going down at The Dalles Public Library this spring break!! Everyday the teen room will have several activities going on.

Need help with any of your homework? Want clarification on a topic that you didn't get enough time on in class?

Family Lego Pizza Night occurs on the last Thursday of each month at 5:30pm.

A light breakfast will be provided in the teen room Monday-Friday from 10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m.! Just grab and go, or stay and chat. 

Let's head outside and chalk up all the empty sidewalks and cement walls surrounding the library with your creativity! 

Spring Break Madness!! The kids are out of school, but what are they going to do?  They can come to the library and do something fun.

These rehearsals are open to anyone who would like to participate in the reader's theater performance of Much Ado About Nothing on Saturday, March 28th, whether or not you attended the previous 6 weeks of classes.

 Step into history and discover the elegance and discipline of Italian fencing in this engaging mini-series.

Come and watch members of your community perform a reader's theater adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", a comedy about the power of gossip to both ruin and enrich the lives of people who care about each other!

It’s Catalogue Night in the Makerspace!

Four Chord Fun: Ukulele for Newbies is for the absolute beginner who wants to start learning to play.

Head to the teen room on the last Tuesday each month for a take and make kit that will highlight various methods to help your mental and phsyical health. 

Join our weekly walk/run from the library every Wednesday at 9:30 AM. We take the same lovely route each time, beginning at the Dalles Library parking lot, and ending with some refreshing snacks and drinks at the finish line!

Join a group of writers aged 9-12 years old! Share your writing, learn how to give and receive feedback, get exposed to new writing styles, prompts, and ideas, and hang out and have snacks while making new friends!

Join a group of writers aged 13-18 years old! Share your writing, learn how to give and receive feedback, get exposed to new writing styles, prompts, and ideas, and hang out and have snacks while making new friends!

Need help with any of your homework? Want clarification on a topic that you didn't get enough time on in class?

Join us for a family FUN night of sweet treats and relaxing coloring as you sit back and listen to a librarian read aloud something that everyone in the family can enjoy.

Stomp, clap, and make some joyful noise at the library! 👞🎶 Join us for an 6-week Clogging Dance Series and learn the basics of this lively, rhythmic folk dance.