At 1:00 pm on Wednesday, June 18, stir up some fun with acids and bases and end up with some colorful results during this free, one hour STEM focused class.

Limited to the first 20 participants entering grades 1-5. The free tickets will become available 30 minutes before start time.

The Lakewood Branch Library 6121 Worth Street Dallas, TX 75214. 214-670-1376.

The whole family is invited on Saturday, June 7, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm for free fun at the Lakewood Branch Library's Mayor’s Summer Reading Club Kick-Off Party.

Enjoy refreshments, arts and crafts, outdoor games, face painting, balloon animals, and find lots of books, of course.

Sign up for the Summer Reading Club and check out the schedule of special programs for children through Saturday, August 2.

The Lakewood Branch Library, 6121 Worth St., Dallas, 75214. 214-670-1376.  http://dallaslibrary2.org/branch/lakewood.php

To celebrate the 50^th Annual Lakewood Art Show, the Lakewood Library Friends is holding a free drawing: Our Patrons Are Golden.  Twelve winners will be drawn and each will be awarded one of the spots in a free, six lesson adult art class. The class includes all art supplies, and will be held in the auditorium of the Lakewood Branch Library, 6121 Worth Street, Dallas, 75214. The six weekly classes wiil be held on Fridays, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm, beginning March 21, through Friday, May 2, 2014. No class will be held on Friday, April 11.

Any Dallas resident age 18 or older may enter this free drawing by submitting a completed entry form to the reference desk of the Lakewood Branch Library, where forms are available, no later than Saturday, March 1, 2014.  Only one entry per person is allowed. The winners will be chosen at random from all submitted entries, and will be notified by Wednesday, March 5.

Because this class is limited to 12 students, all entrants are asked to review their personal schedules and the class dates to make sure they can commit to all six lessons. 

The six, two hour lessons in acrylic painting will emphasize color, shape, and expression, and will be taught by Dallas artist Kay Dalton. Dalton is both an experienced art teacher as well as an artist whose works are found in private and public galleries. She explained that this art class is for all artistic skill levels, with the emphasis on self-expression and fun. View her work at: http://kaydaltonstudio.com and http://www.luminarte.com/artist-dalton1.html

Participants will be given the opportunity to display their completed art with the theme “Impressions of White Rock Lake” at the 50^th Annual Lakewood Art Show which opens on Monday, May 5.

For more information, contact the Lakewood Branch Library at 214-670-1376, or lakewood@dallaslibrary.org  Library Branch website: http://dallaslibrary2.org/branch/lakewood.php