Calendar

Affordable Spay/Neuter and Vaccination Package for Pets - Appointments Required

Guard Ready

Sharks Swim Team Try-Out

Holocaust Remembrance Day

I AM A MAN: Civil Rights Photographs in the American South, 1960-1970

In the Arts Center's Galleries

Saturday School: The Fundamentals of Painting

Anna in the Tropics

Home-schooler Happenings

Youth America Grand Prix

Royal Reads: Trivia Night

Hear Ye, Hear Ye. It's Trivia Night at the Valley Ranch Library. Participate as an individual or as a member of a team and test out knowledge of all things royal. For adults.

Royal Reads: Cook the Book Club Serves Up Teatime at Grosvenor Square by Dahlia Clearwater

(New date) For those who love browsing through cookbooks, trying new recipes and techniques, sampling new dishes and sharing them, hang onto that spatula! Choose a recipe from this month's featured cookbook, then prepare and bring to the meeting, where all will partake. Novices have the chance to learn from more experienced cooks, and seasoned cooks are able to show off and share their amazing skills.

Registration is required. Please stop by the Valley Ranch Library's reference desk to register and select a recipe. This book club is for ages 18 and older.

Royal Reads Book Lovers Happy Hour Book Club: Royalty

Book Lovers Happy Hour meets every two months and discusses a different theme each time. This month's topic is a discussion about the lives of royalty as depicted in fiction and nonfiction. The group meets at South Irving Library and online. For Zoom login information, please email kwong@cityofirving.org.

Blind Date With a Book Contest

Take a chance on love and prizes and make a date with a book! From Jan. 31-Feb. 14, check out the Blind Date adult fiction area at a library location and select a book that has been specially-wrapped to conceal its cover, title and author.

How to decide which book from the shelf may result in a connection? Each book will display clues about its content, which narrows the field of potential matches. After checking out the book, take it home and open it for its "grand reveal." Read it, then fill out and return the included comment card by Feb. 28. One lucky winner will then be selected in a random drawing on March 1 and will win a gift basket filled with more of a good thing (books).

KidsNotes @ Valley Ranch Library

The Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra presents a hands-on opportunity for children to learn about music. This program is an interactive presentation for children to hear, see, touch and explore different aspects of the orchestra and classical music. Activities include storytime, a performance by a professional musician and an "instrument petting zoo." For ages K through grade 5.

Anime Club for Teens

For teens 13 and up who are fans of anime, manga and drawing, join in the last Thursday of every month at this opportunity to meet other teens for lively discussions, crafts, games and an overall celebration of Japanese culture. No registration is required. For more information, please call (972) 721-4669.

Transportation and Natural Resources Committee

Planning and Development Committee

City Council Work Session

City Council Meeting

ICVB Special Meeting

MiY Zone Valley Ranch & DIY Geek Chic: Reading Socks

Want to read with interruption? Create custom messages for reading socks using a variety of the library’s Cricut equipment. Socks and supplies are provided. Registration required. For teens in grades 6-12.

MiY Zone South-Learn: Cricut Basics (En Espanol)

Learn how to use the Cricut die-cutting machine to make creative projects. For adults.

MiY Zone Valley Ranch-Learn: Laser Etcher Basics

Learn methods of laser etching to add extra flair to projects. Registration required. For adults.

MiY Zone Valley Ranch-Create: Outdoor Spherical Ornament

Make a festive ornament to display year-round. For teens and adults.

Retro E-Games: Lunch and Learn Home-school League

Afterschool LEGO® Workshop: Classic

Night Hike on Campion Trail

How to be a Community Scientist