Get Creative With Free Library Programs

Published on May 21, 2025

The arts color our world. Explore your creativity with great arts and crafts programs. The Grand Prairie Libraries offer free programs for all ages.

See more of our programs in our Event Guide.

Tween Art Club: Candy Canvases

(Ages 8-13) Candy lovers rejoice! Come create art out of sweet treats!

Note: Until supplies last. Email dvaldes@gptx.org for information regarding potential allergens.

Shotwell Library: Monday, June 2 at 3 p.m.

Clay Creation

(Ages 13-17) Let your imagination run wild and create creative clay masterpieces!

Note: Until supplies last.

Warmack Library: Tuesday, June 3 at 3 p.m.
Main Library: Thursday, June 5 at 3 p.m.

Tiny Art for All Ages

(All Ages) Create a tiny masterpiece! This is open to all ages and skill levels. We will provide the supplies you need to create your unique magnetic piece of art.

Warmack Library: Thursday, June 5 from 5-6 p.m.
Main Library: Tuesday, July 8 from 2-3 p.m.

Kids Have Style!

(Ages 8-12) Designing and fashion is art! Using color, shapes, lines, textures, and materials, we’ll create style together.

Registration: Email rwrobel@gptx.org.

Select Mondays from 2-3 p.m. at the Warmack Library.

June 9: Mood Board
June 16: Designing Patterns
June 23: Inspiration and Sketching How-To
June 30: DIY Denim Embellishments

Mixed Media Mayhem

(Ages 13-17) Join us in creating amazing art with an assortment of unique materials and mediums!

Note: Until supplies last.

Warmack Library: Tuesday, June 10 at 3 p.m.
Main Library: Thursday, June 12 at 3 p.m.

Art Like An Illustrator

(Ages 6-12) Kids get a chance to create different types of art inspired by children’s illustrators! Each session, we will focus on a different illustrator by reading a book and then diving into an art project in that illustrator’s style.

Registration: Email rwrobel@gptx.org

Select Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m. at the Warmack Library.

June 11
June 25
July 16
July 30

Tween Art Club: Mosaic Frames

(Ages 8-13) Let your creativity shine and decorate beautiful photo-frames with an assortment of colorful materials!

Note: Until supplies last.

Main Library: Monday, June 16 at 3 p.m.

Upcycled Jewelry Workshop

Adults. Design and create wearable art. Combine salvage leather with colorful metal upcycled from tins and cans. Learn how to safely cut found metal with snips and use pliers to secure parts. Make earrings, necklaces, or bracelets - the choice is yours! Guided by an expert jewelry designer, your ideas will become a reality.

Registration: Email jllusk@gptx.org

Warmack: Tuesday, June 17 at 6:00 p.m.

Making a Mark: Kindness Bookmarks

(All ages) Save your place with a bookmark you make yourself with this come-and-go program! We’ll have a variety of supplies available and enough materials to make more than one, so that you can showcase your creativity and spread some bookish kindness to other library patrons!

Main Library: Tuesday, June 17 from 1-3 p.m.

Diamond Art Day

(Ages 13-17) Explore the art of diamond painting and take home your bedazzled beauties!

Note: Until supplies last.

Warmack Library: Tuesday, June 17 at 3 p.m.
Shotwell Library: Wednesday, June 18 at 3 p.m.

Paint by Stickers

(Ages 6 and up) Just like paint-by-numbers, you can create your art using stickers! Images for children, teens, and adults will be available so the whole family can participate.

Note: Materials are available on a first-come, first served basis.

Main Library : Wednesday, June 18 from 11 a.m-12 p.m.

Pointillism Party

(Ages 13-17) Explore the art of pointillism where you paint incredible images using only dots!

Note: Until supplies last.

Warmack: Tuesday, June 24 at 3 p.m.
Main: Thursday, June 26 at 3 p.m.

Bad Art Afternoon

(Ages 13-17) Calling all amateur artists to participate in a hilarious creative challenge! Craft the weirdest, wackiest art and embrace the fun of imperfection for a chance to win a prize!

Note: Until supplies last.

Warmack Library: Tuesday, July 1 at 3 p.m.
Main Library: Thursday, July 3 at 3 p.m.

Tween Art Club: Tie Dye

(Ages 8-13) Enjoy an explosion of colors through the art of tie-dye! Cotton items will be available to tie-dye, but feel free to bring your own white cotton shirt if you prefer!

Note: Until supplies last.

Warmack Library: Monday, July 7 at 3 p.m.

Kreative Keychains

(Ages 13-17) Unleash your creativity by designing your own acrylic keychains!

Note: Until supplies last.

Shotwell Library: Wednesday, July 9 at 3 p.m.
Main Library: Thursday, July 10 at 3 p.m.

Stylish Seashells

(Ages 13-17) Commemorate the summer by decorating your own seashells!

Note: Until supplies last.

Warmack: Tuesday, July 15 at 3 p.m.
Shotwell: Wednesday, July 16 at 3 p.m.

Animation Lab

(Ages 8-12) Let’s make art MOVE! Come and learn the basics of animation.

Registration : Email rwrobel@gptx.org

At the Warmack Library on select Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

July 16: Make a zoetrope
July 23: Make a flip book
July 30: Stop-motion animation

Fiber Fest

(Ages 13-17) Embrace your artistic side and join us in using yarn to make unique crafts!

Note: Until supplies last.

Shotwell: Wednesday, July 23 at 3 p.m.
Main: Thursday, July 24 at 3 p.m.

Edible Book Contest

(All Ages) Bring your favorite books to life in the form of food! Using ONLY edible ingredients, recreate a book cover or construct a literary-related artwork. Your creation must be related to books/literature/a book character/etc.

Assembly and creation is done at home and at your leisure.

The program is for viewing and judging the submitted masterpieces. Winners will be named and prizes will be awarded at the award ceremony.

Note: For questions or details about categories, prizes, and rules, email Rebecca Wrobel (rwrobel@gptx.org).

Registration: Email rwrobel@gptx.org

Main Library: Tuesday, July 29

Drop off entries from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Viewing, Judging, and Award Ceremony from 5:30-7 p.m.

Magnificent Masks

(Ages 13-17) Celebrate the art of theatre by designing unique and beautiful masks!

Note: Until supplies last.

Warmack: Tuesday, July 29 at 3 p.m.
Shotwell: Wednesday, July 30 at 3 p.m.