Libraries in Dallas facts for kids

This article is about libraries in Dallas, Texas (USA).

Dallas Public Library

The city of Dallas is served by the Dallas Public Library system. The system was originally created by the Dallas Federation of Women's Clubs with efforts spearheaded by then-president Mrs. Henry (May Dickson) Exall. Her work in raising money led to a grant from philanthropist and steel baron Andrew Carnegie, which enabled the construction of the first branch in 1901. Today the library operates 25 branch locations throughout the city including the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, the eight-story main branch in the Government District of downtown.

Branches

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, looking northwest from Young Street and Ervay Street

• Arcadia Park Branch Library in West Dallas
• Audelia Road Branch Library in Lake Highlands
• Bachman Lake Library in North Dallas
• Casa View Branch Library in the Casa Linda neighborhood of east Dallas
• Dallas West Branch Library in West Dallas
• Forest Green Branch Library in Lake Highlands
• Fretz Park Branch Library in North Dallas
• Grauwyler Park Branch Library in Dallas
• Hampton-Illinois Branch Library in Oak Cliff
• Highland Hills Branch Library in the Highland Hills neighborhood of South Dallas
• Kleberg-Rylie Branch Library in far Southeast Dallas
• Lakewood Branch Library in Lakewood
• Martin Luther King Jr. Library and Learning Center near Fair Park
• Mountain Creek Branch Library in Mountain Creek
• North Oak Cliff Branch Library in Oak Cliff
• Oak Lawn Branch Library in Oak Lawn
• Park Forest Branch Library in North Dallas
• Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library in South Dallas
• Pleasant Grove Branch Library in Pleasant Grove
• Polk-Wisdom Branch Library in Southwest Dallas
• Preston Royal Branch Library in North Dallas
• Renner Frankford Branch Library in Far North Dallas
• Skillman Southwestern Branch Library in East Dallas
• Skyline Branch Library in East Dallas
• Timberglen Branch Library in Far North Dallas