Libraries in Dallas, Texas

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 [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org/ DallasLibrary.org] - [http://www.dallaslibrary.org/100/historySynopsis.htm History] . Retrieved 1 May 2006.] . Today the library operates 22 branch locations throughout the city [ [http://dallaslibrary.org/ DallasLibrary.org] . Retrieved 13 March 2006.] including the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, the eight-story main branch in the Government District of downtown.

Branches

*Arcadia Park Branch Library in West Dallas [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/arcadia.htm Arcadia Park Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Audelia Road Branch Library in Lake Highlands [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/audelia.htm Audelia Road Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Casa View Branch Library in the Casa Linda neighborhood of east Dallas [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/casa.htm Casa View Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Dallas West Branch Library in West Dallas [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/dallaswest.htm Dallas West Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Forest Green Branch Library in Lake Highlands [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/forest.htm Forest Green Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Fretz Park Branch Library in North Dallas [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/fretz.htm Fretz Park Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Grauwyler Park Branch Library in Dallas [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/grauwyler.htm Grauwyler Park Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 April 2007.]
*Hampton-Illinois Branch Library in Oak Cliff [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/hampton.htm Hampton-Illinois Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Highland Hills Branch Library in the Highland Hills neighborhood of South Dallas [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/highland.htm Highland Hills Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Kleberg-Rylie Branch Library in far Southeast Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/kleberg.htm Kleberg-Rylie Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Lakewood Branch Library in Lakewood [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/kleberg.htm Kleberg-Rylie Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Martin Luther King, Jr. Library and Learning Center near Fair Park [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/martin.htm Martin Luther King, Jr. Library and Learning Center] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Mountain Creek Branch Library in Mountain Creek [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/mountain.htm Mountain Creek Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*North Oak Cliff Branch Library in Oak Cliff [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/north.htm North Oak Cliff Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Oak Lawn Branch Library in Oak Lawn [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/oaklawn.htm Oak Lawn Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Park Forest Branch Library in North Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/park.htm Park Forest Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library in South Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/lancaster.htm Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Pleasant Grove Branch Library in Pleasant Grove [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/pleasant.htm Pleasant Grove Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Polk-Wisdom Branch Library in Southwest Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/polk.htm Polk-Wisdom Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Preston Royal Branch Library in North Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/preston.htm Preston Royal Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Renner Frankford Branch Library in Far North Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/renner.htm Renner Frankford Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Skillman Southwestern Branch Library in East Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/skillman.htm Skillman Southwestern Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Skyline Branch Library in East Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/skyline.htm Skyline Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]
*Timberglen Branch Library in Far North Dallas [ [http://dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/timberglen.htm Timberglen Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 April 2007.]
*Walnut Hill Branch Library in North Dallas [ [http://www.dallaslibrary.org DallasLibrary.org] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/walnut.htm Walnut Hill Branch Library] . Retrieved on 11 May 2006.]

UT Southwestern Medical Library

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the Stemmons Corridor operates a library across two branches on its north and south campuses. The library holds 259,000 volumes in all formats, including 86,000 books and 54,000 full-text electronic journals. [ [http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/library/about/aboutResult.cfm?id=56 UT Southwestern Library Facts and Statistics] . Retrieved on 17 April 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.dallaslibrary.org Dallas Public Library]