It's been more than two years now since Laurie Evans stepped down as director of the Dallas Public Library. Since then, the operation has been steered by a pair of interim directors: first Corinne ...

Sarah and daughter Anna Evans attend a budget town hall to ask questions about proposed branch closures and express support for public libraries on Aug. 19, 2025, at the Martin Luther King Jr.

After almost three decades of serving the community, the Skillman Southwestern Library is closing Saturday. Last week, the Dallas City Council approved a $5.2 billion budget, which included $43 ...

We all know that public libraries are where you go to check out books, but did you also know it can be a great place to get a little TLC for beloved stuffed animals? KERA’s Morning Edition host Andrew ...

E-books, audiobooks, free tickets to local events, podcast equipment, sewing machines and seeds are some of the resources available for free to Dallas residents with their library card. For anyone ...

In the heart of downtown Dallas sits the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. If you venture onto the seventh floor into a darkened back room, you’ll find a piece of what July Fourth is all about: an ...

Dallas Public Library officials say the effort to digitize hundreds of artifacts associated with Juanita Craft, a civil rights leader and former Dallas City Council member, is on pause due to federal ...

I know it’s mid-September. Still, we’re roughly a month and a half away from Halloween, which in Texas means trying to figure out if your child needs a cold-weather costume or a hot-weather costume.

Library Giving Day is a one-day fundraising event that aims to encourage people who depend on and enjoy public libraries to donate to their library system. Public libraries are known for books and ...

Editor’s note: This story was reported as part of a project for the University of Texas at Austin School of Information Our media landscape has changed dramatically in the last few decades. With the ...

Few women left a mark as lasting as May Dickson Exall in a rapidly growing late 19th-century Dallas. A pioneer in both thought and action, she dedicated her life to civic leadership, improving public ...

The city of Dallas is considering cutting funding for its public library system by $4.5 million over the next two years, a move that could lead to the closure of up to five branches, including the ...