A library card application may be completed at any branch or the Central Library. Adults must show name and address identification and children 14 years and under will need a parent's signature to complete the application process. The card is FREE to any resident of the city of Dallas. You may borrow up to five items on your first visit, or one multi-volume set of audio or video cassettes containing more than five items. You may borrow books, magazines, audiocassettes, videocassettes, records, compact discs, and many other kinds of materials.
All branch libraries have an after-hours book return chute.
At the Central Library, materials may be returned to the book drop in the parking garage or to the first floor Circulation Desk. Fifteen minutes of free parking in the library garage is allowed for the return of materials to the Central Library. Renewals may be placed via the Dallas Public Library Web Catalog or by using any Dallas Public Library computer. All materials renewed will be renewed for the length of the original loan period. Sorry, no renewal allowed on items borrowed that are overdue or on material loaned for fourteen days, seven days, or one day.