page_title: Education in Dallas
section_title: Libraries
hierarchical_section_title: Education in Dallas / Libraries
caption_attribution_description: English: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library of Dallas Public Library Español: Biblioteca Central J. Erik Jonsson
context_section_description: The city 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 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. The Dallas Public Library also operates J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, the 8-story main library in the Government District of downtown.  It also operates the Bookmarks Children's library in the Northpark Mall.
  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 256,000 volumes in all formats, including 83,000 books and 30,000 full-text electronic journals.
caption: The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, looking northwest from Young Street and Ervay Street
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