page_title: Dallas Public Library
section_title: Branches
hierarchical_section_title: Dallas Public Library / Branches
caption_attribution_description: English: Forest Green Library 9015 Forest Ln Dallas, TX 75243-4114 www.dallaslibrary.org Español: Sucursal Forest Green
context_page_description: The Dallas Public Library system serves as the municipal library system of the city of Dallas, Texas.
context_section_description: The library operates 27 branch locations throughout the city, and an 8-story main branch, the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, in the Government District of downtown.  It also operates the Bookmarks Children's Library located in NorthPark Center.
  Arcadia Park Branch Library in West Dallas
  Audelia Road Branch Library in Lake Highlands
  Bachman Lake Branch Library
  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 Kleberg in far Southeast Dallas
  Lochwood (formerly Casa View)
  Lakewood Branch Library in Junius Heights, near Lakewood
  Martin Luther King Jr. Library and Learning Center near Fair Park
  Mountain Creek Branch Library in Mountain Creek, Dallas, Texas
  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
  Prairie Creek Branch Library
  Preston Royal Branch Library in North Dallas
  Preston Royal first opened in 1964. Its roof has arches above, and according to Andrew Scoggin of The Dallas Morning News this makes the library appear distinct compared to others in the library system. As of 2013 there is no funding for a new library building intended to replace the current library.
  Renner Frankford Branch Library in Renner in Far North Dallas
  Skillman Southwestern Branch Library in East Dallas
  This branch, at 5707 Skillman Street at Southwestern Boulevard, is south of and serves Vickery Midtown. The library opened in July 1996 and received dedication on August 18, 1996. A 1978 bond authorized by Dallas voters lead to the construction of the Skillman Southwestern library. Ramiro Salazar, then the director of the Dallas library system said in 1996 that the opening of Skillman Southwestern satisfied "the needs of a community that didn't have an accessible library for a long time."
  Skyline Branch Library in East Dallas
  Timberglen Branch Library in Far North Dallas
  White Rock Hills Branch Library in Far East Dallas
  The newest Branch, the White Rock Hills Branch, opened June 16, 2012 and received a 2012 APA/GCPD Accessibility Award from the State of Texas.
caption: Forest Green Branch Library
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