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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Macy Hogue,Timberglen s interim library manager, assists public service specialist Heather Spears with the repair of Stella, the stuffed rabbit. Therese Powell/KERA News We all know that 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 ...