History
In 1923, Miss Pearl Wade, librarian, earned a salary of $12 per month for managing a collection of 500 books. Since then, the Arlington Public Library has grown to include more than 600,000 items in 8 locations.
Specialties
Serving more than 1.5 million people a year, Arlington Public Library holds more than 600,000 items, from books, audiobooks, eBooks, and DVDs, to digital photo collections, genealogy resources, and grant funded kits for parents and teachers. In the always expanding digital realm, we provide people with powerful online resources. Online visitors can browse our collections, download eBooks, and view more than 100 digital resources through Metroplex Online Resources, or MOReLibrary, a partnership with the cities of Grand Prairie, Kennedale, and Mansfield.