The Skillman Southwestern Branch is permanently closed. / La sucursal Skillman Southwestern está cerrada permanentemente.
All Dallas Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, October 13 in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. / Todas las ubicaciones de Dallas Public Library estarán cerradas el lunes 13 de octubre en conmemoración del Día de los Pueblos Indígenas.
Poetry
The Dallas Poet Laureate program was launched in April 2022 by Dallas Public Library, the Office of Arts and Culture and Deep Vellum. Every two years, a Dallas Poet Laureate is elected in order to help encourage greater literacy awareness in the Dallas community.
Learn more about the Poet Laureate of Dallas, the program guidelines and the current Poet Laureate.
With the generous support of the Joe M. and Doris R. Dealey Family Foundation and the Friends of the Dallas Public Library, the Youth Poet Laureate of Dallas will encourage and support the literary talent of young people pursuing creative endeavors and to provide a platform for a youth voice in Dallas. The first appointment will be announced in April 2026. Learn More about the Youth Poet Laureate program.
With the generous support of the Joe M. and Doris R. Dealey Family Foundation and the Friends of the Dallas Public Library, Dallas students in grades 2-12 have submitted their original poems to be published in the annual Finalists’ anthology.
Learn More about the Youth Poetry Competition.
Con el generoso apoyo de la Fundación Joe M. and Doris R. Dealey Family y de Friends of the Dallas Public Library (Amigos de la Biblioteca Pública de Dallas), los estudiantes de Dallas del 2o al 12o grado han presentado sus poemas originales para ser publicados en la antología anual de Finalistas.
With the generous support of the Joe M. and Doris R. Dealey Family Foundation and the Friends of the Dallas Public Library, Dallas students in grades 2-12 have submitted their original artwork to be published in the annual Finalists’ anthology.
Learn More about the Cover Art Contest.
Con el generoso apoyo de la Fundación de Joe M. y Doris R. Dealey Family y de Friends of the Dallas Public Library (Amigos de la Biblioteca Pública de Dallas), los estudiantes de Dallas de los grados 2 a 12 han presentado sus obras de arte originales para ser publicadas en la antología anual de Finalistas.