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All locations will be closed on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025.

All locations will close at 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2025 and remain closed New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Contacts


How can I get a library card so I can check out digital content?

Please email librarycustomerservice@dallaslibrary.org and request a card. Attach a photo/scan of your photo ID and proof of residence. We will email your card number and password to you.


Ask a librarian

Reference questions may be asked by contacting the library's general reference desk at 214-670-1400, or submitted online by completing a simple form.


If you would like to suggest a title, you may do that here.


Circulation/Account Specialist

Questions about your DPL account, web catalog renewal problems, other circulation matters. Please include your library card number in your email. See also How to Get a Library Card.


librarycustomerservice@dallaslibrary.org

214-670-1400


Renew Items by Telephone

214-670-0701


Program & Partner Interest

Do you have a workshop, program or service you would like to offer at Dallas Public Library?


Do you want to collaborate? Please tell us more!

Presenter/Partner Interest Form



Meeting Room Information

Reserve a meeting room online or contact us at libcenmeeting@dallas.gov or 214-670-7809


Friends of the Dallas Public Library

supportdpl.org


Volunteer Coordinator

libvolunteers@dallas.gov

214-671-9206


Webmaster

Comments, suggestions, bug reports, questions about the Web Catalog.

dpl.webmaster2@dallas.gov


Library Director's Office

Manya Shorr, Director

dpldir@dallas.gov

214-670-7809 or 214-670-1400


Mailing Address

The mailing address for administrative units at the Central Library is as follows:

[Agency or person's name]

Dallas Public Library

1515 Young St.

Dallas, TX 75201-5415


Administrative Team


Manya Shorr, Director

dpldir@dallas.gov


Sean McGrew, Assistant Director - Operations & Facilities

sean.mcgrew2@dallas.gov


Melissa Dease, Assistant Director

melissa.dease@dallas.gov


Kristen Calvert, Programs & Partnerships Administrator

kristen.calvert@dallas.gov


Sallie Lockhart, Senior Manager - Library Information Technology

sallie.lockhart@dallas.gov


Andrew Wright, Senior Manager - Materials Management

andrew.wright1@dallas.gov


Call the Administrative Team

214-670-7809 or 214-670-1400


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