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Get ready for the Arlington Public library's Coffee and Tea Crawl! From Friday, December 8 through Sunday, December 10, Arlington Public Library is hosting a Coffee and Tea Crawl around Downtown Arlington. Pick up a CAT Crawl post card at any library...

Whether you are staying in for the holidays or going far away, you can take the Library with you! With Libby, you can check out your favorite ebooks, audiobooks, and latest magazines. Looking for something to watch without having to wait in line...

Arlington Public Library is excited to share that the Northeast Branch Library is getting some much-needed updates! As a result, the Northeast Branch will be closed for approximately three months beginning on Monday, December 4, 2023. Updates will...

Arlington Public Library is excited to announce that the Southeast Branch Library is getting new carpet! As a result, the Southeast Branch will be closed for approximately two weeks beginning Monday, November 27, 2023. During this time, holds will be...

Come celebrate our annual Indie Author Day November 4, 2023 11 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. at the George W. Hawkes Downtown Library. We welcome indie authors, writers, and the local reading community to join us in celebrating Indie Author Day! We will have...

In order to better meet the needs of the community, the Arlington Public Library has made updates to the Library Service Policy. Highlights for these changes include:

· The loan period for DVDs, Blu-rays, Playaways, music CDs, and kits has...

Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign that draws attention to banned and challenged books. The original purpose of the week was to encourage and promote intellectual freedom in schools, libraries, and bookstores and to encourage readers...

Since its inception in 2009, North Texas Giving Day has helped build awareness and support nonprofits in the community. This community wide giving event has raised over 500 million dollars over its fifteen-year history. In 2022, $62.6 million was...

The Arlington Public Library has reached the historic milestone of serving the community for 100 years! We are hosting our Centennial Celebration over 10 weeks, each week representing each decade of service. On March 23, 1923, the first library...

The Friends and the Foundation of the Arlington Public Library are back with their annual Fall Book Sale. Starting September 20, the Meadowbrook Recreation Center, located at 1400 East Dugan St. Arlington, TX, 76010, will be transformed into FFAPL’S...