FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY
October 2019 - September 2020
- 44,000 new library cards were issued bringing the total number of library cardholders to 698,453
- 8.4 million people visited a Dallas Public Library either in person or online
- 4.2 million physical items circulated (books, movies, music)
- 4.7 million digital items circulated
- 160,000 people attended programs
- Volunteers logged more than 12,000 hours
- 135 GED Graduates
- Library visitors logged nearly 186,057 hours of computer time
- 17,775 adults attended English Language Learning, Basic Reading, GED and citizenship classes