Dallas Public Library outlines Smart Summer learning program; staff say it is privately funded and serves thousands

Library staff told the Quality of Life Arts and Culture Committee on June 9 that Smart Summer, the library’s summer learning program, runs May 31–Aug. 9, is funded by Friends of the Dallas Public Library and partners, and recorded about 9,000 registrations, nearly 42,000 program attendees and nearly 16,000 free meals last year.