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Dallas council hears library annual report as visits, programs and grants rise
Summary
At a Dec. 1 work session the Dallas library reported increased visits and checkouts, expanded programs including LibraryCon (about 1,000 attendees) and an upcoming $10,000 Carnegie Foundation grant; council members praised the library’s outreach and downtown partnerships. No formal action was taken.
Dallas City Council heard the Dallas Public Library’s annual report during a Dec. 1 work session, where library staff summarized rising usage, program growth and new grants that library leaders say will support materials and programming.
The presenter opened by saying, "All of our statistics are up," and reported a large increase in visitors, a 2% rise in active library cardholders and a 5% increase in physical checkouts. The presenter credited expanded, front-facing display tables and a broader slate of programs for bringing more residents into the library.
Staffing changes were a headline of the report: longtime youth services librarian Betty Simpson retired in April, and an in-house staff member, Kelly Most, trained with Simpson and has taken over youth programming. Dakota Milburn was identified as taking on…
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