About us: The Oak Lawn Library Friends (OLLF) was formed in 1995 to help provide supplemental funding in support of the Oak Lawn Library, a branch of the Dallas Public Library. We work closely with library staff to support the extras (programs, art shows and other amenities that make our branch special).
A bit of history about the Oak Lawn Library from the 2008 Oak Lawn Library Friends calendar.
If you care about our branch, I encourage to become a member of the Oak Lawn Library Friends (OLLF).
Join OLLF-Page/ (see below)
An update from WFAA about the budget cut to libraries: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/dallas-libraries-face-26-million-budget-cut-city-considers-closing-branches/287-6ee2a5a1-ccd3-4495-b514-04625b1bf2b2
From the Friends of the Library Executive Director
Dear DPL Branch Friends:
Next week’s City of Dallas Quality of Life, Arts, & Culture Committee (Tuesday, January 20 at 9:00 AM), is where Dallas Public Library Director Manya Shorr is scheduled to present her plan for the “Library Regional Model” updates to the Dallas Public Library system. This proposal comes in response to the $2.6M cut approved by City Council as part of the FY 2027 City of Dallas budget for the Dallas Public Library.
In advance of the meeting, the City of Dallas has uploaded the DPL presentation here: Agenda Packet
The Friends of the Dallas Public Library do not support library closures. We are committed to advocating to keep our libraries well-funded for our residents and do not want to see libraries close or services and staffing reduced. We are deeply concerned that closing four library branches—Acadia Park, Oak Lawn, Renner Frankford and Skyline—would have lasting consequences for the families and individuals who rely on these neighborhood libraries.
This FY27 reduction follows the $1.9M cut in the FY26 budget that included the closure of the Skillman-Southwestern branch. As long-time advocates for the Dallas Public Library, we are disheartened by the continued de-prioritization and underfunding of the Dallas Public Library system as part of the City Budget, and what we believe is an undervaluing of its role and impact in our community.
We invite you to join us in attending the City’s committee meeting and wear your red “Support Your Library” shirt. This meeting will not have public comments, but we believe that having a visible presence is valuable as we seek to advocate to keep our libraries well-funded.
The meeting is scheduled at 9:00AM. Directions to parking at City Hall are here.Below is an email that we will send to our FoDPL members/stakeholders tomorrow morning.
All my best,
Denise
North Texas Day of Giving 2025 (Year-Round Event)
Thank you for being a friend or donor to the Oak Lawn Library Friends. We are proud to announce our participation in this year’s North Texas Giving Day. You can donate at the North Texas Day Giving website year-round. Your donations will help us continue our work to enhance the programs and materials available at the Oak Lawn Library.
From sewing classes to a seed library, gardening programs and our new pet membership and the purchase of books to enhance our LGBTQ collection your donations will be put to good use in the coming year. Donations can be made through this link: Oak Lawn Library Friends | North Texas Giving Day .
Or you can scan the QR code below.
Thank you for being part of our community and helping us make a lasting impact!
Stan Aten
President
Oak Lawn Library Friends
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Seed library cabinet donated by a generous individual.
Pet memberships will fund pet related programming and books about pets.
Link to Pet Members page: Pet-Members-page/
OLLF banner in the library. We will take this to any outdoor events in 2025 and 2026.
Author pages (brief biographies and a list of books in order of publication). There are currently 5494 author pages on this site. You can search by last name of the author. Use the links below:
Books by Category (Subject) ie: arts, children’s books, murder mysteries, travel
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The latest issue of BookPage funded by the Oak Lawn Library Friends.
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DonateDonate monthlyDonate yearlyIf your pet is joining as a new member, you can email his/her name to oaklawnlibraryfriends@gmail.com . If you wish you can email a photo to the same address, and we will add them to our list of members.
Use this link to contact our organization.
Novel Discussion Book Club meets monthly:
Our January book is “In the Shadow of Vesuvius” by Tasha Alexander. The date for our meeting is January 28th at 11 a.m. at the Oak Lawn Library.
How to Volunteer? Learn more…
We were named a local expert on ApartmentGuide. Read the full article here:
https://www.apartmentguide.com/blog/austin-tx-vs-dallas-tx
This includes information about the Dallas Public Library system and it’s 30 branches.
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