We know we don’t know: The future of Dallas libraries up in the air pending 2026-27 fiscal budget

“I think the problem is the public library is not designed to be a revenue-driving department,” Shorr says, adding that to make it so, the library system’s mission of being “free and open to the public” would need to change.

https://prestonhollow.advocatemag.com/2026/05/19/city-of-dallas-will-decide-libraries-future-in-next-budget/

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We know we don’t know: The future of Dallas libraries up in the air pending 2026-27 fiscal budget - Preston Hollow

Closures, regions, flagships, naming rights, coffee shops and passport offices — we don’t know what to do about our libraries.

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