Central Library

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Directions

• The Central Library is located in downtown Fort Worth at the intersection of 3rd and Lamar, 2 blocks west and 2 blocks south of the Tarrant County Courthouse.
• Bus Routes: 1, 4, 10, and 46.

Parking

2½ hours free parking is available at 2 nearby garages.  Validate your ticket at the Circulation Desk:

• 3rd Street Garage at 3rd & Taylor
• City Place North Garage, at the corner of Belknap and Taylor streets

There are 2 hour and 10 hour parking meters around the library, with free parking after 6 pm on weekdays and on all day Saturday and Sunday.  There are also a number of pay parking lots in the area.

Vital Statistics

• Opened: 1978
• Located in Council District 9 
• Expansion completed 2000
• Size: 175,000 square feet
• Staffing: 14 librarians, 10 library assistants, 8 clerks, and 7.5 pages.
• Fiscal Year 2011 circulation — 673,673
• Items in collection (as of 9/30/2011) — 415,452

Public Service Units

• Fiction, Arts, Business, and Teens ..... 817-392-7733
• Social Sciences and Periodicals ..... 817-392-7733
• Circulation Services ..... 817-392-7715
• Genealogy, History, and Archives..... 817-392-7740
• Interlibrary Loan..... 817-392-7731
• Media Center ..... 817-392-7791
• Our Place Teen Center ..... 817-392-7733
• Youth Center ..... 817-392-7745

Special Collections

• Spanish books, DVDs, videocassettes, CDs
• Vietnamese books, DVDs, videocassettes, CDs
• Genealogy, Local History, Archives
• Texas State Documents
• Maps
• Auto Repair Manuals
• Business Directories
• Standards: ANSI, ISO, SAE
• Investment Services
• Current newspapers from around the country
• Magazines and selected newspapers back to the 1800s
• Test Preparation Books

Special Services

• Booker’s Story Time
• Youth Activities
• Central Library "Virtual Tour" 
• Chapters Book Store
• Computación en Español
• Computer Classes
• Engish Conversation Classes/Clases de Conversación en Inglés 
• Exhibit Gallery
• First Sunday Film Club 
• Gaming 
• Meeting Rooms
• Microfilm and Newspaper Searches
• ¡Se habla Español!
• Second Sunday Book Group
• Spanish Conversation Classes
• Voting location 

Location & Hours

Address:
500 W. Third St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102-7305

Telephone: 817-392-7701

Hours

• Sun: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Mon: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tue: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Wed: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Thu: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Fri: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.