CFW Libraries

The Fort Worth Public Library is a community gathering place for learning, self-discovery, shared experiences, and personal growth. The library’s mission is “Building a community of learners, dreamers, and doers”. The Department is divided into two divisions: Public Services and System-Wide Services. Public Services is responsible for providing library materials, programs, and outreach directly to the residents of Fort Worth. It includes nineteen branch libraries and the Fort Worth History Center. The Lifelong Learning team develops programming and outreach activities for residents of all ages. System-Wide Services provides the structure and systems needed to maintain library services. The division consists of six operational units including Administrative Services, Communications, Data & Analytics, Facilities Management, Human Resources & Training, and Information Technology. Each has a unique responsibility to support the system-wide delivery of library services. The Fort Worth Public Library serves as the city’s liaison with Arts Fort Worth and manages the associated contract. Arts Fort Worth manages the Fort Worth Public Art program, administers a competitive grants program and is partially funded by the City of Fort Worth and the Texas Commission on the Arts. As part of the cultural fiber of the arts community, the Fort Worth Public Library took over administrative oversight of the service agreement between Arts Fort Worth and the City of Fort Worth in FY 2025. The library’s strategic focus area of arts and cultural enhancement for community vitality provided an excellent opportunity for coordination and future collaboration. This layer depicts each library branch location, and it is updated by IT Solutions as new branches open. This data source is used to populate location information for OneAddress.