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Library Staff coordinates all Facility Reservations. Please stop by to reserve the Community Center, a park pavilion, or the Senior Center for your next event!

Library Partnership
Arlington | Kennedale | Mansfield
A library card from any of the three consortium libraries will be honored at all the others IF the patron lives within one of the consortium cities. Any patron who has a card from Kennedale but does not live within the Kennedale city limits will be denied service from Arlington but will be allowed to use the Mansfield Public Library.

How to Get a Library Card
Your library resources available anytime, anywhere.
  • My Account
    If you have a library card but do not yet have a password, create one now. For renewals, please login to your account with your library card number. If you are unable to login, contact us at 817-985-2136. However, no personal account information will be given over the phone and passwords can only be reset in person by using a valid photo ID.
  • Pay Fines
    If you owe $5.00 or more in fines, you can pay online. Visa, Mastercard, and Discover are accepted (including debit cards with these logos). If you owe less than $5.00, please visit us in person.
  • Search the Online Catalog
  • Summer Reading Club
  • MORe Library
    Access the electronic resources and databases, ebooks and audio books, and programs offered by the cities of Arlington, Grand Prairie, Mansfield, and Kennedale.
    Default login for online resources:
    User: lastnameandlast4digitsoflibrarycard#
    Password: firstnameandlast4digitsofphone#
  • Arlington | Kennedale | Mansfield Library Partnership


    A card from any of the three consortium libraries will be honored at all the others if the patron lives within one of the consortium cities. Any patron who has a card from Kennedale but does not live within the Kennedale city limits will be denied service from Arlington but will be allowed to use the Mansfield Public Library. Learn how to get a library card.

Free Digital Downloads with Hoopla
Use your Kennedale Library card to access more than 500,000 free CDs, movies, comic books, eBooks, TV shows, and audiobooks from your smart device with the Hoopla app. Each cardholder can check out five titles per month, and there's a kid-safe filter available. If you don’t have a card yet, just stop by the library with a photo ID and a second pre-printed proof of address (like a utility bill or lease).
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  1. Fri, Jan 4

    Lego Club
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  2. Sat, Jan 5

    Teen TECH Truck
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  3. Tue, Jan 8

    Babygarten
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Research Links


Texas Records and Information Locator
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The Handbook of Texas
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Portal to Texas History
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