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“Our priority is to better patrons’ lives through education and service. We want the library to be a community hub that connects, educates, and empowers residents of all ages.”
— LIBRARY DIRECTOR AMANDA KING

Library Staff coordinates all Facility Reservations. Please stop by to reserve the Community Center or a park pavilion for your next event! (Reservations are not being taken for the Senior Center at this time.)

Curbside Services Being Offered During Facility Closure

Beginning Tuesday, March 23, 2021, this facility will be open to the public, and reservations will be available for all facilities EXCEPT the Senior Center.

The City of Kennedale will continue to reassess service levels at all facilities during the coming weeks. The community is encouraged to monitor the City’s online presence for current information in this rapidly changing environment:

If you or someone you know has any questions about this announcement, please do not hesitate to reach out to email City Hall or 817-985-2105.

Library Services Available During Facility Closure

  • Sign up for a Library Card Online!
  • Reference by Phone or Email
    Questions? About anything? Call us during normal business hours or email library staff at aking@cityofkennedale.com.
  • Account Issues
    Call 817-985-2136 during normal business hours to resolve blocks on your account.
  • Digital Resources
    morelibrary.org/databases
  • Kennedale Library began offering limited curbside services in June. In order to be as safe as possible, patrons must follow the below procedure to pick-up items. If you have questions, give the Library a call at 817-985-2136 during business hours.

How does Curbside Work?

Call 817-985-2136 Monday through Friday any time between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to arrange for contactless pick-up.

Arrive at your chosen pick-up time and retrieve your items from the cart on the front porch of the Library (316 W Third Street).

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Your Library Resources. Anytime. Anywhere.

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Use your Kennedale Library card to access more than 500,000 free CDs, movies, comic books, eBooks, TV shows, and audiobooks with Hoopla. Cardholders can check out up to ten titles every month, and there’s a kid-safe filter available.

TumbleBooks

Instantly read as many books as you want, whenever you want, on any device. There are no registrations, limits, holds, or bulky downloads. Books are available instantly.

The above links should automatically log you in, but if not, the username is kennedalelibrary and the password is libra.

No Fines for Late Returns at the Kennedale Library
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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.

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Research Links

Texas Records and Information Locator
TRAIL searches and locates information from over 180 Texas state agency web servers.

The Handbook of Texas
A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture presented by the Texas State Historical Association.

Library of Texas
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Portal to Texas History
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