Fort Worth Public Library Planning Expansion To Better Reflect City's Growth

Arlington TX

19 October, 2021

7:15 PM

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By Kristen Barton, Fort Worth Report October 19, 2021 Tucked away in a quiet corner of the Fort Worth Central Library, Afia Natoma spent an afternoon reading her Bible. She often visits the library to read in the calm atmosphere. Natoma sometimes uses the printer and internet, too, but she has to take the bus because there isn't a library near her neighborhood, she said. The Fort Worth Public Library intends to improve public access with a master plan that includes expanding facilities and adding more libraries around the city. "The facilities master plan clearly demonstrated what I knew, which is that we don't have enough libraries, and we don't have them in the right places," Director Manya Shorr said. "This may have slightly changed now that we've opened a library up north." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.