ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL MILESTONE
The Arlington Public Library has reached the historic milestone of serving the community for 100 years ! On March 23 , 1923 , the first library opened in Arlington for the city ’ s 3,700 residents . From a collection of 500 books in the Farmer ’ s National Bank to 550,000 items and seven locations , APL has grown with the city and now serves 1.5 million people annually .
CONNECT WITH US All Arlington residents are invited to celebrate with us on our 100th anniversary ! Celebrate with books , art , and music and programs all year long . Join us as we celebrate our centennial year .
BEANSTACK Beanstack is the world ’ s easiest way to keep track of all the books you read . When you create a Beanstack account for yourself or your family , you ’ re instantly connected to the Arlington Public Libraries ’ reading programs , so you ’ ll get credit for every minute and every page . We ’ ll keep all your stats for you , cheer you on while you work towards your program goals . The library will have new Beanstack challenges to celebrate our 100th year . Visit arlingtontx . beanstack . com / faq for more information .
SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS Click here to view all of our upcoming programs and events .