J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

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The library, looking northwest from Young Street and Ervay Street
The library, looking northwest from Young Street and Ervay Street

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is the Main Library of the Dallas Public Library system. It is located at 1515 Young Street in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas, directly across from Dallas City Hall.

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The structure consists of ten stories, eight above ground and two below, and is designed in the modernist architectural style. The design of City Hall inspired the design of the library – its upper floors are oriented away from Marilla Street while (symmetrically) the upper floors of City Hall are oriented toward Marilla.

It was named for J. Erik Jonsson, a founder of Texas Instruments and mayor of Dallas, and long-time sympathetic supporter and patron of the library system. He also led the ten-year drive to raise private funds that allowed the construction of a state-of-the-art main library.

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