The Urban Information Center at the Dallas Public Library has documents published by the City of Dallas, Texas, and books about cities. The collection is organized around this question: What does it take for a cityincluding its citizens and its leadersto meet its challenges, solve its problems and flourish in an age of rapid social, economic and technological change? We provide municipal reference services to city agencies.

Subjects we cover:
Affordable Housing City Planning Civil Service Test Preparation Crime Scene Forensics Criminology Demographics Economic Development Fire Fighting Grassroots Organizing Green Building Homelessness Mass Transit	Municipal Management Municipal Water & Sewage Parks & Landscape Architecture Police Science Poverty Studies Public Administration Recycling & Community Gardens Smart Growth Urban Studies Youth Development Zoning

The Community Information Database lists just about every hobby club, nonprofit association and government agency in the region!