Book drop upgrades will take place at library locations this week:.• 8/25 Valley Ranch exterior book drop.• 8/26 West Library exterior book drop.• 8/27 West Library interior book drop.• Thursday, 8/28, South Library interior book drop.Call (972) 721-2440 for updates.

Library Card Sign-Up Month starts Sept. 1. Bring your library card to a participating restaurant for special deals all month long! Sign up onsite or at an Outreach event and see the new Outreach Van! For details, visit #IrvingLibrary #ilovstories

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Visit the West Library at 6 p.m., Aug. 25 to learn how to give safe passage to noctural birds migrating through Texas! A fun crafting session follows the presentation. Visit to register or call (972) 721-4691 for more information.

All Irving libraries will be closed Monday, Sept. 1 in observance of Labor Day. Make a plan to stop by one of our locations and pick up some fun books, movies and music for the long weekend. See you soon! #IrvingLibrary

Is your home overflowing with holiday decorations? Looking for a reason to shop for something new? Donate your gently used holiday décor to the South Library during August and then join us for the Community Holiday Home Décor Swap at 2 p.m. Sept. 27 for free decorations.

It's the 11th year of #cleartheshelters at Irving Animal Services!! 🐾.$25 adoption frees throughout August!.On, Aug. 23, all available animals will be FREE to adopt!!! .This year let’s CLEAR THE SHELTER!! 💪💙🐾.📸 Featuring adoptable dog 🐶 Dante and adoptable kitten 🐱 Durian!

Serve Your City – Join a Board or Commission! Irving residents interested in shaping their community can apply now at 📌Apply by Friday, Sept. 12 for November appointments. 📷Must be a resident and registered voter in Irving for at least 1 year.

Many thanks to our friends at ICTN for helping us get this fun video together to celebrate the Back(pack) to School backpack and lunchbox drive and help spread the word! We may be on a program break but we are still accepting gently used donations!.

Our retirees are off to new heights. quite literally! South Library retirees Karen and Donita recently took a ride on a hot air balloon and sent us the photo! We are so happy (perhaps a little jealous) for them and can't wait to see where they end up next!

Meet Avyan and Giselle, our Valley Ranch and South Library SRC grand prize gift basket winners! Congratulations to them for their big wins and to all of our SRC participants for the biggest win of all - going into the new school year ahead of the learning curve! # #IrvingLibrary

All storytimes and most events are taking a break until Sept. 2 to give our staff time to get ready for an amazing line-up of fall programs. In the meantime, come visit our libraries and check out some great books. We'll be unveiling our fall preview very soon! #IrvingLibrary

Check out this MiY Zone before-and-after! Our laser etcher was recently cleaned from all the carbon build-up left over from patron and staff projects. Having been used 186 times since last October, it’s no surprise it got a little messy. #miyzone #IrvingLibrary

Some cute items were donated to the Back(pack) to School backpack and lunchbox drive today at the South Library. The drive continues to accept items through Aug. 31 systemwide. If you're looking to offload your child's old, gently used lunchbox or backpack, consider us!

With a story to tell and bubbles leading the way, the Irving Library Outreach Van (ILOV) is ready to meet the masses! Big thanks to the Friends of IPL for the beautiful wrap! We hope everyone had a great time at last week's book sale where ILOV made its world debut! #ilovstories

Congratulations to the Library’s Outreach Team for receiving the Government Award at Monday night’s Mayor’s and @KIB_Irving ceremony! The library has built strong partnerships with KIB through programs like Holiday Cards for Seniors, Trash Bash, and more.

Let us tell you about our best friends! The Friends of IPL support the library by funding special programs, providing equipment, hosting book sales and so much more! Visit to join and get access to First Wednesday Member's Sales at their warehouse.

Saturday, Aug. 2, is the official launch of the Library's Outreach Van (ILOV) at the Back-to-School Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3000 Rock Island Road. Support the library and receive a commemorative sticker reserved for ILOV's first 50 visitors! #booksale #ilovstories

If your teen or child has been reading over the summer, they may qualify for SRC prizes! Stop by a library before 9 p.m., July 31 to pick up a paper log. READsquared participants must log points by midnight July 31. Redeem paper logs and online points for prizes through Aug. 13.

The Friends of IPL's Back-to-School Sale returns Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with big savings and fun at 3000 Rock Island Road! Get great books and see the Library's new Outreach Van. Teachers get a special discount too. Visit to learn more! #ilovstories

RT @librarian_le20: What does a school librarian do on the final days of summer break? Visit the library, of course! @irvinglibrary https:/….