Special Events
The Irving Public Library is widely known for its signature events. Learn more about them!
North Texas Teen Book Festival
The Irving Public Library's largest outreach attracting up to 10-15 thousand fans of Young Adult and Middle Grade literature each year at the Irving Convention Center. North Texas Teen Book Festival is an award-winning event and has the status of being the region's premiere book festival.
Funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read is a shared reading experience for Irving's adult community, which features free books, adult programs and family and children's event components.
A celebration of the cultures that make the City of Irving unique and a great place to live!
The Summer Reading Challenge (SRC) for children, teens and babies inspires curiosity and keeps young minds engaged all summer long. Participants can earn fun prizes for reading while building skills to beat the summer learning slide.