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Arlington will experience significant and exciting changes in library services and programming opportunities offered in the next
two years as both projects reach completion and open their doors.

The City of Arlington Parks and Recreation
Department (APRD) is dedicated to its mission of providing
quality facilities and services that are responsive to a diverse
community and sustained with a focus on partnerships,
innovation and environmental leadership.
APRD oversees a diverse range of programs, projects and
services with one thing in common: people. We work with the
community to create and operate beautiful, accessible public
spaces and facilities for all to enjoy. We also produce
programs and events that enrich the lives of community
members - culturally, socially, and physically.

With more than 4,700 acres of parks, recreation facilities, open spaces, natural trails, and playgrounds, there are many
opportunities for open play and exercise in Arlington – The American Dream City.
AWARDS AND HONORS: For the fourth time in five years, Arlington Parks and Recreation was named a Gold Medal Finalist
by the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) as one of the top parks agencies in the country. The Gold Medal
Award honors communities throughout the United States that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, resource
management and innovative approaches to delivering superb park and recreation services with fiscally sound business
practices.

The Arbor Day Foundation selected Arlington for its
Tree City USA award (19-time honoree), by meeting
four core standards of sound urban forestry
management: maintaining a tree board or
department, having a community tree ordinance,
spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and
celebrating Arbor Day.

APRD’s asset management division earned the IDC
Smart Cities North America Award, while the
department’s marketing team was voted No. 1 in the
state of Texas in winning the Marketing and
Promotional Excellence Award from the Texas
Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS).

Madelyn Nelson, program coordinator at Dottie Lynn Rec Center, was the recipient of the TRAPS North Region Undergraduate
Scholarship.

APRD became a nationally accredited agency in 2014 through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation
Agencies. Through compliance with the standards of excellence, CAPRA accreditation assures policy makers, department staff,
the general public and tax payers that an accredited park and recreation agency has been independently evaluated against
established benchmarks as delivering a high level of quality.

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