What You Need To Know A new branch of the Dallas Public Library will dedicate part of its facility to the late Dallas journalist and author Karen Blumenthal When the Dallas City Council proposed sharp cuts to public library funding, Blumenthal and another Dallas Public Library board member dressed up as Dr. Seuss characters at a public meeting, where they dressed down the council members in a Seuss-style rhyme to express their opposition. On Saturday, Sept. 25, Dallas Public Library will honor Blumenthal when it officially opens the new Forest Green Branch Library with the library auditorium and its children’s section named for the journalists and author.