Although the original Carnegie building is no longer standing, its influence persists in Austin. The exhibit, now open during ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Recycled Reads, the Austin Public Library’s secondhand bookstore, could shut its doors by spring as city leaders work to close a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. As part of the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Open to everyone and for everyone - that is the role libraries play in communities, whether it is a child checking out a book for the first time, or serving as a cooling center for ...

Hannah Terrell (right) speaks at the Austin Public Library director finalists meet-and-greet Credit: Joe Ellett On Monday, Dec. 1, the Austin Public Library hosted the public at its Central Library ...

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