Austin Public Library
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Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
service in Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is operated by the City of Austin.
The John Henry Faulk
John Henry Faulk
John Henry Faulk from Austin, Texas was a storyteller and radio show host. His successful lawsuit against blacklisters of the entertainment industry helped to bring an end to the Hollywood blacklist.-Early life:...
Central Library at 800 Guadalupe Street is the main branch; opening in 1979. It is 110000 square feet (10,219.3 m²) on five stories (the first three open to the public, with the fourth floor reserved for the administrative offices, and the basement reserved for storage/utilities). The Austin History Center
Austin History Center
The Austin History Center is the local history collection of the Austin Public Library and the city's historical archive, located at 810 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, United States...
at 810 Guadalupe Street (immediately adjacent to the 1979 building), which dates from the 1930's, was formerly the main library of Austin.
As of 2010 the city plans to open a new central library building to be in operation by 2014; the current plans are for a building of 170,000 sq. ft., expandable to about 250,000 sq. ft., as part of the city's extensive redevelopment of the former Seaholm power plant site, west of the intersection of Lamar Boulevard and Cesar Chavez Street. The building will be funded in large part by a 2006 bond issue, and private donations.
Branch libraries
- Carver Branch
- Cepeda Branch
- Hampton Branch at Oak Hill (Oak Hill)
- Howson Branch
- Little Walnut Creek Branch
- Manchaca Road Branch
- Milwood Branch
- North Village Branch
- Oak Springs Branch
- Old Quarry Branch
- Pleasant Hill Branch
- Ruiz Branch
- St. John Branch
- Southeast Austin Community Branch
- Spicewood Springs Branch
- Henry Terrazas Branch
- Twin Oaks Branch
- University Hills Branch
- Windsor Park Branch
- Yarborough Branch