America's Music at Austin's Libraries

Austin Public Library gets noisy for this music doc series

"...At least one of Austin's libraries is going to be a little louder than..."

March 26, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Select Austin Public Library Locations to Reopen on May 10

All other branches to follow suit on June 28

"...But this summer, the Austin Public Library system will be dusting off the shelves..."

April 10, 2021 Arts Post by Vivie Behrens

Austin Public Library Tightens Belt, Introduces New Branch Hours

The Austin Public Library introduces a staggered branch closures as part of its 2008/2009 budget

"...of the imploding economy, and that, sadly, includes our public libraries. The Austin Public Library will put into effect..."

Sept. 30, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Public Library Is Hot

"...article "The Hot Spot," June 11 [Technology] – the Austin Public Library is hot (provides free wireless Internet access)..."

June 14, 2004 Postmarks

Public Notice: Lyft Up; Uber Under

The city sorts out airport ride-booking, and Uber resists

"...The City of Austin Aviation Department announced Tuesday that it had reached an..."

March 13, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Luv Doc Recommends: East Austin Studio Tour

East Austin, Saturday, November 19, 2011

"...Any artist who can afford a studio in East Austin must be doing pretty well, right? Those digs ain't..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin's Active Shelf Life

Can Our Public Library Keep Up the Pace?

"...As American urbanites, we expect a public library at our disposal, just as we expect streetlights..."

Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Balancing the Books

The big hole we need libraries to fill

"...dust. It makes me feel good to live in Austin, where local fiscal policy is simply weak, not deranged...."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Booking Austin's Library Future

City hopes new Central Library will be global trailblazer

"...On May 9, the physical foundations were laid for Austin Public Library's future, a seven-story, riverfront Central Library that..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: Reading the Riot Act

I want a new central library, and I want it now

"...no "official" role to play in the world of Austin or Texas libraries. (I went from the State Library,..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Building Cathedrals

Public libraries and schools sustain a common culture

"...remarks, Mayor Steve Adler described the new place as Austin's "municipal cathedral," referring to the building itself but also..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: Your Libraries at Work

Plus parties for the environment, and the Dead

"...The East Austin Studio Tour is upcoming the last couple of weekends..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Break Out the Sharpies (or the Sharp Knives)

If CodeNEXT staff want community input, they need to be more transparent

"...I actually believe they intend to build a better Austin. But ......"

Nov. 13, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Shared History

Art and Journalism: Incubator 1.0

"...a decade's worth of amazing posters for that seminal Austin club, and had also brought that design sense to..."

July 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin @ Large: Canary in the Data Mine

Profile of the 2002 Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project

"...the time is right for ... big-picture talk about Austin Tomorrow. After a few weeks of post-election lull, with..."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: How Small Is a Small Area?

Out of the ruins of CodeNEXT and into the next round of city planning drama... CodeWHAT?

"...Almost all the plans pre-date the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, and the..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Studio Tour 2022 Is All Over the Map

The annual celebration of art expands to match its city's size

"...Here's the 2022 Austin Studio Tour, a free, self-guided celebration of visual art, offering..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

EAST Austin Studio Tour Run-Down

Everything you need to know to navigate EAST

"...Austin’s favorite annual, self-guided art tour is back! The 2017..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Events Post by Savannah Opre

Checking Out Austin's New Central Library

Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more

"...If you want to know what Austin's new Central Library is about, start by setting aside..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Libraries Prepare for a Barrage of Book-Banning Bills

Rating books, jailing librarians, and more

"...surprise that some have the potential to significantly hamper libraries and librarians across the state. In preparation, the city..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Libraries, Technology, and Politics

"...that digital technology and the Internet were rapidly displacing libraries, books, or even reading. The cliche is less common..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin needs an honest discussion of how much we spend on public safety.

"...A line chart showing that this year, 93% of Austin's sales and property tax collections will be spent on..."

May 24, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Support Libraries Now!

"...the need for a new central library for the Austin Public Library system ["Reading the Riot Act," News, Feb...."

March 4, 2004 Postmarks

"Neighborhood Bound: Austin's Mobile Libraries" & Unbound: Sin Fronteras

"...of University Women donated $7,000 to the city of Austin for a book bus, which started a three-decade run..."

July 10, 2015 Arts Feature

Council: The Public Weighs In

Budget priorities continue to be debated

"...piece of business accomplished that morning, after months of public meetings and negotiations with the developer, C.J. Sackman Jr...."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: The Cost of Community

The city budget is where Austin decides how to live

"...which the City Council then tweaks in response to public hearings. That's where things stand now, and judging from..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The city may go where it feared to tread last year -- tax hikes, layoffs, and cutting public safety budgets.

"...column explaining why, because of my impolitic opinions about Austin's fiscal strategy, I could never join Daryl Slusher (here)..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: The Wrong Way, The Right Way

ALEC, APA two associations with different responses to our challenging times

"...The 46th ALEC Annual Meeting is in Austin this week, Wed.-Fri., Aug. 14-16, at the JW Marriott..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: What We Think of Us

City's "community survey" an annual public selfie

"...We love Austin. We believe Austin is a great place to live..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice

Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.

"...Birthday last week. This particular regime of the new "Public Notice" world order came into power five years ago..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

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