One person was taken to a hospital after a "critical incident" Saturday afternoon at the Austin Central Library in Texas. The Austin Police Department (APD) confirmed one victim has serious injuries ...

Tommy Lee Wyatt was described by the Austin Black Business Journal as a “mentor, messenger, and a legend of Black Austin.” ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Public Library's enhanced library cards have been a success since they were launched in early May. Over 550 cards have been given out since the launch, mostly benefitting ...

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 ...

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

An Austin institution preserving old library materials has officially moved into its new space. The Austin History Center, which has been closed since February 2025 in order to move its collection, ...

President Joe Biden, in his first visit to Austin since assuming the White House on January 2021, on Monday marked the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with an address Monday at the Lyndon ...

Two weeks after the Austin Public Library hosted the public for a meet-and-greet with the four finalists for the APL director position, Hannah Terrell was named the new director of the public library ...

City auditors in Austin, Texas, say a former public library employee fraudulently bought $1.5 million in printer toner, stole at least $1.3 million worth and then sold it online. Auditors got a tip in ...