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• Austin City Council selects a Design team for the new Central Library.
• Kick back, relax and enjoy Family Movie Nights!
• Hone your Spanish skills twice a week at Practiquemos Español sessions at the Faulk Central Library.
• Meet Joe Nick Patoski, Author of Willie Nelson: An Epic Life, on January 24 at the Twin Oaks Branch.
• Come to Reading Braille: A Storytime with Print-Braille Picture Books on January 24 at the Faulk Central Library.
• Join the Junto in Austin contemporary issues discussion at the Howson Branch.
• Check out the Books to Movies Club at the Milwood Branch.
• Wax poetic at the Spicewood Springs Branch Adult Poetry Circle.
• Come to APL Graphic Novels Book Club at Halcyon Coffeehouse.
• We Heart Totoro, a Studio Ghibli film festival at the Howson Branch, celebrates some of the best anime for children and adults.
• Wouldn’t it be cool if you had access to a wealth of entertainment for free? It turns out, you do.
• Reference Librarian Bonnie Brzozowski talks about how APL and local PBS affiliate KLRU share a commitment to lifelong learning.
• The Austin Public Library Foundation received $25,000 in additional funding from The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
• The Austin History Center is proud to announce that the Sing Family Papers are now available to researchers.
• The North village Branch is closed for 5 months. The NEW North Village Branch will open on April 25, 2009.
• As part of the 2008/2009 Library budget branch libraries will be closed on Thursday or Friday of each week.
• Picturing America, an exhibit at the Austin Public Library, tells the story of our nation through art.
• The the Twin Oaks Branch invites mothers and daughters to join this special book club.
• Learn how to keep your children safe, come to the Online Social Networking Workshop for Parents.
• Check out our comprehensive list of upcoming Monster Book Sales.
• Austin Americana: The Neal Douglass Photography Exhibit is on display at the Austin History Center.
• Lovers of Spanish Language Cinema will find a treasure trove of films at the Austin Public Library.
• The Read, Recycle, Rock On! program allows you to raise money for the Austin Public Library simply by recycling your empty inkjet and toner cartridges.
• The Austin History is searching for archival materials documenting the Asian-Americans in Austin and Travis County.
• Join the Knitting Circle every Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at Faulk Central Library.
• Practice English at Talk Time/Practique ingles en Talk Time.
• View the New Design Model Presentation for the North Village Branch replacement project.

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OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

• Visit our Web site on July 16, 1997. Take a trip to the past at the Internet Archive.
• Status Report on Internet Access at the Austin Public Library
• Acceptable Use Policy for Public Use Workstations