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PAST NEWS ARCHIVE: 2006

12/28/2006 Children’s Art Exhibit at Little Walnut Creek Branch “Family Stories: The Foods of My Community.”

12/21/2006 Carver Branch receives gift from Executive Women in Texas Government (EWTG).

12/21/2006 Celebrate Kwanzaa with Elizabeth Kahura. Carver Branch, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 27.

12/08/2006 Stephanie Neely, APL Librarian winner of the New York Times Librarian of the Year Award.

12/06/2006 Now Available Online 800 images from one of Austin’s most prolific photographers, Neal Douglass.

12/04/2006 Austin Public Library Foundation Moving Forward with a New Executive Director, a Newly Elected Board President and New Board Members.

12/04/2006 “All Austin” Holiday Sale at the Austin History Center, Sat., Dec. 9.

12/02/2006 Take Charge of your Internet security - check out our list of up-to-date Tips for Parents to help you educate your kids about online safety.

12/01/2006 Carver Branch one of the community locations to participate December 2 in town meeting for displaced New Orleans residents.

11/27/2006 December Classics by Dickens, O. Henry, and Dylan Thomas to benefit the Library, Thursday, December 7.

11/22/2006 Join us for a holiday season puppet and theater presentation with The Mouse Bride, presented by Austin Public Library’s ECHO'S PALS.

11/22/2006 Austin Public Library facilities will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22 through Friday, Nov. 24.

11/21/2006 Give a gift that’s sure to be A holiday classic.

11/20/2006 Please join us for the 19th Annual Mexican Christmas Festival at Ruiz Branch, Tuesday, December 19.

11/14/2006 Cowboy and Indian Ghost Stories with Tim Tingle and Doc Moore at Hampton Branch at Oak Hill, Nov. 21.

11/10/2006 The Austin Public Library will close on Friday, November 10 in observance of Veterans Day. All locations will be open on November 11.

10/31/2006 4th Annual Art and Poetry For the Heart From the Soul Program at University Hills Branch Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

10/31/2006 Art Across Austin presents Larry Running Turtle Salazar with a lecture on American Indian Spirituality November 2, 7-8:30 p.m.

10/24/2006 Austin History Center will NOT be Closed on Monday, October 30, 2006.

10/19/2006 Thursday, Nov. 2 join us for ME Television’s 1st annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration “Rock n Roll Dia” benefiting the Library Foundation.

10/18/2006 Terrazas Branch Library presents
Poetry and Stories by Gary Soto, Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

10/12/2006 Celebrate Halloween @ Austin Public Library with a magic show, storytimes, and special craft activities…

10/11/2006 Come to the Mini-Monster Book Sale Saturday, November 4th and 5th.

10/11/2006 Archives Clinic offers preservation tips for battered treasures.

10/10/2006 Toni Lambert becomes Austin Public Library’s new Assistant Director for Public Services.

10/09/2006 Hampton Branch at Oak Hill presents an evening with folk healer, Daniel Llanes on Oct. 19 at 7p.m.

10/06/2006 Meet Hettie Jones Poet, writer, and the “Mother of the Beat Movement” at the Austin Public Library this November 4th.

10/06/2006 Join Local “Spellers” on Thursday, October 26 for the 5th Annual Austin Chronicle-Fadò Spelling Bee benefiting the Austin Public Library.

10/02/2006 Mental Illness Awareness Week Oct.1-7. Visit your local library and check out the various books and materials available about Mental Illness.

09/29/2006 On exhibit at the Austin History Center through January 10: The Avenue: Austin’s Main Street Since 1839.

09/27/2006 Get Active @ your library® during Teen Read Week™ Oct. 15-21, 2006.

09/26/2006 New Study: Today’s Public Libraries Are Thriving Technology Hubs That Millions Rely on for First or Only Choice for Internet Access.

09/25/2006 Altered Book Programs@APL—Just what is an altered book, you ask?

09/25/2006 ECHO’s PALS presents Strega Nona. Austin Public Library’s Theater Troupe Back for Third Season. Puppets and Libraries=Success!

09/19/2006 Carver Branch hosts last workshop of Art in Public Places series, "Public Art Workshops Behind the Scenes: Selection Panels" on Saturday September 30th.

09/18/2006 Visit your local library during the 25th year of Banned Books Week, September 23-30.

09/14/2006 In memory of Governor Ann Richards, an American Politician, 1933-2006. View our photo/video gallery.

09/08/2006 Hampton Branch at Oak Hill presents an evening with author and poet Raúl Salinas, on Thursday, Sept. 21.

09/07/2006 Capturing A Day of Horror: “Avenue of the Strongest” exhibit opens Monday, September 11 at Faulk Central Library.

09/07/2006 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Southeast Austin Community Branch with music, food and fun activities.

09/07/2006 Literacy Coalition and Capital Metro celebrate International Literacy Day with free bus rides for readers.

08/22/2006 Hampton Branch at Oak Hill presents Texas young adult author, Julie Lake.

08/12/2006 View our 2006 Summer Reading Program Photo Gallery.

08/11/2006 New Hours for Monster Book Store. Get books, CDs, VHS and Books on Tape for $1 and $2.

08/09/2006 Meet author Diane Fanning @ Hampton Branch at Oak Hill, August 24, 2006.

08/08/2006 Join us and be counted as we celebrate Jumpstart’s Read for the Record on August 24. Find out how you can participate…

07/31/2006 Yarborough Branch is closed for one week, Aug. 20-27, for a parking lot repaving project.

07/31/2006 Join us for Austin's first Home Movie Day. A spotlight on amateur works and film preservation.

07/21/2006 Austin librarians find new ways to communicate with Get Your Questions Asked and Answered live chats and a Library Blog.

07/20/2006 Live at Woodridge Square Park "Harry and the Potters" Summer Reading and Rocking Tour 2006!

07/28/2006 PKWproductions to hold B-Theme Concert for the Library.

07/17/2006 View the New Design Model Presentation for the Twin Oaks Branch replacement project.

07/17/2006 Please join us on Tuesday, August 1 for a community design review meeting for the new South Austin Twin Oaks Branch.

07/14/2006 Join us for Teen Fest, Saturday, July 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. as we wrap up a summer of reading with free music, food, games, and more...

07/11/2006 Austin singer/songwriter Sara Hickman performs live at the Faulk Central Library as part of the Summer Reading Program.

07/01/2006 Looking for a summer read to take on that last trip to the beach or weekend get-away? Please visit the Library's Good Reads, where you can find the best books of 2006.

06/28/2009 View the New Design Model Presentation for the North Village Branch replacement project.

06/22/2006 Austin Museum of Art & Austin Public Library Art Workshops present "A TWIST OF THIS... A TWIST OF THAT..."

06/14/2006 Please join Honorary Chairs First Lady Laura Bush and Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson for Austin Stories: A Gala Celebrating Libraries, Wildflowers & Historic Places. Learn more...

06/13/2006 Texas Libraries Come Together on Wed., June 14 at 10:30 a.m. to Announce the Release of a New Nationwide Public Opinion Study on Public Libraries.

06/12/2006 Austin Public Library Seeking Feedback on a New Design Model for the North Village Branch Replacement Project.

06/07/2006 Award Winning Author, Rick Riordan Joins the Summer Series YAYA (young adult) Book Club.

06/05/2006 Cepeda Music Garden Project Moves Forward After a Successful Event at ME Television

06/01/2006 Library Friends to Hold Mini-Monster Book Sale, June 10 & 11.

06/01/2006 Prelude to Summer, an afternoon of art, music, and poetry at the University Hills Branch.

05/31/2006 Join the Summer Reading Program, through July 29. Join us!

05/29/2006 The Library will close Saturday, May 27-Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day.

05/24/2006 Congratulations to Elva Garza, the Trejo Librarian of the Year Award 2006 recipient!

05/23/2006 Austin Public Library Hires New Youth Services Manager.

05/22/2006 Last of the five-part reading and discussion series on Jewish Literature, The Mind and Body by Rebecca Goldstein, Wed. May 24 at 7p.m.

05/21/2006 View our Mayor’s Book Club finale event photos with acclaimed author, Luis Alberto Urrea.

05/19/2006 Library Message Hits the Streets of Austin!

05/19/2006 Latin Music Series Showcase to Benefit Cepeda Music Garden Project, May 27 & 28.

05/11/2006 Austin Public Library Wins Texas Book Festival Grants.

05/04/2006 Austin Public Library will be closed on Friday, May 12 for an all day Staff Development Day.

05/01/2006 Tuesday, May 16,“Women of the Page: A Synthesis of Music and Literature.” A concert to benefit the Library.

05/01/2006 Back by Popular Demand! Film Screening "LETTERS FROM THE OTHER SIDE"

04/28/2006 Danny Camacho Honored as Austin History Center Outstanding Volunteer.

04/27/2006 Statewide Award Granted to the Austin Public Library for "Second Chance Books:Gardner-Betts Outreach Program"

04/19/2006 Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros: Austin’s largest bilingual celebration of books, reading, culture and family learning.

04/18/2006 Now Open, the newly expanded Terrazas Branch.

04/18/2006 Please join us for the Grand Opening Celebration for the newly expanded and renovated Terrazas Branch on Saturday, May 6, 2006.

04/12/2006 Manchaca Road Branch is closed for renovation.

04/12/2006 Old Quarry Branch Library is now open after being closed for renovations and repairs.

04/05/2006 Austin Celebrity READ poster series launches during National Library Week.

03/29/2006 Change your World @Your Library—this year youth of all ages can celebrate National Library Week, April 2-8.

03/28/2006 Art Exhibit Is Part of this Year’s Mayor’s Book Club, “Immigrants Exodus and Migrants Emergence.”

03/18/2006 Jewish Literature Discussion Series continues on March 22, A Simple Story by S.Y. Agnon.

03/15/2006 Library partners with AmeriCorps in a day of service.

03/08/2006 Library Friends Mini-Monster Book Sale a big success.

03/01/2006 Make your voice heard by attending a public discussion on "Democracy’s Challenge: Reclaiming the Public's Role."

02/23/2006 Introducing Austin Public Library's NEW online catalog... FindIt.

02/22/2006 Oak Springs Branch reopens Saturday, February 25, after being closed for repairs and renovation.

02/20/2006 Come to the Mini-Monster Book Sale on March 4 and 5. Sponsored by the Friends of the Austin Public Library at the Monster Book Store in South Austin.

02/15/2006 City Council decides on November bond package, includes a new Public Central Library.

02/13/2006 City of Austin, EMS Gives the Gift of an Unbroken Heart this Valentines Day.

02/09/2006 Celebrate Mardi Gras, Austin Style, at the Carver Branch on Sunday, February 26.

02/03/2006 Mayor Wynn & Library to announce book title for 5th Annual Mayor’s Book Club.

02/02/2006 The Library will open at 12 noon on Wednesday, February 22 and Thursday, February 23 to transition to a new automated library system.

02/02/2006 Library offers free tax assistance.

02/01/2006 Austin History Center presents Black in the Past, a video collection of Black Austin History.

02/01/2006 Celebrate Black History Month with an African Folktale Puppet Show by ECHO’s PALS: Puppetry and Libraries=Success!

01/31/2006 Carver Branch celebrates Black History with a month of special events and programs.

01/24/2006 Register Today for Free January Oral History Workshop Austin and Austinites during World War II

01/19/2006 Katrina Exhibit explores the stories and images of hurricane survivors.

01/19/2006 Surviving Katrina: Sharing Our Stories exhibit at Carver Branch.

01/19/2006 Bookmobile journey to Mexico to stop in Austin, Texas on its way to serving 30,000 kids.

01/17/2006 KLRU’s A Family Choice Program Recommends TOP DOG - featuring the Austin Police Department K-9 Unit at the Austin Public Library

01/15/2006 Austin youth, be a part of the new season of MTV's show MADE! Here's how...

01/11/2006 Inaugural First Night Art on Display at Faulk Central Library “Open Book Project—Turning the Page on 2005, Opening the Book of 2006”

01/10/2006 Austin Public Library offers free access to two databases from Grolier Online Passport

01/06/2006 "Postering in Austin: New Looks for the Old Tradition" exhibit features select music posters by Austin artists.

01/01/2006 Jewish Literature reading and discussion series continues on Wednesday, February 22 with The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley.

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