Austin Public Library Hours and Locations Information

Austin is a compact and hip town and has become the cultural capital of Texas. Many visitors come to Austin to experience the excellent vibe of music. Downtown district, Congress Avenue and many other popular tourist attractions are bundled into this city. When you're tired from several days' visit and in need of a rest, Austin Public Library lets you relax while surfing the ocean of knowledge.

Austin Public Library is a library service in Austin, Texas. The whole library service is operated by the City of Austin. The public library service consists of many branch libraries. Before heading to have a break at one of the branches, you need to know better of the general library hours and locations.

Downtown Austin: The Austin downtown district lies north of the Texas Colorado River. The historic and chic downtown area appeals to visitors. You can find the diverse area is built with many government, business and tourism buildings. You can enjoy many top attractions and sights in the area. Several public branch libraries are worth your visits.

John Henry Faulk Central Library - Faulk Central is the main branch that is located at 800 Guadalupe St. Austin, TX 78702. The current mailing address is P.O. Box 2287, Austin, TX 78767. Contact phone number is 512-974-7400. From Monday to Thursday, the library opens from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Opening hours for Friday and Saturday is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It opens at 12 noon and closes at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Many bus routes come to the library, like 100, 171, 935, 986 and 987 etc.

Official Website of Faulk Central Library

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/faulk_central.htm

Austin History Center - The History Center was formerly the main library of Austin. The center is also located at 810 Guadalupe St. that is just adjacent to the Faulk Central Library. The History Center is closed on Monday. From Tuesday to Saturday, it opens from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Library opens at 12 at noon and closes at 6 p.m. on Sunday. You can take the same bus routes to the center as that of Faulk Central Library.

Explore More on its Website

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/default.htm

Carver Branch - Located at 1161 Angelina St. 78702, the Carver Branch library has two permanent art collections on display. A collection of African masks and figurines and many other historical and contemporary articles on African American culture are offered. Carver Branch library is closed on Friday. The operating hours for weekdays except Friday is 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. You can visit the library from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 2 to 6 p.m. in the afternoon on Sunday.

Details on Carver Branch

http://www.austinlibrary.com/branches/index.cfm?action=carver

There are 20 other branch libraries all around the Austin city. Southeast Austin Community Branch is closed for renovation.

Hampton Branch at Oak Hill, Howson Branch, North Village Branch, Oak Springs Branch, Windsor Park Branch, Twin Oaks Branch, Terrazas Branch and Spicewood Springs Branch share the same opening hours. They are not open on Thursday and Sunday. They operate from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Monday to Wednesday. The operation hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Hampton Branch at Oak Hill (5125 Conovict Hill Rd. 78749)

Howson Branch (2500 Exposition Blvd. 78703)

North Village Branch (2505 Steck Ave. 78757)

Oak Springs Branch (3101 Oak Springs Dr. 78702)

Windsor Park Branch (5833 Westminster Dr. 78723)

Twin Oaks Branch (1800 S. Fifth St. 78704)

Terrazas Branch (1105 East Cesar Chavez St. 78702)

Spicewood Springs Branch (8637 Spicewood Springs Rd. 78759)

Located at 835 W, Rundberg Ln. Little Walnut Creek Branch has the same operation hour as Manchaca Road Branch that lies at 5500 Manchaca Rd. These two branches are not open on Friday. Shop hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Monday to Thursday. They open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Milwood Branch Cepeda Brach, Old Quarry Branch, Pleasant Hill Branch, Recycled Reads Bookstore, Ruiz Branch, University Hills Branch and Yarborough Branch have the common library hours. They are generally closed on Friday and Sunday. You can come to these libraries from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Monday to Thursday. They operate from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Milwood Branch (12500 Amherst Dr. 78727)

Cepeda Branch (651 N Pleasant Valley Rd. 78701)

Old Quarry Branch (7051 Village Center Dr. 78752)

Pleasant Quarry Branch (211 E. William Canon Dr. 78745)

Recycled Reads Bookstore (5335 Burnet Rd. 78756)

Ruiz Branch ( 1600 Grove Blvd. 78741)

University Hills Branch (4721 Loyola Ln. 78723)

Yarborough Branch (2200 Hancock Dr. 78756)

There's another library - St. John Branch. The branch lies at 7500 Blessing Ave. and is closed on Sunday and Thursday. It operates from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Monday to Wednesday. The library hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Learn More Details on Austin Public Library

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/map.htm