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Tales from China

February 4, 2019

From the Shandong region of China comes the traditional folksong of Tiger Woman, adapted by Laurence Yep in his picture...

APL’s Most Popular Titles of 2018 (Summary)

December 12, 2018

This year Austinites were in the mood for fiction about race, class and refugeeism.

December 2, 2018

Guest Blog by Vija Did you know that… …monarch butterflies can travel 50-100 miles a DAY? …some monarch butterflies...

October 31, 2018

Literature Live!

Banned Books - Then and Now

September 14, 2018

Guest Blog by Vija

August 21, 2018

Graves? Graves! Boy our fall show sounds pretty darn spooky. Luckily we are not referring to those stones you find in a...

Top 10 secrets Van Learned About Your Favorite Authors

August 1, 2018

Did you know Austin Public Library has its own talk show? It is called The Van Show, and our little blue puppet has...

June 20, 2018

Guest blog post by Vija

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