Services

Services

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Ask a Librarian!
Get answers and research help by email, text or phone.

APL Blogs

APL Blogs
All of the Blogs at the Austin Public Library.

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APL Recommends
Reading lists created by staff librarians, plus award winners, classics, and other acclaimed fiction and nonfiction.

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Community Services
Tutoring, adaptive equipment, tours, information for new immigrants.

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Computer Training
Free classes on a variety of topics at the Little Walnut Creek, Ruiz, and Faulk Central libraries. Some classes are in Spanish.

Reference Databases

Databases
Full-text magazine and newspaper articles, ebooks, language learning, dictionaries and encyclopedias, auto and TV repair schematics, and practice tests.

eBooks at the Austin Public Library

eBooks and Downloadable Audiobooks
Download titles on your cell phone, laptop, iPod or eBook reader

Find eJournals

eJournal Finder
Search for a specific magazine, newspaper, or journal in the databases.

FindIt

FindIt Online Catalog
Search the catalog, place a hold on a title, and renew your checked out materials.

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Información en español
Información sobre las reglas de préstamo, las clases de computación, el Programa para el Nuevo Inmigrante y los servicios de la ciudad.

Information Guides for Research

Information Guides
Job searching, locating people, marketing, fund raising, finding statistics, and more.

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Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) allows card holders to borrow materials not owned by the Austin Public Library.

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Internet Access
Public computers provide free access to the Internet and have MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Access installed. Every location also has free wireless.

APL Card

Library Cards
Check out books, DVDs, music cds, audiobooks, and use the online databases remotely.

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Meeting Rooms
The Austin Public Library provides meeting rooms for the public.

programs and events

Program and Event Calendar
Austin Public Library sponsored events.

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TexShare Card Program
Borrow materials directly from The University of Texas, Austin Community College, and libraries outside Austin.

Virtual Branch of the Austin Public Library

Virtual Library
Our virtual library is open 24 hours a day. Check out our downloadable eBooks, eAudiobooks and more!

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Youth Services
Youth programs, resources, and reading lists entertain and enlighten Austin kids and teens.

 

APL Recommends

Cover of the book The running dream
By Wendelin Van Draanen.
When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.