Library Closed Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27.

Austin Public Library facilities and the Austin History Center will be CLOSED Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27. Recycled Reads, the Austin Public Library’s used bookstore, will be open Saturday and Sunday, but will be closed on Memorial Day.

Storytime Programs at the Austin Public Library will resume beginning June 16.

Youth Events

Youth Events

All Events | All Adult Events | All Youth Events
E.g., 2013-06-25

Tuesday, July 9

2:00pm Magnet Science Fun at Southeast Branch
4:00pm Music for Kids, Gina Chaves, Indie Latin-folk Songstress at Twin Oaks Branch
6:30pm Family Movie Night - Rise of the Guardians at Twin Oaks Branch

Wednesday, July 10

10:15am Howson Toddler Storytime at Howson Branch
10:15am Milwood All Ages Storytime at Milwood Branch
10:15am Old Quarry Toddler Storytime at Old Quarry Branch
10:15am Ruiz All Ages Storytime at Ruiz Branch
11:00am Howson Preschool Storytime at Howson Branch
11:00am Milwood Spanish Storytime at Milwood Branch
11:00am Old Quarry Preschool Storytime at Old Quarry Branch
2:00pm Music for Kids, Neal Kassanoff of the Groundwork Music Project at Windsor Park Branch
2:00pm Young Mozart, presented by Harms Marionettes at Hampton Branch at Oak Hill
2:00pm The Tap Dance Experience with Terrence "Taps" Bennett at Little Walnut Creek Branch
2:00pm Raptors, with Crowe's Nest Farm at Ruiz Branch
4:00pm Faulk Central Minecraft MOD at Faulk Central Library
4:00pm Literature LIVE! presents: How the King's Daughter Lost Her Hair at Manchaca Road Branch
4:00pm YOU Are the Artist! at North Village Branch

Thursday, July 11

10:15am Little Walnut Creek All Ages Storytime at Little Walnut Creek Branch
10:15am Manchaca All Ages Storytime at Manchaca Road Branch
10:15am Pleasant Hill Spanish Storytime at Pleasant Hill Branch
10:15am Yarborough Toddler Storytime at Yarborough Branch
11:00am Little Walnut Spanish Storytime at Little Walnut Creek Branch
11:00am Yarborough Preschool Storytime at Yarborough Branch
11:15am Faulk Central All Ages Storytime at Faulk Central Library
2:00pm Young Mozart, presented by Harms Marionettes at University Hills Branch
2:00pm Music for Kids, Neal Kassanoff of the Groundwork Music Project at Carver Branch
2:00pm Literature LIVE! presents: How the King's Daughter Lost Her Hair at Pleasant Hill Branch
2:00pm Magnet Science Fun at Yarborough Branch
4:00pm The Tap Dance Experience with Terrence "Taps" Bennett at Milwood Branch
5:00pm Drawing Club at Ruiz Branch
7:00pm Manchaca Pajama Storytime at Manchaca Road Branch

Friday, July 12

10:15am Windsor Park All Ages Storytime at Windsor Park Branch
10:15am Hampton at Oak Hill Toddler Storytime at Hampton Branch at Oak Hill
10:15am North Village Toddler Storytime at North Village Branch
10:15am Southeast All Ages Storytime at Southeast Branch
10:15am Spicewood Springs Toddler Storytime at Spicewood Springs Branch
10:15am Twin Oaks Toddler Storytime at Twin Oaks Branch
11:00am Hampton at Oak Hill Preschool Storytime at Hampton Branch at Oak Hill
11:00am North Village Preschool Storytime at North Village Branch
11:00am Spicewood Preschool Storytime at Spicewood Springs Branch
11:00am Twin Oaks Preschool Storytime at Twin Oaks Branch
2:00pm The Tap Dance Experience with Terrence "Taps" Bennett at Faulk Central Library
2:00pm Super Smash Bros. Brawl Summer Tournament at Willie Mae Kirk Branch
2:00pm Raptors, with Crowe's Nest Farm at Terrazas Branch

Saturday, July 13

2:00pm Super Smash Bros. Brawl Summer Tournament at Howson Branch
2:00pm Is THAT What You're Wearing?!? Clothing Swap Extravaganza at Manchaca Road Branch

Monday, July 15

4:00pm The Tap Dance Experience with Terrence "Taps" Bennett at Howson Branch
4:00pm Music for Kids, Neal Kassanoff of the Groundwork Music Project at Old Quarry Branch

Tuesday, July 16

10:15am Carver All Ages Storytime at Carver Branch
10:15am Hampton at Oak Hill Toddler Storytime at Hampton Branch at Oak Hill

Pages

Youth Recommends

Newbery 2001
Cover of the book A year down yonder
A year down yonder
By Richard Peck.
2001 Newbery Winner
In 1937, during the Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, initially apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois, gradually begins to better understand and admire her grandmother's unusual qualities.
More Youth Recommendations