Austin History Center

512-974-7480

810 Guadalupe St.

About Austin History Center

As the local history collection of the Austin Public Library, the Austin History Center (AHC) provides the public with information about the history, current events and activities of the City of Austin and Travis County.
The AHC collects and preserves information about local governments, businesses, residents, institutions and neighborhoods so that generations to come will have access to Austin’s rich history.
For more information about the AHC visit library.austintexas.gov/ahc.

Holiday Schedule link

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2025

New Year’s Day:
Wednesday, January 1*

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday:
Sunday and Monday, January 19 & 20*

Presidents Day:
Sunday and Monday, February 16 & 17*

Easter:
Sunday, April 20

Memorial Day:
Sunday and Monday, May 25 & 26*

Juneteenth:
Thursday, June 19*

Independence Day:
Friday, July 4*

Labor Day:
Sunday & Monday, August 31 & September 1*

Veterans Day:
Tuesday, November 11*

Thanksgiving Day:
Wednesday, November 26 (close at 6 PM); Thursday and Friday, November 27* & 28*

Staff Development Day:
Friday, December 12

Christmas:
Wednesday & Thursday, December 24* & 25*

New Years Eve (all locations close at 5 PM):
Wednesday, December 31

2026

New Year’s Day:
Thursday, January 1*

* Dates are official City of Austin holidays.

Plan Your Visit link

If you will be conducting research in the AHC Reading Room, please be aware of what you can expect. You can also get a head start on some research from home.

Our parking lot is unavailable due to construction. So for now, when you visit the AHC, you'll need to pay to park in a metered spot on a nearby street. Metered parking is free before noon on Saturdays and all day on Sundays.

Videos about the Austin History Center

Videos about the Austin History Center link

The Austin History Center Archive

An introduction to archives produced in-house by Austin History Center staff.

Saving Austin's History

An Alpheus Media film for the Austin History Center/Austin History Center Association, 2014

Austin History Center - Behind the Scenes from Alpheus Media on Vimeo.

An Alpheus Media film for the Austin History Center/Austin History Center Association, 2015

Video Collections

To learn more about our video collections visit our Collections page. You can allso subscribe to our YouTube channel to see clips of videos from some of our collections