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Supporters say it's an equity issue, noting the fines have a greater impact on lower-income residents — the same people who may need library services most.
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Director Roosevelt Weeks said it's important for library workers to stand together to ensure people are not stopped from reading what they want.
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The project, Legends Mosaics: Austin’s Courageous Female Leaders of Color, was produced by Latinitas, a bilingual STEM nonprofit, and local female artists.
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Normally residents who live outside Austin have to pay $120 a year for an Austin Public Library card. Starting Friday, students who live anywhere in Travis County can get access to the library's offerings for free.
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Aspiring youth poets in Austin now have a chance to dig deeper into the craft by applying for the Austin Youth Poet Laureate Program.
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Twelve branches will reopen May 10; the rest will open June 28. The city says there will be capacity restrictions and COVID precautions in place.
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The pandemic has brought distances between people — literally — that can be hard to overcome.Sometimes it has meant loved-ones being sick or even dying,…
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A former Austin Public Library employee allegedly used a city credit card to buy at least $1.3 million worth of printer toner, which he then stole and…
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Chocolate can bring people together — as Ena Ganguly found when she stopped at a store in her hometown.Earlier this year, we put out a call for your…
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3 Months With The In-Laws. How Bad Could It Be? It Turned Out To Be A Bridge For Danielle Patterson.There's something about working hard alongside someone else that brings us closer together. That's what Danielle Patterson discovered when she spent a day…