The Austin Library Foundation supports the Austin Public Library through advocacy and fundraising.
Austin, TX
Joined May 2010
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When you have the best library staff in the world, they give you awards and you get to meet great authors!@AustinPublicLib @kwamealexander @JerryCraft #tla23
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Applications are now open for the 2022-2023 Austin Youth Poet Laureate. Poets age 13-18 can apply: austinlibrary.org/ypl/
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Wonderful to see a packed house at last night's @LibFoundATX's sneak peak of THE ONE ANN ONLY: Wit and Wisdom from Texas Governor Ann Richards with @AnnRichardsProj @sarahbirdwriter, Lynne Dobson, Ave Bonar, @justuscomms at @AustinPublicLib
Central! #AtCentral #AnnRichards
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Check out Austin Public Library Director @rxweeks in conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi today at the TLA Conference!
“When I saw myself in books for the first time, it transformed my life.” Dr. Ibram X.Kendi, #txla22 #tlatogetheragain
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📅 This week is your last chance to see our featured Art Exhibition "ATARAXIA" by Kel Brown! Stop by the Central Library Main Gallery this week to catch it before it's gone! Learn more about this exhibit at bit.ly/APLAtaraxia.
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“Libraries, I believe, are one of the last bastions of democracy.” - Austin Public Library Director Roosevelt Weeks (@rxweeks)
Check out this piece by PBS @NewsHour discussing banned books and library censorship.
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Director Roosevelt Weeks talked this morning with Fox 7 to celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek, & to highlight how our library system has changed over time, what services and programs we’re offering, and how we are focusing on community.
Watch it here: bit.ly/APLintheNews
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🎉 We are excited to announce the new expanded hours, for all our library locations effective on Monday, March 28! 🎉 Visit our website for more information on all the great things you can do with your FREE library card: library.austintexas.gov/
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📚 Today is National #ReadAcrossAmericaDay! 📚 To celebrate we're giving away 735 books (pre-K – grade 3) across all @AustinLibrary locations while supplies last.
Grant possible by @TheLibraryFoundation from @UnitedWayATX. bit.ly/3LYGH6A
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Only a few hours left to log minutes #read throughout February. Support #FamilyReadathon #readers cross the finish line of their #reading marathon! Donate to a team or school. @LibFoundATX @Bookopolis #readathon #ATX familyreadathon.bookspring.o….
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Support our teams & schools reading for the #FamilyReadathon! Help #readers achieve their #reading and fundraising goals. The funds raised help get #books to #children in our #community who need them the most!
#philanthropy #ATX
@LibFoundATX @Bookopolis
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Throughout February, #kids, #families, & #students, are #reading away for the 2022 #FamilyReadathon. #Fundraising participants and #readers are eligible for exciting prizes. Sponsored by @Whataburger!
There's still time to join! Register at familyreadathon.bookspring.o…
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#FamilyReadathon is in full swing! Look at our #readathoners go. Support our #readers in reaching their #reading and #fundraising goals! #books #kidsbooks #donate #ATX #philanthropy familyreadathon.bookspring.o…
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Several City offices + public facilities will be closed Thursday, November 11, in observance of #VeteransDay 🇺🇸.
👉More info including trash + recycling pickup,
@AusPublicHealth, @AustinCityParks, @AustinPublicLib, + @austinanimals openings: bit.ly/31QqFcp
ALT Graphic advertising that some city facilities will be closed on November 11 for Veterans Day
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Don't forget! Our system will be down Monday, Aug. 23 through Wednesday, Aug. 25 due to software updates. The catalog should be searchable, but the information may not be current; users will not be able to log into their accounts.
All services affected: bit.ly/2VKjqjw.
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Thank you! I'm honored and very excited for the discussion.
Along with @AustinPublicLib & the Mayor's Office, we are excited to announce that the 2021 Mayor's Book Club selection is Interior Chinatown by @charles_yu!
We invite all of Austin to join us in reading & discussing this inventive, important novel! More: austinlibrary.org/mayors-boo…
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Today in National Summer Learning Week, we're celebrating all the programs in the arts! Thank you to all the programs that allow youth to create, build, perform, and express themselves artistically! 🎭🎨🎼🎉 #LATT #SummerLearning
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TEEN POETS! 📢
Earlier this year the world fell in love with National Youth Poet Laureate @TheAmandaGorman, & this program hosted by @LibFoundATX wants to put a young Austinite on that same path. @KatelinKelly joined @TrevorScottATX with all the details! cbsaustin.com/features/we-ar…
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Join PEN America's Austin chapter on 5/25 at 8PM ET for a Writing Your Community's History Workshop hosted by @LibFoundATX. This workshop explores the universal writing basics through the lens of ethnicity, hosted by @FShaikAuthor. Register: bit.ly/3wdYKwK.
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Pay attention to this unique opportunity brought to you by
@LibFoundATX and the National Youth Poet Laureate Program led by @urbanwordnyc!
Austin-area teens with an equal passion for artistic excellence and social activism are invited to apply for the honor of Austin YPL!
The Library Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of the Austin Youth Poet Laureate Program, a new partner of the National Youth Poet Laureate Program led by @urbanwordnyc.
We're looking for young poets using their voices for change! Learn more at ow.ly/BOYa50EA1ll
