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Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library

Public library · Downtown ·

Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library

Public library · Downtown ·
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"Brilliant bright windows illuminate more than 500,000 books inside the award-winning LEED-certified library with vast views of Lady Bird Lake and Shoal Creek. Its metal and glass exterior striping and industrial structure fit the Seaholm District, and the 37-foot-tall red kinetic sculpture with an enormous cuckoo clock taken over by blackbirds is a must witness. Six stories are cut across by zig-zagged staircases that wiggle up to a rooftop butterfly garden, rotating art exhibits, and a kid’s area with life-sized chess and a technology petting zoo with 3-D printer. Accessible programming from cooking to music to puppet shows happens here, as does reading and work while lounging in the dozens of different types of colorful seating dotting the contemporary concrete, metal, and wood interior." - Stirling Kelso

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6-floor library with modern architecture, roof garden, cafe

rooftop garden
beautiful architecture
great views
friendly staff
modern design
lots of seating
childrens area
free parking
Google Rating
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4.5
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710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701 Get directions

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6-floor library with modern architecture, roof garden, cafe

rooftop garden
beautiful architecture
great views
friendly staff
modern design
lots of seating
childrens area
free parking
Google Rating
4.7 (1.4K)
Yelp Rating
4.5
Featured in Eater
Featured in
Featured in Conde Nast Traveler
Featured in

710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701 Get directions

Credit card accepted
Debit card accepted
Contactless accepted
Paid parking garage
Paid street parking
Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library by null
Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library by Peter Tsai/Alamy
Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library by Peter Tsai/Alamy
Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library by null
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