The Library Bar

The year was 2012 and the bartender upstairs was serving up some incredible PURPLE DRANKS! The atmosphere was just perfect and this place was an escape from all the exams and projects. Anyone remember the purple drink because it is now 2026 and I still want a taste of 2012 again… anyone know that recipe?

Their lovely bartender didn’t like how I was standing to the edge of the bar close to where the bartenders enter on an empty Sunday night. When I called his request silly, he proceeded to grab me by the shirt, push me out of the entire bar, and shove me fully onto my back on the pavement outside the bar, snapping my chain. Didn’t assault, nor touch the bartender once! Have fun with your assault charges! Police report filed!

Visited here on Halloween and loved the bar and atmosphere!

This is a really fun bar. DJ was the best I think I’ve ever come acoss at a bar, and drinks were fairly priced. Make the pool table free and it would be perfect.

I visited this bar in the afternoon and then later at night. Seemed to be very different places During the day they offer lots of sports on the big TVs above the bar. They also have beer pong and plenty of space to mingle. At night, the place just goes crazy and smells very strongly of tequila

Throughout the years I've known The Library, it has maintained a fantastic unique vibe with its own distinct flavor. A great venue to meet people and have a drink. Ask for Chris one of the best bartenders that works there. He will make sure and take care of you! Instagram: eatwithjarco

We were here at a quiet Saturday early afternoon for a beer. It's a great place, good people work here and if I had more time I would come back at night.

Super neat double decker bar that gets INSANE. Easy to get into early on but good luck late. Loud music, good looking girls, and there's booze. Sort of what you would expect from a 6th street bar.

I should preface by saying we came at 7:30 and it was nearly empty but there was a good live artist on Saturday night. It's one of the few places that had champagne and it was $2.50! What?! And it' was good!! We also played games upstairs which were pricey but fun. Bartender was friendly too. Overall, great experience!

We had two peoples phones stolen within a half hour, and met two other people whose phones were also stolen. If you like having a phone and ID, don't go

loved going here at one point, i usually got up on the bar to dance. my boyfriend, friends and I have gone in multiple times, till one night the red headed doorman decided not to let my boyfriend in due to his "athletic pants" they were light grey cargo pants, they then however let a white man in with the same pants just black who was standing a group behind us. When I noticed this I confronted the doorman to which he proceeded to tell me he didn't notice the other guys pants so I called him a weirdo to which he stated " I might be". I never went back even though their promoters continued to offer me their free drinks to come in multiple weekends after this incident. I really enjoyed this bar at one point so kinda disappointed.

A lot of fun. Stopped in a couple nights. DJ both nights. Music was better the 2nd visit. Nice HH & beer selection. Bartenders were enjoyable. From good conversation to them dancing/ vibing. Landon was great. If I visit ATX again, this is definitely a stop.

The Library is an okay bar and I mean that in every sense of the word. We paid $13.50 for a whiskey sour there, criminal. The vibe was decent with the upstairs being a bit packed. There's some arcade games and pool tables to play but the tables are not well kept and hogged. Also, the constant drink spilling upstairs creates drops that come through the ceiling if you're on the ground floor. The DJ was solid and there was some dancing which redeems a few points for this place but to sum it up: there are better bars, even on Dirty Sixth.

There are a lot of bars on 6th street and if you're not a local it's hard to know which are the best. We stopped in after the Usher concert on a Monday. This place had a good number of people who were dancing and having a good time. The DJ as great and the bartenders were lively and energetic. The drinks were on point. Overall I would visit again if in Austin, pretty good vibe compared to other bars we stopped in.

The bar itself looked pretty cool inside with the "library theme" but my husband and I didn't like the vibe and drink prices were higher than many of the other bars on 6th street. The Dj that was there, wasn't very diverse and the crowd was a bit too young for us. I'd say it's 25 and younger there-- at least it was on a Thursday night.

Cute spot. We had two drinks here and ended up staying for an hour. There were games and a Photo Booth. Big establishment and well maintained.

after tipping $30, i got kicked out for no reason, security told me there was no particular reason other than she just didn't like me. Would like my money back. Never ever coming back again, this will be my first and definitely last.

Never been here and came during a Christmas bar crawl and I was really impressed w the decor and layout and of course the music! It is a two story option bar, more seating upstairs for a more relaxed and lounge feel, downstairs was much more rowdy and close quarters and standing room. Upstairs there are a few games in the back corner and another bar to aid in refills. Overall I'd love to come back and check it out. I was happy to have it on the bar crawl list and able to experience a new place.

Reposting with adherence to guidelines because Yelp took down my previous post: Bartender with man-bun (Never got name) acted and smelled intoxicated. Continuously acted aggressively towards our group and falsely accused a member of our group of throwing a can behind the bar. Bouncer eventually came in and started to aggressively yell, push, and jerk at members of my party completely unwarranted. Made a remark as I was leaving the bar to the bartender about his haircut which enraged him enough to leave his position at the bar and confront me to my face before I completely ignored him and walked out. Completely deranged not to mention grossly unprofessional, clearly this individual has major problems. This was a couple years ago but yelp notified me that my original post was deleted due to some unsavory language about the bartender. This incident was so bad that it compelled me to re-write the review just so people know what kind of business this is, albeit under the guidelines of Yelp.

Stopped here for a bachelorette party and this creepy older man was filming my group of 8 Asian females for about a minute without moving his camera. The bartenders told us there was no security to step in, and we should confront the creepy man ourselves and tell him to stop which... didn't work and felt really unsafe. This place made us feel uncomfortable so I would not recommend this bar for women

Are you a 49er fan? if so this was why we came here for the playoffs. It has been a few years and there are a few other hot tickets in town. This place had several cool spots to chill, have a few drinks and relax with your friends. Upstairs is a cool chilled out vibe. Drinks were super decently priced. Parking downtown is always an issue but I always love that they give free diet cokes/soda for designated drivers bc let's face it someone has to get us home from all the fun! Enjoyed SXSW bands here a time or two and felt safe, no cover and had a great time.

This is a large bar located on 6th street. It's two stories and full of games like corn hole, shuffle board, and board games all around. There's instagramable spots all around to take selfies with your friends. We went during the week so it wasn't very busy or difficult to get a drink from the bar. The drinks were strong and the bartenders were incredibly friendly! A fun spot to grab a few drinks on a night out.

Love the vibe The music was amazing, bartender was very lovely and the atmosphere was very cool and positive. The cocktail I ordered was delicious. There was also a photo booth with a light a user friendly feature to be able to transfer the photos to your phone. Great place

Visiting from CA, decided to check out bars at dirty sixth with my gf. We were looking for a hip hop bar and came across the library bar. It was so spacious and there were two stories! Music was kind of off the whole night lol it was random and didn't make sense, but we stayed during the hip hop and left when a different genre came on. There were pool tables upstairs along with some random games you can pay to play. Overall it seemed like one of the more poppin bars

We were told to hit 6th Steet while in Austin and we did. We stopped into the Library to check it out and have a Texas Crafted beer. We asked our bartender, Gunner, what to try and he poured us a pale ale. It was good and it was very cold. The Library has a lot of books on the wall and an upper has an upper loft and a room where live music is played. We were there during the day and it was kinda quiet. I asked Gunner where was a good place to eat and he said "The Casino El Camino". He said it's the best hamburger in Austin but it's kinda weird. Hey if the foods good I'll put up with weird. Hey go see Gunner and tell him the Florida Travelers sent ya. Read on!! Go to the Library and soak it up!

I came in here on a Sunday night for the first time ever in my 7yrs in Austin. I am a die-hard bookworm, but have avoided this place on Dirty 6th because it always looked like one of the frat-boy/WOO-girl capitals of Austin where the last thing anyone in there read was a scoreboard. However, the crowd there on a Sunday night was not nearly as bad. It was still a sausagefest (my friend and I were two of all 4 visible girls downstairs), but at least the guys that were in there seemed adult-esque and the only "woo-ing" was aimed at a football game on the tvs. The bartenders here are where it's at though...they are all the typical "hot chicks", but I loved them because they had sass and personality and weren't just there to jiggle their goodies for tips. They actually know how to make drinks and mine made a mean whiskey-coke! Seriously, the two that I had were waaaay more whiskey than coke and that was totally fine by me.They also had a great DJ spinning some early 90's throwbacks that were on point and the guys my friend and I befriended turned the entryway into a dancefloor recruiting people to dance with us as they walked in. Way more fun than I was expecting to have at this place. In any case, I learned a valuable lesson on Dirty that night: Sundays are the night to go when you don't want to deal w/the "regulars" that usually haunt that part of 6th street and maybe some bars are like "books", where you can't always judge them by their "cover" (implied pun(s) intended).

The Giants game in Austin? Check. Ability to bring in my delicious slice of pizza in from outside? Check. Awesome live DJ on a random Tuesday night? Check. Cheap drinks? Double check!! From my very short [but very important] must-have-in-a-bar checklist, The Library Bar delivered on all expectations! (Yes, I need a simpler name for my bar criteria, but you get my point: this place has it ALL.) With its cool decor and list of conveniences spilling off the page, The Library was one of my favorite stops and a place I recommend wholeheartedly to thirsty game watchers and rowdy music-lovers alike. Make sure you visit to check everything off your list!

I want to give 0. I went there to have fun with a group of people. It was fine at first but then, one guy got arrested coz of the dispute with a male bartender coz apparently , that guy was ordering drinks for us the whole time. Maybe they thought he was ordering for himself but he was not, he was ordering on behalf of us the whole time. We didn't even see what happened. Coz one second he was pushed on the wall by the bartender and the next second , he was pushed outside the bar and the police arrested him. We were so angry coz literally , the bar was gonna close soon , like in 30minutes , and we had to deal with that. never coming back here again.

It was my birthday and 6th street did not disappoint. Even though it was a Tuesday the music was loud and the drinks were flowing. We popped into two bars, this was the more crowded of the two, but service was quick and very friendly. The crowd was great, people were dancing, strangers were hugging, all in all, the quintessential 6th street experience. PSA: don't be like me, don't drink and scooter!

Had good music and had more people than the other bars did. The drinks were just ok and they have guys out front who pull you in and take you upstairs to the bar and they give you a free drink. It's down stairs however, that is where the fun is at. It was ok but doubt I will return to this location.

Fun college bar to relax in and cheer on the home team. Deep pours trumped uneven service - our first, agreeable (lady) bartender left us with an off-putting (dude) one - and of course, I had a Yeah Baby shot, tasty and refreshing. All our drinks weren't expensive at all, and they had no credit card minimum. The Library is spacious and well-kept[1], with multiple floors, room for a good-sized crowd. Bookshelves line the length of the place, but they're purely for decor. At least, I didn't try reading anything. As for music, their mix was delivered from an iPod on crack: country tunes one moment, reggae the next, with a sprinkle of Sara Bareilles for good measure. [1] Not so sure about the bathrooms. Much to my dismay, I picked a bathroom stall with a broken lock.

i went there as a tourist and some locals.were talking negatively towards me so I spoke up for myself, and next thing I know after I order another drink they decide to kick me out and god knows how much gratuity they will add to my order btw they add 20% automatically no matter the situation....

Not an Austin native but will usually always come here whenever we're in Austin and on sixth. Last night was probably one of the worst nights we ever had here. Place is chill and fun and usually a blast but this review is for the most disrespectful, hostile, worst service giving bartender we ever had to deal with. (Don't quote me on the name but I think it was Julian. Tall, dark hair, ponytail) Our group order 3 bottles and we know that this is not the type of place where you would expect bottle service, which is completely fine. We had to get our own bottles from the bar and chasers then walk to our own table. Again completely fine but they also slap an automatic gratuity of 20%. We still paid and went to go enjoy our drinks. Was having a good time til near the end this hostile bartender came and rudely told the girls to get off the couch because we were waterfalling. He ran up from behind the bar to yell and scream. No one was drunk we were just having a good time and the way he approached us was just rude. This is the same bartender who got the grat for the bottle orders. After this happened it was just a buzzkill and ruined our mood so we ended up leaving. Before leaving we approached him and told him next time maybe he should come check on us periodically if we were ok, if we needed anything, instead of the only time coming up to us to yell at our group for just standing on the couch. After telling him, he got really aggressive, super defensive and ran to get the manager. We got to speak to the manager, Aaron who by the way say how his employee was acting tried to make it right. All I told him is he needs to have a better controlled employee. Our group wasn't drunk so we didn't act out in anger back to the bartender but if there were anyone in a drunk group, it could've easily been a fight with the way the bartender was up in one of the guys face. I told Aaron all we wanted was to take back the 20% gratuity that was automatically charge to the bill. I didn't think he deserved a dollar of that amount. He was able to honor it and was super respectful to us. What a mood killer for the night. After reading some reviews of this place it seems like it might not be the first time this bartender has been aggressive and hostile. Just wanted to share my story.

Cool old building. Weeknight $3 well drinks. Live music. No cover. Perfect Wednesday night end to a business trip to Austin.

I like the Library and have been coming to this bar for years. So after making a trip to visit Austin I knew we would stop in here for a drink. I like the selection of booze here, the staff is friendly, good happy hour specials, and clean restrooms. Be sure to have a long island, they are made good here

Usually have a great time here but this last experience was really upsetting. Politely asked for 2 lemon drops shots with a smile, said thanks and gave an appropriate tip for the service while the bartender had an attitude. Took a sip and it tasted like straight up lemonade. Waited to go back when a different bartender was available, it was crowded but not running around busy. I brought back the completely full shots and asked for either a remake or a new one of the same value. The original bartender came up and said with an attitude "you just saw me pour it from the bottle" and I explained again. They looked straight at me and walked away. I understand it was from the bottle but whatever was in the bottle or shot glass was watered down lemon juice. You don't have the highest of expectations on dirty 6 but the response was disrespectful.

We visit Austin about once a year and love doing 6th Street. This used to be one of our favorites. When we visited, we were the only people in the bar...mainly because we are early people now. Staying out until 2:00 just isn't our scene now that we are 40ish. The bartender was dismissive and really just ignored us. We had one beer and left.

We were sat pretty quickly but the servers blatantly ignored someone in our group several times which we didn't love. The drinks came fast and were mixed well. The way their checks come out is very confusing. It's broken down in a very confusing way so make sure if you guys plan to split the check everyone is okay with just throwing a card down. Trying to figure out who got what after was confusing even the bartender who tried to explain it didn't love the system but was very nice with our questions. I'm sure they get them a lot. Good vibes and doing well with their COVID-19 protocols.

If you are in Austin and want to catch on your late night reading or grab a cocktail with some friends this a great fun option in the Austin 6th street area. No cover live music and decent prices get you reading done and have some booze and fun. The Library is a great little stop for a night or couple beverages while in Austin.

Had great service and drinks. The atmosphere was fun with good music playing. They have a Dj everyday after 10pm. The location was good, right in the middle of were you want to be on 6th street. The bartenders were nice and friendly. Very knowledgeable about the area when we had questions. If you haven't check this place out before, you are missing out.

Absolute 5 star experience. The bar tender was super nice, great music, amazing bloody Mary's and not expensive. One of the best experiences I've had within Austin!

I come from the land of hipsters, so when I saw a bar with the name "the library" I immediately pictured a craft cocktail lounge where the bartenders have some blend of 20s and steampunk attire and everything has a "dash of bitters." This is not that place. However, it does have a "library" of liquor bottles on display which includes Deep Eddy so I was pleased none the less. We got here just as they opened around 5pm and they were still getting set-up. We grabbed a drink at the bar anyway and everyone was friendly as we had our drinks. I am sure this place sees a lot of drunken debautchery throughout the night, but at 5pm in a weekday it was calm. Reminds me of a college town bar.

Bartender was chill and had good beer and cider recommendations. Solid day drinking venue with good seating and good atmosphere

Played some pool. Drank some beers. Even threw some bags (cornhole). Good scene. Cheers y'all.

I'm actually a big fan of the Library Bar. I want to say it isn't because I've been here more times on sixth than any other bar... but still it's a good bar. They have nightly specials until 11 PM which are really good and pretty good nightly specials until close thereafter. The drinks are cheap, the alcohol is plentiful and the bartenders are friendly. They really give this place a chill, dive bar atmosphere, the tables may be a little sticky but the whole ambiance kind of makes up for it. Nice bathrooms as well and not always a super long line for the women's. There is an upstairs area, but I fee like more for people spying on other people downstairs. Overall, recommended, but do realize this IS a dive bar.

My favorite thing about this place is their name. Perfect for college kids. When their parents call them and ask where they are at, they can say The Library. Drinks and pricing are decent, and when they open the windows you get a nice breeze coming in off 6th street. If you can sit near the windows you can people watch too. Bathrooms are better than most on 6th. Extra star for that.

Our first bar on our night of barhopping and clubbing. We got Vegas bombs, which were surprisingly good. However, there was no table room left, and it was completely dead upstairs. We left a couple minutes after.

This place is awesome especially with the $3 long islands on a Saturday night!! I came right before the Longhorn game ended and it was pretty empty. We secured some seats upstairs and watched this bar quickly fill up. There was a live DJ that night playing some house/top 40 music.

I am not this bar's demographic. While cruising 6th Street (ironically, I guess), my group somehow ended up at The Library. Our drinks were super, super watered-down. As you might expect, it's very loud with music playing. There's really no place to sit. It's just a long hallway with a bar. Maybe there's a place to sit upstairs. I didn't venture up there. The bathrooms were surprisingly clean.

It seems like every time that I go to Austin I end up here. This one is much less "library" than the Fort Worth one, but is much cleaner I would wager. Each time I have been the staff has a theme. Last year was super jock-y guys. This year was thick glasses brunettes that are flirty. The bartenders were great. The prices were pretty standard for 6th street as well. What I like about this place is the upstairs area. When you walk in, head up the staircase to the upstairs bar. I have gotten the best service here. Also, doing so will allow you to sit in some super comfy booths that overlook the bar, ample TVs and 6th street. The only real complaint that I can forward is that the games do not seem to work all of the time. Beer Pong Master took my card swipe and charged me, but was in disrepair and did not allow me to play. All in all, a solid spot worth checking out.

My friend suggested to swing by the Library Bar to start our night on 6th. I haven't been to Austin much and I definitely haven't spent too much time on 6th so I wasn't sure about where to go or whatever. We got here around 11 on a Saturday night and the bar wasn't too crowded. I had no issues walking in or ordering at the bar. I guess the best appeal about this bar is the prices. We ordered a couple bottles of dos equis and a vodka sprite and it cost us $9 only. Holy crap! In most bars in Houston a vodka sprite would cost me at least $7-$8. Sweet! As the night progressed, the bar got more crowded as me and my friend watched the bartenders and the crowd from the 2nd story. Obviously the most popular drink of the night was their Long Island iced tea since I kept seeing the bartenders pouring four different liquors simultaneously into the glass and top it off with a splash of cola. I didn't stay too long here. After a couple of drinks me and my friend decided to check out other places but this is definitely a great place to start your night to get your buzz on so you won't have to spend too much money at the other places.

I came here with my brother while he was visiting from California. I don't know if it's like this every Saturday, but the place was packed. Maybe that's a good thing, maybe it's a bad thing. Either way, there was little standing room, and it wouldn't surprise me if this bar exceeded its capacity per fire code (as a lot of bars ignore). The name seemed to imply more rare liquors, as the establishment didn't resemble a library. I didn't see anything that really stood out behind the bartenders, and the selection of IPAs was rather dismal. The fact that it was practically standing room only and quite warm inside, I probably wouldn't be coming back here.

They had the best music on a Saturday night. Plenty of drinking and dancing space. Also sweet prices on beer. Go here! Dance and have fun!

Hands down best DJ last night ! We danced all night had great drinks and everyone there had a Smile on their faces ! I enjoyed how the bartenders wheee quick and officiant. We came when the Rot rally was going which made dirty 6 quite busy! The door guys where nice and man the DJ WAS THE SHIT!

The aesthetic of the bar is nice and the staff was friendly. I just couldn't handle the loud music in the background at the moment cuz I was pissed off at an earlier bad experience at a different bar. The bartender with the short blonde hair was really helpful and friendly though. I'd come back again.

Thursdays at the Library are awesome! $1 domestics, $1 wells, $5 Long Islands, and for those that are out before 11PM, $2.5 you "call" its. There is a bar right when you walk in, toward the back of the room, and upstairs so it's easy and quick to grab a drink. There's great music and mesmerizing videos. I feel like I'm losing 3 minutes of my life each time when I stare at the videos.

Out of all the places on actual 6th, this is my first and foremost favorite. Prices are always very reasonable (I don't think I've ordered anything over $5), even on Saturday nights. Quite the variety of bottled beers (I'm very picky!) and firefly (sweet tea vodka, not the cheap crap) is kept on hand. Long Island Iced teas specials are great for racing ;) Music is good, you can mingle or find a booth/nook for your private group. The lady bartenders are the fastest and the nicest, to everyone - Jeannie (sp?) is the BEST. Have seen some real @$$holes there harass them, unfortunately. Don't be one of those guys. The guy bartenders I had don't listen and don't give me the right drinks first time, or are just plain rude. That's definitely not to say there isn't an exception to this rule, I just haven't found one yet. As a bonus, was there for New Year's Eve and the champagne was flowing.