Austin Public Library is a library service in Austin, Texas, United States. It is operated by the City of Austin.
The John Henry Faulk Central Library at 800 Guadalupe Street is the main branch; opening in 1979. It is 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2) on five stories (the first three open to the public, with the fourth floor reserved for the administrative offices, and the basement reserved for storage/utilities). The Austin History Center at 810 Guadalupe Street (immediately adjacent to the 1979 building), which dates from the 1930's, was formerly the main library of Austin.
As of 2010 the city plans to open a new central library building to be in operation by 2014; the current plans are for a building of 170,000 sq. ft., expandable to about 250,000 sq. ft., as part of the city's extensive redevelopment of the former Seaholm power plant site, west of the intersection of Lamar Boulevard and Cesar Chavez Street. The building will be funded in large part by a 2006 bond issue, and private donations.[1]