Central Library

710 W. Cesar Chavez Austin, TX 78701

Hours: Sun., noon-5pm; Mon.-Thu., 9am-8pm; Fri., 9am-5pm; Sat., 10am-5pm

The city's dazzling Downtown library, opened in October of 2017, fills its 198,000 square feet with an art gallery, event and screening spaces, a cafe, rooftop garden, and – oh yeah – hundreds of thousands of books.

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Past Events

I Saw the TV Glow

Wed., March 19 2025

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Central Library Art Tour

Mon., March 17 2025

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Moyo Okediji Artist Talk

Thu., Feb. 27 2025

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Teen LGBTQ Craft Space

Wed., Feb. 19 2025

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
The Wizard of Oz

Tue., Dec. 31 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Duo da Capo

Thu., Dec. 19, 4 p.m. 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Austin Community College String Quartet

Wed., Dec. 18, 6 p.m. 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Austin Brass Band

Mon., Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m. 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Austin Classical Guitar

Sun., Dec. 8, 3 p.m. 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Bike Story Night

Wed., Nov. 13 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Reed Quintet

Sat., Nov. 9, 4 p.m. 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Teen Animanga Club

Tue., Oct. 22 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
APL After Dark: Superpowered

Fri., Oct. 18 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Zine Night: Spooky Theme

Wed., Oct. 16 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration w/ Javier Jara

Sun., Sept. 22, 3:30 p.m. 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
PokéMania

Sun., Sept. 8 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Adobe for All: Vinyl Stickers on Illustrator

Wed., Aug. 14 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Bad Art for Adults

Mon., July 29 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
House District 49 Summer Office Hours

Mon., July 22 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Healthy Snack Workshop

Wed., July 17 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Podcasting Workshop

Tue., July 16 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Austin Public Library’s Pride Celebration

Fri., June 28 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Peter Breslow in Conversation

Thu., June 20 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Pollinator Week: Bee-o-Diversity

Tue., June 18 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Yamin Li’s “Gnortsma”

Thursdays-Sundays. Continues through June 14 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Cooking Club: School Lunches & Meal Prep

Tue., June 11 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Conspirare Symphonic Choir

Tue., June 11, 6 p.m. 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Tuneful Tales w/ Austin Symphony Orchestra

Wed., June 5, 10 a.m. 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Kids Block Party

Sat., June 1 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown
Intro to 3D Printing

Wed., May 22 2024

Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez, Austin Downtown

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