Austin's Library

A sculpture in front of the Library

We’re in the John Henry Faulk Central Library today.  Austin is the capital of Texas so the library is big. It has two stories and 12 librarians.  

On February 16, 1926, the Austin public library opened.  Ever since then, it’s expanded to 20 branches, but this library is the core of all of them.

Librarian Dean Smith

Librarian Carolyn Rogers

Every librarian I met was very friendly.  The first two librarians I met are Dean Smith, who’s worked there since 1988; and Carolyn Rogers, who’s been there since 1985.  

Librarian Heather Valtez

UT Librarian Intern Hannah

There are also Heather Valtez, who enjoys being a librarian because she still finds books she doesn’t know about; and Hannah, who’s an intern and enjoys helping people find books – especially kids.

Almost the entire second floor is devoted to reference.  There is large section about the world and world languages.  

World Languages in the Reference Section

The main floor has CDs and DVDs and kid’s section that hosts a Minecraft activity where kids get to play Minecraft together.  

Kids' Section

One of my favorite things about this is a picture of their future library, which will open in three years.

Picture of the future library

That is all I have to say about this awesome library. 

Staircase to the second floor

Elevators