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Library services

The Austin Public Library offers a variety of media with which residents can expand their knowledge of the world. From books to videos to CD-ROMs, the system and its branches house more than 1.5 million items. Besides research assistance, the libraries have copiers and printers, computer training, meeting rooms, adaptive equipment, proctoring, tours, information for new immigrants and free tutoring for students. For more information, visit www.ci.austin.tx.us/library or call 974-7400.

The Austin History Center, which holds more than 1 million items, is part of the library system, according to its Web site. For more information, call 974-7480 or visit www.ci.austin.tx.us/library.

Branches

Carver — 1161 Angelina St. 974-1010

Cepeda — 651 N. Pleasant Valley Road. 974-7372

John Henry Faulk Central Library —800 Guadalupe St. 974-7400

Will Hampton at Oak Hill — 5125 Convict Hill Road. 892-6680

Howson — 2500 Exposition Blvd. 472-3584

Little Walnut Creek —835 W. Rundberg Lane. 836-8975

Manchaca Road — 5500 Manchaca Road. 447-6651

Milwood — 12500 Amherst Drive. 339-2355

North Village — 2139 W. Anderson Lane. 458-2239

Oak Springs —3101 Oak Springs Drive 926-4453. Projected to move to new location at 2505 Steck Ave. in January 2009.

Old Quarry — 7051 Village Center Drive. 345-4435

Pleasant Hill —211 E. William Cannon Drive. 974-3940

Daniel E. Ruiz — 1600 Grove Blvd. 974-7500

St. John — 7500 Blessing Ave. 974-7570

Southeast Austin Community — 5803 Nuckols Crossing Road. 462-1452

Spicewood Springs — 8637 Spicewood Springs Road. 974-3800

Terrazas — 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. 974-3625

Twin Oaks — 2301 S. Congress Ave., No. 7. 442-4664. Projected to move to at 1800 S. Fifth St. in August 2009.

University Hills — 4721 Loyola Lane. 929-0551

Windsor Park — 5833 Westminster Drive. 928-0333

Yarborough —2200 Hancock Drive. 454-7208

Other area libraries

Bastrop — 1100 Church St. (512) 321-5441, www.bastroplibrary.org

Bee Cave — 4000 Galleria Parkway. (512) 767-6620, http://library.beecavetexas.com

Buda — 303 Main St. (512) 295-5899, www.buda.lib.tx.us

Cedar Park — 550 Discovery Blvd. 259-5353, www.cedarparktx.us/cp/li.aspx

Dripping Springs — 501 Sportsplex Drive. (512) 858-7825, www.dscl.org

Elgin — 404 N. Main St. (512) 281-5678

Florence — 207 E. Main St. (254) 793-2672, www.florencepubliclibrary.wordpress.com

Georgetown — 402 W. Eighth St. (512) 930-3551, www.library.georgetown.org

Hutto —205 West St. 759-4008, hutto.

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Jonestown — 18649 RM 1431, Suite 10A. 267-7511

Kyle — 409 W. Blanco St., (512) 268-7411, www.kylelibrary.com

Lago Vista — 5803 Thunderbird St., Suite 40. 267-3868

Lake Travis — 2300 Lohman's Spur, Suite 100. 263-2885, www.laketravislibrary.org

Leander — 1011 S. Bagdad Road. 259-5259, www.youseemore.com/leander

Liberty Hill — 355 Loop 332. (512) 778-6400, www.lhpl.org

Lockhart — 217 S. Main St. (512) 398-3223

Luling — 215 S. Pecan Ave. (830) 875-2813

Manor — 601 W. Carrie-Manor St. (512) 278-0882, www.main.org/mpl

Prairie Lea — 6910 Texas 80. (512) 488-2164

Pflugerville — 102 S. 10th St. 251-9185, www.cityofpflugerville.com/library

Round Rock — 216 E. Main St. 218-7000, www.roundrocktexas.gov/library

San Marcos —625 E. Hopkins St. (512) 393-8200, www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/

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Smithville — 507 Main St. (512) 237-3282, www.ci.smithville.tx.us/library.htm

Taylor — 801 Vance St. (512) 352-3434, www.ci.taylor.tx.us/library

Wells Branch —15001 Wells Port Drive. 989-3188, www.wblibrary.org

Westbank — 1309 Westbank Drive. 327-3045, www.westbank.lib.tx.us

Wimberley — 400 RM 2325. (512) 847-2188, www.wimberleylibrary.org

History libraries

Austin History Center — Public library of local historical collections and exhibits. 810 Guadalupe St. 974-7480, www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc

Center for American History — Archival library on American and Texas history. University of Texas, Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 2, 495-4515, www.cah.utexas.edu

LBJ Library and Museum — Presidential library of documents and memorabilia from Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. 2313 Red River St. 721-0200, www.lbjlib.utexas.edu

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center — Library at the University of Texas holds rare books, literary artifacts, photographs, materials from Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in covering Watergate and more. 21st and Guadalupe streets. 471-8944, www.hrc.utexas.edu

Texas State Library and Archives — Archival library on Texas history, genealogy data, Census records, index of county records and selected Texas city directories. 1200 Brazos St. 463-5474, www.tsl.state.tx.us

Texas State Law Library — Circulating collection of more than 100,000 volumes, including Texas and federal statutes, codes, cases and regulations and materials on Texas legal history. 205 W. 14th St. 463-1722, www.sll.state.tx.us