HistoryThe Ladies' Floral Club of Austin began the library in 1870 with 231 books and a willingness to use their own homes, turn by turn, as libraries. In 1884, the collection moved to the basement of the newly built courthouse (now demolished). A Carnegie library opened in 1904, was remodeled and expanded several times, but finally demolished when the current new building at 323 4th Ave NE was built in 1996.SpecialtiesLoans all types of library materials, free access to many digital materials and resources from the website, comfortable environment, free public computer access and wifi, broad array of free programming for all ages.