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PAST NEWS ARCHIVE: 1999

12/21/99 Riverside Drive Branch celebrates with thirteenth annual Mexican Christmas Festival on Tuesday, December 21

11/29/99 Austin History Center to host annual holiday open house on December 5

11/16/99 Hand-to-Mouth Puppet Theatre presents Literature to Life in November and December

11/08/99 Mystery Author Tom Zigal to Speak at Riverside Drive Branch on November 10

11/03/99 Library to forgive children's fines during kickoff for Star Card

10/30/99 Cool Tombs: Poetry for Halloween at Windsor Village Branch

10/14/99 Reading Rocks at the Library during Teen Read Week, October 17-23

10/07/99 H-E-B announced that Austin and Central Texas libraries will receive $30,000 from contributions to its Bucks for Books campaign

09/29/99 Author Mary Willis Walker to speak at Yarborough Branch on September 29.

09/25/99 Beat Poets at Windsor Village Branch on September 25.

09/16/99 Austin Public Library to Add $1 Million in Books, Computers For Youth.

09/16/99 The Friends of the Austin Public Library 1999 Book Sale held November 6 and 7 at Palmer Auditorium.

09/13/99 Riverside Drive Branch hosts Mexican exhibit and talk.

08/15/99 Contribute to the Austin Public Library by participating in the Bucks for Books campaign.

08/10/99 Library announces Star Card winner.

07/23/99 Windsor Village Branch features a reading of poetry by Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams.

07/19/99 Elva Treviño Hart to present readings at libraries

06/21/99 Volunteer Internet trainers needed

05/28/99 Summer Reading Program kicks off Friday, May 28, 1999

05/14/99 Painting donated to the Southeast Austin Community Branch by Bryan and Kathleen Schell

05/11/99 City, community break ground for Windsor Park Branch on Saturday, May 15

05/04/99 Austin History Center announces Wings Over Austin exhibit

04/24/99 Author Pat Mora speaks at Cepeda Branch on April 24

04/18/99 Adults have a chance to re-live the magic of storytelling April 18 during Texas Tales: Stories from Texas and Beyond.

04/07/99 Yarborough Branch features puppet show on April 13

03/29/99 Library receives grant to expand public Internet access

03/25/99 Library branches to close temporarily for security installation

02/27/99 University Hills Branch hosts Black History Month Program on Saturday, February 27

02/25/99 Southeast Austin Community Branch holds first anniversary celebration on February 27

02/23/99 The Austin Public Library is a sponsor of the 6th Annual Families Parenting Fair on February 23

02/18/99 Carver Branch hosts Black History Month on Thursday, February 18

02/16/99 Women Printmakers of Austin exhibit at Little Walnut Creek Branch

02/04/99 Manchaca Road Branch Offers Drum Program on February 22

01/26/99 Austin Public Library expands ready reference hours

01/26/99 Riverside Drive Branch closed on January 26

01/16/99 Yarborough Branch opens Saturday, January 16, 1999

01/11/99 City readies Yarborough library for January premiere

01/08/99 Riverside Drive Branch to be Closed on January 26

01/06/99 Cepeda Branch to Offer Free Art Classes

01/05/99 Photo Exhibit at Little Walnut Creek Branch

01/04/99 Library participates in "PROJECT: MLK

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