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International Exchange Day - Austin Community College & Phuong Dong Da Nang College, Vietnam
Part 1 of this 2-part international exchange experience will begin with Finding Your Inner Y'all. Kyle Houston Moore will lead participants through a short series of vocal and physical exercises to prepare the voice and body to execute the perfect Texas yee-haw holler, the mighty Texas handshake and the ever so popular Howdy Partner interaction. Part 2 of this international exchange experience will introduce participants to Ngoc Lan Nguyen from Phuong Dong Da Nang College. Ms. Ngoc will engage Austin participants through two cultural activities; an introduction to Bài Chòi folk singing, a UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage of Central Vietnam and a shared singing and movement activity with “Trống Cơm”, a traditional folk song from Northern Vietnam.
Facilitator: Brian Bilich, Coordinator, Inbound and Domestic Programs and International Partnerships, Academy for Global & Cultural Learning, International Programs
To join virtually, please click here (https://austincc.zoom.us/j/84801653290?pwd=FFmGcZWfr4h8bvYwyqxHQ3eMbLFHys.1).
Note: Cowboy hats will be provided on loan for those joining in person. If you join virtually, please wear a cowboy hat.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
San Marcos Fiber Arts
Join this group to enjoy the fiber craft of your choosing and meet other fiber-loving folks. Bring your own fiber projects to work on. Recommended for adults; minors should be accompanied by a participating adult.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Stress Management and Sleep Wellness Workshop Series
Do you feel stressed? Do you have sleep problems? Austin-based certified consulting hypnotist Corrine Tam will help you calm your mind and body instead of crashing into bed still buzzing.
Facilitator: Corrine Tam of Happy Space Hypnosis
Limit 40 attendees
No registration required
Wheelchair accessible
English Practice Conversations
Are you learning English? Would you like to practice? Join us for ESL Practice Conversations in Meeting Room C at the Round Rock Public Library. This is a time to come practice with other ESL students, in a non-judgmental environment. No sign-up/registration required, come by and meet your neighbors who are also learning English! All levels of English welcome.
Facilitator: Edward Young
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Fantasy Book Club
Escape into other worlds and join us at the Central Library for a discussion of a different fantasy book each month.This month we're reading Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Clase de Inglés/ESL CLASS
Learn English at the library! This class is for intermediate learners.
¡Aprende inglés en la biblioteca! Esta clase es para estudiantes de nivel intermedio.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Georgetown Public Library World Cinema
Films from around the world are shown on the second Wednesday of every month starting at 6:30 p.m. Click here for more information georgetowntexas.gov/library)
Hosted by Library Staff
Limit 112 attendees
Wheelchair accessible
YA for Adults Book Club
A bookclub for adults who enjoy young adult literature!
For this year's reading list, visit our YA for Adults Bibliocommon list.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
FREE college info session
Capital IDEA helps Central Texans not just get through college—but launch a successful career. We’re with you every step of the way, from tuition and textbooks to wrap-around support and your first job.
We look forward to meeting you and helping you take the next step toward a brighter future—right up to starting your new career!
Facilitated by the Capital IDEA Outreach Team
Online
Limit 50 attendees
Click here to register (www.capitalidea.org/info-sessions)
Teen LGBTQ+ Craft Space
Join other teens to make pride-themed arts and crafts, all while creating a safe queer community space at the library!
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Grief: Life’s Quiet Teacher
Join Sady Sparks, Poet Laureate Emeritus, for a welcoming poetry workshop that explores how we process grief and difficult emotions when words don’t come easily. Through unique, off the wall prompts tailored to the group, participants will explore shared human feelings without relying on conventional poetry clichés. Open to all experience levels.
The Badgerdog Creative Writing program includes workshops for all ages, classroom-based lessons, and youth camps to inspire and guide our up-and-coming writers. Badgerdog is a program of The Library Foundation, which offers a range of enriching cultural and educational community programs for all ages in close partnership with the library.
Facilitator: Sady Sparks, Poet Laureate Emeritus
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Chess Club
All ages & levels welcome. Chess sets provided.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Queer Game Night
Bring your favorite board game, trading card game, or tabletop game. For the LGBTQIA+ community and all those who support and love them. For ages 18 and up.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Free ESL Class at Spicewood Springs
Come learn English as a second language.
No limit, no registration required
Wheelchair accessible
Chess Club w/ the Georgetown Chess Club
Join the Georgetown Chess Club for an evening of friendly matches.
Limit 40 attendees
No registration required
Wheelchair accessible
Drawing Group
All skill levels welcome to this informal drawing group. Paper and pencils supplied; participants welcome to bring what they're working on or enjoy practicing in a supportive environment. No instructor, but lots of helpful viewpoints. For ages 18 and up.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Seed Gathering
Join us to learn about the Austin Public Library Seed Collection, gardening, and sustainable living while we process seed donations for the Seed Collection.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
VICTORY Tutoring
Free one-on-one and small group tutoring. Homework, test prep, make-up work, and all core subjects offered. Please register at the link. Questions? Contact: Angel Toscano: angel.toscano@austinisd.org.
Tutoría gratuita individual y en grupos pequeños.
Tarea, preparación para exámenes, trabajo de
recuperación, y todas las materias principales
ofrecidas. Haga clic en el enlace para registrarse. ¿Preguntas? Envíe un correo electrónico a Ángel Toscano. angel.toscano@austinisd.org.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Chess Club
Learn to play chess! This club provides a fun and engaging way to learn and play chess. Recommended for ages 10+.
Este club provee una forma divertida y atractiva de aprender y jugar ajedréz! Recomendado para edades de 10 años o más.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Chess Meet-Up
Learn the board & pieces and play competitively. All ages and levels welcome-beginners to masters.
Self-Guided
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Gentle Yoga and Sound Bath Meditation
Start the New Year with movement and mindfulness!Join us for Gentle Yoga & Sound Bath Meditation—an 8-week series open to all fitness levels.
Instructor Collette Ouseley-Moynan (MA:CIL, E-RYT 500hr) has been teaching yoga and meditation in Austin since 2010. Her classes feature creative yet accessible sequences of gentle movement, paired with soothing sound bath meditation to support relaxation and stress relief.
Adults only (18+)
Tickets will be available 30 minutes before the event.
Facilitator: Collette Ouseley-Moynan (MA:CIL, E-RYT 500hr)
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Chess Club | Club de Ajedréz
Learn to play chess! This club provides a fun and engaging way to learn and play chess. Recommended for ages 10+.
Este club provee una forma divertida y atractiva de aprender y jugar ajedréz! Recomendado para edades de 10 años o más.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Lego Club
Join our Lego Club and build large sets as a group provided by the library.
With Legos, you can build anything you can imagine and tell any story you can dream up. Come to the Lego Lab to hear, see, make, and create different stories, all while building with Legos provided by the Library! Program length can vary, please call branch for details.
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
Buda Reads Book Club
Join us for a lively discussion of a book chosen by the group! This month, we will discuss Cloistered by Catherine Coldstream.
Facilitator: Cole Conley
Limit 12 attendees
Wheelchair accessible
Planning Inclusive Events
Learn to plan accessible and inclusive events. This information session will cover information regarding what disabilities are, best practices with including people with varying abilities, and how you can include accessibility into event planning.
Facilitator: Lauren Scott
Limit 15 attendees
Click here to register (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-5_KVxeBJdwqXAlNuqtwwntamcGpTclyWvJPTpoEEH24ZOA/viewform?usp=publish-editor)
Wheelchair accessible
Business in a Box – From Idea to Action
Ready to turn a big idea into a real business?
Business in a Box is a high-energy, hands-on lab for students curious about entrepreneurship and how AI can accelerate the journey from concept to execution.
This interactive experience brings together entrepreneurial-minded students, faculty, industry practitioners, and subject-matter experts to help participants define a novel business problem, adopt a founder’s mindset, and explore practical tools—like Google Gemini—used by today’s entrepreneurs. Whether you’re just starting to explore entrepreneurship or already shaping an idea, this lab meets you where you are and helps you move faster.
Participants will preview the Business in a Box Playbook, a starter pack designed to help kick-start a venture while learning how to use AI as a true co-worker—supporting roles like market researchers, CFOs, marketing & communications managers, project managers, product managers.
Executive Champion:
Dr. Monique Reeves, Futurist & Executive Vice Chancellor, Austin Community College District;
Facilitators:
Dr. Andrea L. Kehoe, Head of Product, Austin Community College District;
Mr. Harshal Shah, CEO, The Venture Build, Program Director, Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Austin Community College District;
Mr. Abel Rincon, Student Entrepreneur and AI/ Automation Specialist
Limit 50 attendees
Click here to register (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxEvud9Q1fDonGxk3VrRwF4rqTz_YQI4gI1WJaCbuGeeVjsw/viewform)
Wheelchair accessible
Philosophy Dialogues: Choosing Words Carefully
Join Philosophy Dialogues: Choosing Words Carefully in the SMPL Community Rooms.
Facilitator: Texas State University Philosophy Department
Through Our Eyes: Student Voices in the Gallery
The Art Galleries at ACC is hosting 'Through Our Eyes: Student Voices in the Gallery', on March 11, 3:00pm - 4:30pm. During this program, ACC ART 1301 students will present interpretive analyses of the artworks on view in Exploring Uncertainty Part Two: An Interactive Exhibition. The artworks and student presentations will include broad topics such as environmental, societal, and political uncertainty, making space for multiple perspectives, self-introspection, and community reflection.
Facilitators: Sabrina Phillips and Olivia Spiers
Limit 120 attendees
Click here to register (https://forms.gle/g8X3Go7oJ9CPL9XN9)
Wheelchair accessible
Get Crafty: Perler Play!
Create fun perler bead charms, magnets, and keychains using available patterns or completely from your imagination.
Crea divertidos dijes, imanes y llaveros de cuentas perler usando los patrones disponibles o completamente a partir de tu imaginación.Todas las edades son bienvenidas
No limit
Wheelchair accessible
KOOP at the Movies: A KOOP Radio Show
KOOP at the Movies combines the best of the two film-themed shows previously hosted on KOOP Radio by Robert Sims: the interview-driven Lights Camera Austin and the music-focused Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Now running 90 minutes, KOOP at the Movies includes Lights Camera Austin-branded interviews and film reviews; curated blocks of soundtrack selections; and the Top 5 week-in-film events guide. KOOP at the Movies retains Lights Camera Austin‘s hyperlocal focus on the Austin film community by platforming the work of area filmmakers and previewing festivals, conventions, and other related events.
Archived interviews and reviews can be found at http://www.lightscameraaustin.net/.
Click here to learn more about this show.