“With Candid Indifference and Finality of Tone” intermingles the Texan infrastructure with the body to explore American healthcare brokenness. Larkin draws parallels to collective loss and healthcare disproportionality through personal experiences with grief and chronic illness. The imagery invokes sensations of spatial occlusions, construction sites, industrial catastrophes, and unreliable memories. Our bodies, cut off from access when sick, are like the particularities of our environments, where one works in less than ideal conditions - under invisible powers. Larkin asks: what happens when an insurance entity can, with candid indifference and finality of tone, dictate the path and extent of your life?

Facilitated by the artist Zack Larkin and UpFront Gallery

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Wheelchair accessible

This learning experience has been CANCELLED due to an unexpected facilities emergency

Join us for an interactive read-aloud, where we bring stories to life through conversation.

Facilitated by the Circulation Specialist

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Wheelchair accessible

With Legos, you can build anything you can imagine and tell any story you can dream up. Come to 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.

Con Legos, puedes construir cualquier cosa que puedas idear y contar cualquier historia que puedas imaginar. ¡Ven al Laboratorio Lego para escuchar, ver, hacer y crear diferentes historias, todo mientras construyes con Legos proporcionados por la Biblioteca!

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Wheelchair accessible

Come enjoy a science-based functional fitness class. Every class is divided into 5 different time-based segments--each with a different focus. The segments are enable--endure--engage--exert--and rEcover. Each participant controls the intensity of movement for themselves. E5 Fitness is based on a variability of movements, so your brain get a workout along with your body! For ages 18 and up.

Instructor: Lynne Kypuros, St. David's Foundation

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Wheelchair accessible

Reconnect mind and body through gentle Qigong meditation, calm your breath, ease tension, and restore natural balance. Please wear comfortable clothing. Bring a towel to cover knee joints during meditation and bring your own meditation cushion and yoga mat if you have one.  If you don't have them, that is ok. Meditation can be done sitting on the chair.

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Wheelchair accessible

Are you a crafter? Do you wish you were a crafter? We’ll focus on a different craft every month; we’ll learn the basics, we’ll learn the ins and outs, and then we’ll let loose. Come learn with us!

No limit

Wheelchair accessible

Have you ever wanted to learn the beading style of a proper knotted string pearl necklace, similar to the ones made fashionable in the 1920s? Here's your chance. Adults 18+ will have the opportunity to make their own necklace with provided pearl beads and silk string supplies. Max of 20 people per program. For Adults 18+.

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Wheelchair accessible

«El Poder de los Padres» es un programa de prevención del abuso de sustancias en menores de edad, basado en investigaciones y evidencia, diseñado para brindar a padres y adultos responsables las herramientas y los recursos necesarios para conversar eficazmente con los jóvenes sobre los peligros del consumo de sustancias en menores. MADD es la organización sin fines de lucro más grande del país que trabaja para erradicar la conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol o las drogas, combatir la conducción bajo los efectos de las drogas, apoyar a las víctimas de estos delitos violentos y prevenir el consumo de sustancias en menores.

Facilitator: Marie Rodriguez, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

Limit 25 attendees

No registration required

Wheelchair accessible

This hands-on workshop invites parents and children to create their own puppets while learning how play supports early brain development. Through guided puppet-making and imaginative play, families explore how play strengthens language, emotional expression, problem-solving, and connection. Parents leave with simple, science-based strategies to use puppet play at home to support learning and bonding.

Facilitator: Valeska Lukart

No limit

This location is NOT wheelchair accessible

Participants will explore practices for grounding and emotional balance in a group environment, with the goal of building resilience through shared reflection and support. Together, we will practice mindfulness exercises that help calm the mind, foster emotional wellness, and strengthen connections with ourselves and others.

Facilitator: Caitlin Foley

Limit 25 attendees

Click here to register (https://budalibrary.libcal.com/event/16368155)

Wheelchair accessible

People United: The show in solidarity with the people of the world addresses the concerns of a diverse, interdependent people opposed to oppression in all its various forms and committed to the struggle for social justice.  Featuring interviews, lectures, forums, and performances, it provides analysis of current events, and often also historical awareness, locally, nationally and worldwide.

Stream hundreds more past episodes at the Internet Archive.

Click here to learn more about this show.

A lapsit storytime program especially for non-walking babies 0-12 months and their caregivers. Very short stories are interspersed with songs, rhymes, and fingerplays for babies and parents.  A brief playtime follows. Program length can vary.

Un programa de lectura de cuentos especialmente para bebés de 0 a 12 meses que no caminan y sus cuidadores. Se intercalan historias muy breves con canciones, rimas y juegos con los dedos para bebés y padres. Sigue un breve tiempo de juego. La duración del programa puede variar. El programa será principalmente en Inglés.

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Wheelchair accessible

A lapsit storytime program especially for non-walking babies 0-12 months and their caregivers.  Very short stories are interspersed with songs, rhymes, and fingerplays for babies and parents.  A brief playtime follows. Program length can vary.
Para edades de 0 a 12 meses. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de libros, canciónes y rimas para bebés y sus cuidadores. Programa bilingue presentado en español e inglés.

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Wheelchair accessible

AI doesn’t have to be complicated to be powerful. In this practical session, Carolyn Cummins shows you how to put AI to work as your behind-the-scenes marketing assistant. Instead of chasing hacks or one-off prompts, you’ll learn repeatable workflows that help you save time, reduce stress, and keep your marketing strategy on track.

Facilitator: Carolyn Cummins

Limit 50 attendees

Click here to register (https://roundrocktexas.libcal.com/event/15419692)

Wheelchair accessible

¡Este seminario ayudará a startups, emprendedores y empresas existentes a aprender sobre los tipos de crédito, como afectan tanto al individuo como al negocio y diferentes maneras de financiamiento para impulsar su negocio! A través de nuestra sesión podrá acceder y utilizar diferentes tipos de crédito para satisfacer sus necesidades comerciales.

¿Quién debe atender?

Abierta a toda la comunidad de Dallas, incluidos emprendedores, dueños de pequeñas empresas y cualquier persona interesada en obtener más información sobre cómo comenzar su viaje de emprendimiento.

Temas a atender en esta sesión:

• Distinción de producto y servicio

• Líneas de Crédito

• Tarjetas de Crédito

• Préstamos a Plazo

• Productos financieros de la SBA

Facilitator: Leonardo Pozzobon

Online, click here to register (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/como-usar-el-credito-para-negocios-clase-online-tickets-1979271705953?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)

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Come play bridge and have fun! For ages 18 and up. All materials provided.

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Wheelchair accessible

A gentle storytime specifically created for babies (ages 0-12 months)! Enjoy simple stories, soothing songs and rhymes, and playful bouncing activities to support your baby’s development and build their early literacy skills!

Facilitated by the Youth Services Librarian

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Wheelchair accessible

Join our group of homeschool families for crafts, snacks, socializing and games.

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Wheelchair accessible

CapMetro’s “Try Transit” presentation covers the many benefits and services of Central Texas’ premier public transportation system, as well as how to use it. From a variety of buses to trains, bikes, mobile apps, and more, CapMetro offers many ways to get around. Central Texan’s regularly support public transportation, but unfamiliarity is often a barrier for those who might benefit from it. In this presentation, we break down that unfamiliarity with a focus on Leander.

Facilitor: David Fouts

Limit 15 attendees

Register here (https://leander.chamberspace.net/event/chamber-workshop-capmetro-s-try-transit/168611)

Wheelchair accessible

This art workshop introducing watercolor painting also invites artistic exploration. Participants will discover the joy of creativity. Art making provides an environment for self-expression, self-discovery, and emotional well-being. Painting enhances mindfulness and relaxes. Attendees engage in a tactile activity, and experience dexterity in the age of computers. Anticipate splashes of colors, in coherent juxtapositions, blending of hues, shade, values and tones to form abstractions that fascinations and inspire.

Facilitator: Rubina Anjum

Limit 30 attendees

No registration required

Wheelchair accessible

Peque y Yo is a special time designed to provide parent-child interactions with the support an early childhood educator from AVANCE.

Facilitator: Carmen Lazo Tyler

Attendance limited by room capacity

No registration required

Wheelchair accessible

This Peque y yo is a virtual learning experience for parents and children from birth to age five that uses interactive read-alouds to promote early literacy and strengthen parent-child relationships. Guided by an early childhood educator, parents actively engage with their child while receiving real-time coaching on simple strategies such as asking questions, expanding language, and responding to cues. Families leave empowered with practical tools to make shared reading a joyful daily routine that supports bonding and school readiness.

Facilitator To Be Announced

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Online

Baby Lapsit invites newborns, infants, babies, and their caregivers to learn together through stories, songs, rhymes, books, and play.

Facilitator: Arlyn LaBelle

Limit 15 families

Wheelchair accessible

Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories and more in Portuguese and English.

Recommended for all ages 5 and under.

Os programas de Hora do Conto apresentam às crianças livros, rimas, músicas e outras atividades divertidas. A Biblioteca Pública de Austin oferece programas que correspondem aos níveis de desenvolvimento e à capacidade de atenção típica de crianças de diferentes idades.

Recomendado para crianças de até 5 anos.

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Wheelchair accessible

Texas State University Round Rock tours include both a guided walking tour of campus and an admissions information session.

Facilitator: Lindi McIntyre

Limit 25 attendees

Register here (https://recruit.admissions.txstate.edu/portal/visit?tab=round-rock)

Wheelchair accessible

Children are invited to the library for great stories, songs, and fun!

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Wheelchair accessible

Playing is learning! Play is a great way to help develop and reinforce early literacy skills. This come-and-go program is designed to give caregivers and their children time to explore together. Toys, board books, and a weekly craft will be provided.

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Wheelchair accessible

Milwood Branch is partnering with Dougherty Arts Center to host an Art in Cahoots pop up on Friday, March 13 from 10-11 am.

Art in Cahoots activities are free, led by Austin Artists, and designed specifically for children ages 2.5 to 5 years old working cooperatively with an accompanying adult caregiver. This is a great way to collaborate creatively with your child and connect with your community through the arts!

Registration opens on Friday, February 20 at 10am. Spots are limited, so register in advance to save your spot at artincahoots.eventbrite.com!

Facilitator: Dougherty Arts Center

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Wheelchair accessible

Bring your favorite little one to stretch, sing, dance & explore music with rhythm instruments! Program length can vary. Focuses on the Sing and Play recommendations for early literacy which helps develops gross motor skills, listening skills, and social skills, while introducing new vocabulary.
Join us for a musical storytime just for toddlers full of instruments, songs, rhymes, and dance. Stick around for a short playtime designed to help develop gross and fine motor skills.

Recommended for walking babies and toddlers 1-3 years.  

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Wheelchair accessible

The library invites you to sit and knit, crochet, weave, sew, or work on any other fiber project in a relaxed atmosphere with good company.  Bring your own projects to work on and join us every Friday morning. Recommended for adults; minors should be accompanied by a participating adult.

Each participant brings their own materials to work on a project of their own.

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Wheelchair accessible