Austin Public Library - Carver Branch
1161 Angelina Street, Austin, TX 78702
Best of Austin, unranked
Libraries in Austin
5 public libraries across 4 districts, 5 independent and 0 chains. East Austin has the most with 2.
The Austin Public Library runs a central library downtown and about twenty branches across the city. The branches on this page are the ones whose map point falls inside one of our twelve district radii; the rest are in parts of Austin we do not yet cover.
A place is listed if OpenStreetMap tags it as a library. Branch hours change, several branches have been through renovation closures in recent years, and the library system’s own site is the only reliable source for what is open today. We link the OSM record on every entry and the official page where mappers recorded one.
Libraries make the list because they are among the most-used public places in any neighborhood and because a directory that skips them in favor of bars would be telling you something false about how people live here.
By district
| District | Libraries | Independent | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Austin | 2 | 2 | listed below |
| Zilker | 1 | 1 | listed below |
| Rainey Street | 1 | 1 | listed below |
| Bouldin Creek | 1 | 1 | listed below |
Libraries in East Austin 2
Austin Public Library - Cepeda Branch
651 North Pleasant Valley Road, Austin, TX 78702
Libraries in Zilker 1
Library Box
No street address on record. Map point 30.2719, -97.7746.
Libraries in Rainey Street 1
Austin Public Library - Terrazas Branch
1105 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78702
Libraries in Bouldin Creek 1
Austin Public Library - Twin Oaks Branch
1800 South 5th Street, Austin, TX 78704
Sources and last verified
- Place listings (5 on this page): OpenStreetMap contributors via the Overpass API, ODbL. Each listing links to its own OSM record.
- Data pulled and checked: July 15, 2026. Neighborhood assignment by distance to a district centroid; boundaries are approximate.
- Method, corrections and what we do not publish: editorial policy.