This place is absolutely amazing and perfectly preserves Austins rich history! Additionally, I am unsure as to who is responsible for keeping this place neat and tidy and organized but they did a fabulous job!
I love our library!! Think Hogwarts with all the staircases going in every direction. So many different designs throughout that there is a spot for people looking for various vibes. From the quite room where no one is talking, to the childrens area full of laughter, to the peaceful breeze of the rooftop patio overlooking the city, this library has all you can ask .
We got a Forbes Award for this building. Theres awesome acoustics, a top floor patio, a 3D printer. Go check it out! You need to find your own parking though.
Great place for people working on their family histories.
I honestly thought this was an abandoned building for the longest time. Its a beautiful structure in the inside smells of old paper =)
So Much History..A Bevy of Information. Fantastic individuals to assist in expanding your knowledge.
Small exhibit space with the story of the austin street car lines. Very interesting and free
This place has a lot of history to it and a great place to go visit. Its free to go in and look. The librarians and incredibly polite and helpful. And they have a history to look at.
This is something that I recommend to all locals. It is a fascinating experience and a treasure of information.
Want to learn? This is the place to go
Interesting place. Love the architecture of the building and surrounds.
Good place to visit for historical purposes and the staff is very informative and nice too.
I actually went for the first time yesterday, it was lovely I took a yoga class with a friend there and the service was great the environment was wonderful everything was just very peaceful and inviting
I had always been curious about this beautiful buili - its an amazing archive of all things Austin!
The place to go for a deeper understanding of our History that will instill a sense of Pride within you.
One of Austins great treasures. Worth a visit for the building alone but there are also many great Austin historical resources.
Its a learning experience
A group of dedicated volunteers and organizers have committed time and money to preserve the history and stories of Austin.
What a great place to learn local Austin history! The staff was friendly and helpful. Such a wonderful stop along the way to research and learn historical facts!
If youre into history, its a really great place to visit to learn about the capital of the State of Texas and surrounding areas!
Want to know anything about historic Austin this is the place to go. special exhibit on trolleys very interesting.
Great place alot of great history to be learned!!
Everyone should visit at least one time very cool
Attended an event presided over by the author of a book about the capitol of Austin. The event was well organized, with chairs, snacks, and a podium. A microphone would have helped due to the fact that many attendees were over fifty. That day the air conditioner was on in spite of freezing temps outside. But that didnt keep us from enjoying the heck out of this writers stories!
Small but very informative! The hallway and research area have many blown up photos full of history. They have a meeting room that is apparently available for rent.
Everyone should visit the AHC at least once while in Austin. The historic building itself is beautiful, but the exhibitions are always great too. Take some time to go into the reading room and request some materials from one of their many collections. Its a great, hands on way to learn about the citys history through the papers of its community members.
Not much in the way of exhibits right now (nov 2018) but the staff are really helpful with local history and research about local history
Lots of good things about the history of Texas
I USED THE COMPUTERS DAILY IN TRACING MY FAMILY TREE HOPING TO FIND ALL MY FAMILY MEMBERS HERE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS AND RELATIVES THAT ARE DECEASED AND LEFT PROPERTY BEHIND WITH TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AS UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AS MY SISTER SHARON ANN BYRD AND HER FATHER MR. PAUL DARBY AT TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS DENY MY IN HEIR SHIP RIGHT.
Very pretty. Also check out their library app
Its ok. Interesting for about an hour. The staff is very knowledgeable and courteous.
Its equipped with a wealth of information and arts crafts and historic places people and much more.it is a must see and explore.
Great place
Small but a nice place to visit especially on hot days.
A hidden gem. Quiet. Very strict rules on copies of historic photos.
Easy to lose track of time here. So many things to see and read.
Its a gd place to relax and enjoy good company
Excellent collection for research and education!
Definitely a cool place to visit
Best library I have ever been to
Exelent
Very informative, great place to visit for the whole family!
Great place to take the family.
Very neat, but didnt have any particular exhibits going when we had visited.
The people here were very helpful in guiding me through finding history of my house
DELEON JARMON USED THE AUSTIN HISTORICAL LIBRARY DAILY IN SEARCH OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS AND HIS GIRLFRIEND NATALIE ABRAM FAMILY MEMBERS TO REPORT THE DEATH OF HER CHILD AND BEING FORCED TO PROSITUTE AS DELEON JARMON OF TRAVIS COUNTY HAVING TO FILE A CIVIL CASE TO GET HIS BIRTH RIGHT TO HIS GRANDMOTHER MRS ALTA BYRD AND WILLIE JAMES BYRD ESTATE HERE IN TEXAS ALONG WITH HIS INHERITANCE LAND AND MINERAL RIGHT ACCOUNTS.
Amazing resource, friendly staff will help you look up the history of anything in Austin
Its nice but it will be better if they use more stuff
I love this place
Very Friendly and Knowledgable Staff
Love it, awesome Austin history presented in a fun way. Agem really
Nice place to hold meetings in.
Lovely place
Good place
New and inviting
Nice
Warm people,nice archive
Nice people!
Awesome
Great place to see
Austin history is in this building.
Fancy
Just a building in front of a bus stop
Friendly staff
Real convenient and helpful
History oriented
There was a mean staff member in the teen section.
Beautiful!