Austin History Center | Austin Public Library

Review №1

Rating: 4

The AHC is under construction and closed, although I called ahead, so I could not complete my research -however-the monumental magnificance of the beautiful building was still amazing! I can not WAIT to come back and complete research!

Date: a month ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Great place to do research. I got some finding for my art project in their archive. Super friendly crews, beautiful place

Date: 8 months ago

Review №4

Rating: 4

Fun place, theyre closing for a month to relocate. Would love to visit the new place once I can.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №7

Rating: 1

Boring and Not kid friendly. Not sure why this is listed as a museum because it s not.

Date: a year ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Very detailed collection of Austin history.loved the place .very helpful staff

Date: a year ago

Review №9

Rating: 1

I parked in the garage across the street because the sign in front of the AHC says they validate parking there. But when I got to the front door there was a sign inside the door saying they were closed, on a day when they should be open (Wednesday, 2:06 PM, not a holiday, I have the parking receipt). The sign did not give a reason why they were closed, it just said they were closed that day. I immediately went back to the garage and I had to pay $4 to leave the garage. I asked, but the AHC will not reimburse the $4 even though their sign recommends people to park there because they validate. Im out $4 and whoever runs the AHC is some kind of deranged psycho.

Date: a year ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Thank you so much Jenna for the recommendations for the Buffalo billiards and Driskill hotel off of 6th st, the niece and brother an I ARE JUST SO EXCITED to be back in Austin, and contacted you guys as far as period relevant places with only a few minor details, you new the names places ad addresses on hand , you knew exactly the places I was mentioning by name , Im so impressed with you maam! your knowledge base accuracy and informative prowess of the area,only speaks to the level of a individual with a love and appreciation for Historiography! couldnt imagine a more suitable employee who has an invested interest in local history and relevance to their job! (Boss man give this gall that recognition! Such a pleasure to talk with you speak with you Jenna!) Herodotus would be proud! Stay cool out there enjoy that A/C! And I hope you and the gipper are poolside soon! Beat the heat & God bless! The; Seattle Dunloy boys!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №12

Rating: 3

They dont actually have historical exhibits here.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №14

Rating: 1

I wish you guys would make your Google listing accurate. I took an Uber to your museum today and it was closed. Yet your Google listing said you were open all day. Its frustrating as a tourist with limited time to come see your museum and the details on Google are not accurate. Please fix them for other travelers.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Great resource the City provides us. The reference librarians are super knowledgeable and helpful!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №16

Rating: 1

I love APL they re fabulous and so are the workers but the measures that they have in place to clean are asinine. To have everyone leave the library for 15 minutes every hour and then have to come back inside. I cherish this place as somewhere to work and have space to do so, but this measure takes away the ability to work within the space. Why even open such a giant library to keep people from using it? I understand the state that we are still in with covid but I have received my vaccinations. I just don t think the cleaning requires for visitors to leave every hour and then come back in especially when the HVAC Systems have been altered to filter the air. Please allow residents who have been vaccinated to use the space properly without Interruptions.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Nothing special just a bus stop

Date: 4 years ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №21

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №23

Rating: 4

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!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №25

Rating: 4

Great place

Date: 4 years ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Its a learning experience

Date: 4 years ago

Review №29

Rating: 3

Date: 4 years ago

Review №30

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Great place for people working on their family histories.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №35

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

Want to learn? This is the place to go

Date: 4 years ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

I honestly thought this was an abandoned building for the longest time. Its a beautiful structure in the inside smells of old paper =)

Date: 4 years ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

So Much History..A Bevy of Information. Fantastic individuals to assist in expanding your knowledge.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

See the amazing history of Austin Texas, fantastic

Date: 4 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 4

Small exhibit space with the story of the austin street car lines. Very interesting and free

Date: 4 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 4

Exelent

Date: 4 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

Nice

Date: 4 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 4

Quiet convenient location ... friendly and knowledgeable staff

Date: 4 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 4

Interesting place. Love the architecture of the building and surrounds.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 3

Date: 4 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

This is something that I recommend to all locals. It is a fascinating experience and a treasure of information.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Good place to visit for historical purposes and the staff is very informative and nice too.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

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.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Austin history is in this building.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

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

Date: 5 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

I had always been curious about this beautiful buili - its an amazing archive of all things Austin!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 5

The place to go for a deeper understanding of our History that will instill a sense of Pride within you.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Great place alot of great history to be learned!!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

I love this place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 5

Good place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 5

Everyone should visit at least one time very cool

Date: 5 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 5

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.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 5

A group of dedicated volunteers and organizers have committed time and money to preserve the history and stories of Austin.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 5

Definitely a cool place to visit

Date: 5 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 5

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 .

Date: 5 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 5

Awesome

Date: 5 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

One of Austins great treasures. Worth a visit for the building alone but there are also many great Austin historical resources.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 5

Lots of good things about the history of Texas

Date: 5 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 5

Excellent collection for research and education!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

New and inviting

Date: 5 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

If youre into history, its a really great place to visit to learn about the capital of the State of Texas and surrounding areas!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 5

want to know anything about historic Austin this is the place to go. special exhibit on trolleys very interesting.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 1

Date: 5 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Lovely place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №124

Rating: 4

Great place to take the family.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №126

Rating: 5

Great place to see

Date: 5 years ago

Review №127

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №128

Rating: 5

Very pretty. Also check out their library app

Date: 5 years ago

Review №129

Rating: 3

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

Date: 5 years ago

Review №130

Rating: 2

Date: 5 years ago

Review №131

Rating: 5

Awesome place to check out some interesting architecture

Date: 5 years ago

Review №132

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Best library I have ever been to

Date: 6 years ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

Very Friendly and Knowledgable Staff

Date: 6 years ago

Review №135

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №136

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

Taking good care of Mexican American Cultural Arts Center archives, Perez/ Ramos archives & other important history !!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №139

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №140

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №141

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №142

Rating: 4

Fancy

Date: 6 years ago

Review №143

Rating: 3

Its ok. Interesting for about an hour. The staff is very knowledgeable and courteous.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №144

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №145

Rating: 5

DELEON JARMON HAD NO SUPPORT FROM THE BYRDS AND DARBY FAMILY MEMBERS CONCERNING MR PAUL DARBY AND HIS GRANDPARENTS MRS. ALTER WASHINGTON AND WILLIE JAMES BYRD ESTATE.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №146

Rating: 4

Warm people,nice archive

Date: 6 years ago

Review №147

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №148

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №149

Rating: 5

Very informative, great place to visit for the whole family!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №151

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №152

Rating: 4

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.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №153

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №155

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №156

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

Excellent

Date: 6 years ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

Nice people!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №160

Rating: 5

Small but a nice place to visit especially on hot days.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №161

Rating: 3

A hidden gem. Quiet. Very strict rules on copies of historic photos.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №162

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №163

Rating: 4

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!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

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!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №169

Rating: 5

I liked it a lot, and I see that the root of this is Latin

Date: 6 years ago

Review №170

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №171

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

Easy to lose track of time here. So many things to see and read.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

Its equipped with a wealth of information and arts crafts and historic places people and much more.it is a must see and explore.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №174

Rating: 3

Date: 6 years ago

Review №175

Rating: 2

Its a gd place to relax and enjoy good company

Date: 6 years ago

Review №176

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №177

Rating: 4

Great

Date: 6 years ago

Review №178

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №179

Rating: 4

History oriented

Date: 6 years ago

Review №180

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №181

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №182

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №183

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №184

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №185

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №186

Rating: 4

Nice place to hold meetings in.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №187

Rating: 4

There was a mean staff member in the teen section.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №188

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №189

Rating: 5

Just a building in front of a bus stop

Date: 6 years ago

Review №190

Rating: 5

Friendly staff

Date: 6 years ago

Review №191

Rating: 3

Date: 6 years ago

Review №192

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №193

Rating: 5

Real convenient and helpful

Date: 6 years ago

Review №194

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №195

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №196

Rating: 4

Date: 7 years ago

Review №197

Rating: 5

Beautiful!

Date: 7 years ago

Review №198

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №199

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №200

Rating: 1

Date: 7 years ago