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APL Public Programming Highlights & Facilities Updates Hannah Terrell, Interim Director Highlights AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY APL Public Programming Highlights & Facilities Updates Highlights Spicewood Springs Branch Marks 40 Years of Community Impact The Austin Public Library welcomed the community to the Spicewood Springs Branch 40th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, November 1st, honoring four decades of service, learning, and neighborhood connection. Guests enjoyed a lively afternoon featuring family-friendly activities, special presentations including Austin’s first Poet Laureate Zell Miller III, and opportunities to reflect on the stories, people, and programs that have shaped the branch’s legacy. Finger Weaving at APL RHIZOMATIC: Essentials Creative Essentials Creative presents Rhizomatic, an immersive installation on view during October at the Central Library. This series of double-sided tapestries reimagines native Texas plants through cultural storytelling, artistic interpretation, and botanical research. Supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department, Rhizomatic honors ancestral knowledge and inspires new relationships with the Texas landscape. 3 APL hosted a hands-on finger weaving workshopat several library locations, led by Doug Martin, aCitizen of the Cherokee Nation and TERO-certifiedfinger weaver. Participants learned the traditionalloom-free weaving method and practiced thediagonal pattern by creating keychains or lanyardsto take home. Martin, who teaches Cherokeelanguage, crafts, and history in his community,shared his cultural expertise while demonstratinghow ancestral techniques continue to informcontemporary artistry. AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY APL Public Programming Highlights & Facilities Updates Special Events Updates In October 2025, Central Library Special Events hosted 18 programs, including 14 rentals and 4 co- sponsorships, with an estimated total attendance of 2,242. Co-sponsorship highlights included events with the Library Foundation (Yang Shuang-zi’s Taiwan Travelogue and The Day the Books Disappeared), the African American Heritage Network’s Speed Mentoring Event, and the City of Austin Economic Development Department’s For Women, by Women: Celebrating Women Entrepreneurship. The City’s Economic Development Department held the event For Women, by Women: Celebrating Women Entrepreneurship on October 16th. Recycled Reads Transition City Council Updates/Legislative Bills There have not been any recent Austin City Council agenda items nor have there been any legislative bills that would have a direct impact on Austin Public Library. Budget and Expenditures 4 A “Recycled Reads Transition Workgroup” has been established to develop timelines and createoperational plans for the transition of the Recycled Reads program from a single bookstore location ina leased privately-owned storefront to a systemwide program with materials sales at all Austin PublicLibrary locations. These timelines will allow for a smooth wind-down of operations in the current bookstore location at5335 Burnet Rd. in advance of the lease ending in March 2026, help us manage the inventory of usedand donated materials entering the Recycled Read pipeline, as well as minimize disruption of servicesfor the public.Key Dates for the public:December 1, 2025 – Tool lending library stops circulating from Recycled Reads Bookstore, to begintransition to systemwide circulationJanuary 2, 2026 – Recycled Reads stops accepting donations at the Burnet Rd. storefront, newmaterials donations guidelines go into effect (drop-offs by appointment only at John Henry Faulkbuilding)January 17, 2026 – Last day Recycled Reads Bookstore is open to the public.February 2026 – Recycled Reads book sales begin at all APL locationsFacilities Services APL Facility Services Last Revised 11/6/25 6 APL Data & Numbers APL Data and Numbers (as of October 31st) 8 337,177 304982 9