FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 08, 2003
Contact: Patricia Fraga, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442

Give a Gift That's Sure To Be A Holiday Classic

Tired of giving your friends and family gifts they never use? This Holiday Season why not give them a gift that will be shared by many? During the month of December you can buy a book in honor of that special person. At any of the 21 Library locations you can make a donation to buy a book for the Austin Public Library collection. When you make a donation to buy a book for the Austin Public Library in the name of a family member or friend, you will have given more than just a novel gift. Over 6,500 people visit the Library every day. So the gift you give will help to buy books for many others to share for years to come.

Make a donation to the Austin Public Library to buy a book. It’s a gift that sure to be enjoyed again, and again, and again.

About the Austin Public Library Collection
The Austin Public Library's systemwide holdings (21 locations) is over 1.5 million-which includes books, magazines, newspapers, videos, recordings, audio cassettes, CDs, CD-ROMs and DVDs. Customers visited the Austin Public Library 3,349,111 times last year and checked out a total of 3,332,645 items. The various libraries add books and materials to their collections that are relevant to the communities they serve. The following Branch Libraries have specialized collections:

Faulk Central Library—World Language collection. Circulating collection of books in over 30 different languages, as well as bilingual books in English and another language. Emphasis is on materials in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, French, and German. Other languages include Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Carver Branch—African American Collection
Little Walnut Creek Branch—English as a Second Language and foreign language materials.
Cepeda, Manchaca, Riverside, Southeast Austin Community,Terrazas Branches—Adult and Youth Spanish Collection.
Spicewood Springs Branch—Asian Collection includes Indian and Chinese materials
Yarborough Branch—Chinese Collection

Download the Library's Novel Gift Form in Adobe Acrobat format.

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