What you can find at the Milwood Branch:
- Access to over 80,000 books, magazines, recorded books, DVDs, and music CDs
- Public Internet computers and wireless access
- Meeting room space for public use
- Children’s Programs
- Monthly Book Group
- Easy pickup of reserve items using Express Check machines
- Solar panels
- Beautiful wooded setting
About the Milwood Branch
When the Milwood Branch of the Austin Public Library celebrated its grand opening on July 26, 1997, the event was not only considered a triumph, but also the end of a long road-for both the Milwood community and the Austin Public Library.
Back in the mid-1980s, concerned citizens and neighborhood organizations began lobbying for the much-needed branch in central far North Austin. Their campaign continued into the 1990s until voters finally approved funds for the branch in the 1992 bond election. Ground was broken on the branch in July 1996, and a year later, the splendid new facility, designed by The Austin Group of Architects, officially opened its doors to the public.
The 8,266 square-foot facility (designed with the potential to expand to 15,000 square feet) is situated on a beautiful wooded site of 7.5 acres. Milwood is strategically located between the Spicewood Springs and Little Walnut Creek branches-and together, the three facilities create a service triangle for meeting the informational needs of far North Austin.
Currently, the Milwood Branch houses a collection of over 80,000 items and is equipped with public access computer-Internet stations. It is a modern, service-oriented facility with a large and loyal neighborhood following. The branch also stands as living proof of what a community can accomplish when it sets its “collective mind” to it.
