Reminder: Buda Public Library Closing For Move To New Location

The Buda Public Library began as a shelf in City Hall that would disappear every time someone opened the door.

The Buda Public Library is in the middle of the big move to the new building. The library is now closed, and there will be no checkouts, or story times from July 15 – August 5.

They will continue scheduled summer programs and have times available to bring in your reading log! See more information about the move here: http://ow.ly/i1QM30kWsZ4 

The new library opens on August 6. The address is 405 E. Loop St., Building 100.  

The Buda Public Library began as a shelf in City Hall that would disappear every time someone opened the door. The Buda Community Women’s Club worked for a real library by raising money and securing property.

The creation of the Buda Public Library was made official on April 1, 1980 by an ordinance passed by the Buda City Council. The Buda Public Library got its own building in 1984, a small metal Butler building, on the Library’s current site.

The current Library building, a beautiful limestone building, was built in 1993 in a place of honor on Main Street, between the gazebo and the historic water tower. The Santa Cruz Catholic Church pledged $75,000 to the building of the new Library and chose to name it in honor of the French priest Basil Anthony Moreau, who founded the Congregation of the Holy Cross, which is devoted to education.