What We Do

We work in close collaboration with library leadership to identify how we can most effectively enhance and expand the Austin Public Library's invaluable resources and impactful programs that serve our diverse and growing community.

In addition to providing philanthropic support, we partner with the library to present specific programs including: 

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About The Austin Public Library System

The Austin Public Library provides knowledge, technology, and inspiration to the Austin community. The library is a hub of books and education, a meeting place of minds, and an incubator of ideas. The library system, which is a part of the City of Austin, includes:

  • The Central Library
  • 20 Library Branches
  • Austin History Center
  • Books and Beyond

Our Impact

The Library Foundation: 2023 By Numbers

Raised for our endowment ensuring continued support of the Austin Public Library

$250,000

Raised at our Stories event for the Austin Public Library

$100,000

Adults came to Austin Central Library after hours for APL After Dark to celebrate the nostalgia of summer camp and the spookiness of classic horror movies

850

Copies of children’s books purchased to give away at Austin Public Library events

500

Students enrolled in our Badgerdog Creative Writing camps

301

Local authors, teaching artists, performers, and creative businesses hired to enhance Austin Public Library programs

43

Public events presented through our core programs: Mayor’s Book Club, atCentral, Kids’ Block Party, APL After Dark, Stories, and Austin Youth Poet Laureate

27
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Our Team
Our Mission and Vision

Our Programs

APL After Dark
At Central
Austin Youth Poet Laureate
Banned Books Week
Kids Block Party
Mayor’s Book Club
Stories
Teen Library Fellowship

Badgerdog Creative Writing Camps

Badgerdog Creative Writing Camps & Other Writing Workshops
Wade Martin Scholarship Fund
Become a Badgerdog Teaching Artist

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Our Team
Our Mission and Vision
APL After Dark
atCentral
Austin Youth Poet Laureate
Banned Books Week
Kids' Block Party
Mayor’s Book Club
Stories
Teen Library Fellowship
Badgerdog Creative Writing Camps & Other Writing Workshops
Wade Martin Scholarship Fund
Become a Badgerdog Teaching Artist

Jena Stude

Interim Treasurer

Jena Stude is Vice President of Development at Good + West Residential. Prior to joining Good + West in 2021, Jena was an Investment Manager at Blueprint Local, a real estate private equity firm, overseeing direct real estate investments in Texas. Before Blueprint Local, Jena was an Associate Director at the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) from 2013-2019. Jena previously held similar positions at Ascension Health, a large non-profit hospital system based in St. Louis, Missouri and the University of Arizona Investment Office. Jena holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Finance from the University of Arizona.

Frank Livaudais

Board Vice President

Frank Livaudais is also Vice President of Enterprise Engineering for Cloudflare, an internet security company in downtown Austin. An avid runner and reader, he has run more than 250 marathons (including races in all 50 U.S. states, six countries, and four continents). Frank tries to read 100+ books a year. He lives in Austin with his wife Shelley, son Christopher and one fairly naughty vizsla.

Tom Oney

Board President

Tom Oney is Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President of External Affairs for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). He oversees LCRA’s Human Resources team and all of LCRA’s public-facing and advocacy functions, including Communications, Community Resources, Environmental Affairs, Public Affairs, and Regulatory Affairs. Tom also advocates before the Texas Legislature on behalf of LCRA and led LCRA’s public policy team during the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 Texas legislative sessions.

Tom was born and raised in Waco, Texas, and received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Baylor University in 1996. He received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Tulane University School of Law in 1999. Tom currently represents LCRA on the board of directors of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas and serves as president of the board of directors of both the Austin Library Foundation and Green Doors, an award-winning non-profit benefiting homeless people in Central Texas.