By Brittany Anderson A grant for the Buda Public Library is looking to implement a program that will improve the library’s ability to better assist the community with their mental health needs.   During its Feb. 15 meeting, Buda City Council unanimously approved to authorize the city manager to exec...

Staff Report   BUDA – The city of Buda is looking for people to join a new Library Strategic Planning Committee (LSPC). Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24.   The LSPC will advise and provide guidance to the city council and staff regarding the library’s strategic plan up...

By Megan Wehring BUDA — From seeing the excitement on children’s faces to watching them grow into mature adults, Martha Sanders archived several favorite memories during her time at the Buda Public Library. After nearly two decades as a children’s librarian, Sanders touched the lives of many familie...

By Christopher Green Starting this September, the Buda Library will host General Education Development (GED) classes in coordination with Community Action Inc., a local nonprofit.  Buda Librarian Melinda Hodges said Community Action officials contacted library staff about possibly administering the ...

There was an unmistakable twinkle in longtime resident and former Mayor Bobby Lane’s eyes when he looked at the aesthetics of Buda’s new municipal complex Saturday. Months earlier during a walkthrough of the site, the view of steel girders and open space made it difficult for Lane to envision what t...

s Buda prepares for the opening of its new municipal facility later this year, Buda Library Director Melinda Hodges is readying for a big move. More than 26,000 books, DVDs, CDs and other materials that currently comprise the Buda Library’s current collection will soon make the transition to a spaci...

Three main agenda items dominated the Buda City Council’s first meeting of the new year – the purchase of books for the new library, an agreement to relocate utilities and a professional services agreement. The items dealt with projects approved in the November 2014 bond election. The new $21 millio...

By Logan McCullough After nearly two years, Buda earlier this month celebrated the groundbreaking of a new facility that will house a larger and innovative public library.  The new library comes as part of the city’s $55 million bond approved by voters in November 2014.  In addition to the library, ...

I  recently read the book “I Contain Multitudes: the Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life” by Ed Yong. It discusses some of the current research and hypotheses surrounding the world of microbes, how they affect us, and how they can change the world around us. For a long time, many people th...

I f you haven’t taken a look lately, now is a great time to check out our TexShare Databases. These are online resources that libraries across Texas come together to purchase, allowing us to have some awesome databases that we otherwise couldn’t afford! (Cheers for statewide cooperation!) There are ...