Library Grant for the City of Cedar Park Public Library The AT&T Foundation awarded the Cedar Park Public Library a $5,000 grant for implementation of the Radio Frequency Indentification Device system to improve tracking if new and returned items at the Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Blvd., Cedar Park, Texas.  To contact the library, call 512-259-5353 or visit http://www.cedarparktx.us/cp/li.aspx.


Current local news courtesy of Community Impact

Cedar Park, Texas is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation with a rapidly growing population around 42,400, according to the United States Bureau of the Census.  From a population of 5,161 in 1990, Cedar Park, Texas has exploded on the popularity scale, developing into an urban center of over 40,000 residents in a little more than 20 years
 

HISTORY OF CEDAR PARK, TEXAS

The city of Cedar Park, Texas voted to incorporate in 1973.  Growth has paralleled Austin's growth to the northwest along U.S. 183.

Cedar Park’s popularity as a place to live, work and raise families comes as no surprise to the citizens who helped the town grow. Located only 17 miles from the heart of downtown Austin, the State Capitol and home of The University of Texas, Cedar Park, Texas offers all the amenities of a major metropolitan area but far enough away to offer the relaxed life style that is in keeping with a family oriented community.

While Austin is known as the “Live Music Capital of the World” there is an abundance of cultural and recreational opportunities for families to enjoy. The Highland Lakes area, a system of five lakes created along the beautiful Colorado River, stretches from downtown Austin Town Lake and Auditorium Shores to Lake Buchanan some 60 miles away in Burnet, Texas.

The largest of the lakes, Lake Travis is the most popular recreational site among the lakes and can be easily accessed at numerous sites ranging from five miles to ten miles from Cedar Park, Texas.  One of the advantages of living in a Cedar Park home and in central Texas is that there is just so much to do and so much to enjoy. 

Springtime in the Texas Hill Country is one of the most popular seasons of the year as native Texas wildflowers turn the hillsides into virtual gardens of color. One of the more popular scenic drives, anytime of the year but especially in the spring, begins in Cedar Park, Texas and ranges in a circular drive from Cedar Park to Marble Falls on Lake LBJ to Burnet and back to CedarPark, a total driving distance of 90 miles.

The Cedar Park, Texas Fire Department was established in 1972 as a volunteer department when the population was approximately 687. In 1994, the first five career firefighters were hired and worked a 40-hour week in conjunction with the volunteers. The City of Cedar Park continued to hire full-time firefighters and a full-time paid Chief as the population increased. In 1997, the Fire Department essentially became a full-time paid department under the City organization. The fire department responds to calls in both the City and the ETJ serving a population of just over 52,500 people.

CEDAR PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Circulation desk closes 10 minutes before closing time.

Address:
550 Discovery Blvd
Cedar Park, TX  78613

Phone: (512)259-5353 Library Cards

The Cedar Park Public Library is a department of the City of Cedar Park. Renewable one-year library cards are free to residents who live within the Cedar Park city limits by presenting a current photo ID and proof of current address. Non-residents may purchase a library card for $35.00 for one year or $20.00 for six months. The Library charges $2.00 for replacement of lost library cards. Resident and non-resident cards expire every six months or one year, as appropriate.

Steam Train from Cedar Park to Burnet
photos courtesy of Austin Steam Train Association

Drawing on the heritage of Central Texas, the popular vintage steam train is based here in Cedar Park, Texas, offers numerous excursions through the Texas Hill Country.  In 1990, the Austin Steam Train Association rebuilt a 1916 vintage 143-ton Southern Pacific locomotive, No. 786, which had seen four decades of service in Texas and Louisiana.  It is matched with Pennsylvania Railroad coaches and post-World War II lounge and parlor-sleep cards.  Departures are Saturdays and Sundays at 10am March through November, and 10am Saturdays in December.

USEFUL NUMBERS CITY OF CEDAR PARK
Cedar Park City Departments (Area Code 512)

City Administration                                      401-5010
Police Department                                      259-3600
Fire Department Administration                260-5470
Public Library                                               259-5353
Municipal Court                                           259-0400
Animal Control                                            258-3149


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