Austin
Department: Small Business Center
Austin is the Business Services Librarian. His long-time love and volunteer work for libraries inspired him to pursue librarianship as a career to serve people and their information needs. Hailing from Fayetteville, NC, Austin loves seeing the ways entrepreneurs and small businesses positively affect local communities and the state of North Carolina as a whole. Outside of the library, you can find him reading, playing video games, watching soccer, and taking walks outside.
Austin's upcoming events
Adult Vision Boards!
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Meeting Room #4347)
Start 2026 with a splash of creativity! Join us for an inspiring vision board program where you'll craft your dreams and goals for the new year. We'll provide all the essentials like magazines, markers, glue, and poster boards, but feel free...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds
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Real Estate Essentials
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Conference Room #3214)
Real estate is one of the most powerful tools for building long-term wealth and financial stability. This educational workshop will explore how owning property can help you build equity, generate passive income, and create generational wealth....
Ages: Adult
Home Movie Day
Saturday, January 24, 2026 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Auditorium)
Home Movie Day is an international celebration of amateur home movie film and video. Look through your attics and search out your family’s home movies. Bring 8mm, Super8mm, 16mm film, VHS, and Video8/Hi8 videotapes. Don't have any to bring?...
Ages: Adult
Social Security Workshop
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Bragtown Branch Library (3200 Dearborn Dr)
For many Americans, Social Security is the single largest asset they have in retirement, and greater than 90% of all recipients do not maximize their Social Security benefits. Advance planning is essential and the decisions you make today can have a...
Ages: Adult, Senior Citizen
Business Book Club - Don't Trust Your Gut
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Meeting Room #4347)
Do you have an interest in non-fiction books about business, finance, economics, or career development? Do you enjoy thoughtful discussions with fellow entrepreneurs? Sign up for our Business Book Club meeting! This month, we'll be discussing...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Social Security Workshop
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Bragtown Branch Library (3200 Dearborn Dr)
For many Americans, Social Security is the single largest asset they have in retirement, and greater than 90% of all recipients do not maximize their Social Security benefits. Advance planning is essential and the decisions you make today can have a...
Ages: Adult, Senior Citizen
Austin's book lists
January - National Mentoring Month
National Mentoring Month is a campaign started in 2002 by MENTOR, a non-profit organization that seeks to promote the youth mentoring movement within the United States. Every...
December - National Write A Business Plan Month
National Write a Business Plan Month in December encourages anyone thinking about starting a business to start with a plan. Have you ever thought about starting your own business,...
National Adoption Day
National Adoption Day raises awareness of the more than 100,000 children in foster care. Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the day focuses on children waiting for...
Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday, held this year on November 29, 2025, is a day to celebrate the small businesses that create jobs, provide goods and services, and keep money circulating in...
October 4 - 10: World Space Week
Every year between October 4-10, World Space Week launches events around the world, recognizing achievements in space science and technology. It's the largest space event on Earth!...
October - National Learning and Development Month
National Learning and Development Month encourages us to focus on broadening and advancing our skills. You have an entire month to learn something new and develop a new skill or...