Austin Library director Roosevelt Weeks moves on

Mayor Kirk Watson and City Council said farewell Thursday to Roosevelt Weeks, who has served as the city’s director of libraries for the past seven years. He thanked Council for passing ordinances that cut down on barriers “so people can have access at all levels of our system.” Watson wished him “best of luck in retirement,” but Weeks’ retirement won’t last long. He will become library director of the Fort Bend County library system on Oct. 7, according to a news release from that county. Weeks was named Texas Librarian of the Year by the Texas Library Association in 2023 and received the “I Love My Librarian” national award from the American Library Association in 2016.