Austin Central Library to start charging for parking come Monday

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Visiting the new Austin Central Library, a question you’ll likely hear floated around is, “So what about parking?”
Come Monday, the grace period of free parking will come to a close at the downtown library.
Here’s how the city council-approved rates will break down:
$0.00
0 up to 30 minutes
$3.00
31 minutes up to 1 hour
$5.00
Over 1 hour up to 2 hours
$7.00
Over 2 hours up to 7 hours
$9.00
Over 7 hours up to 10 hours
$15.00
Over 10 hours up to 12 hou