Friends of The Georgetown Public Library

August 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-08-16 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
FOL Board Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Georgetown Public Library.
9:30 am in the Classroom, 2nd floor.
Open to the public.

Annual Meeting
2023-09-20 17:00 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Join us on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in the Friends Room on the 2nd floor of the Library as review our past year’s accomplishments and elect new officers and directors for the next year.
Tea, coffee and light snacks will be served.
Please join us … we have a lot to share! RSVP by September 18.
ALL FOL MEMBERS WELCOME!
Please R.S.V.P. for the 2023 annual meeting.

FOL Membership Drive
2023-10-16 - 2023-10-22 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Join the Friends or renew your membership during our biannual FOL Membership Drive and National Friends of the Library week! Look for our Friend Your Library table in the GPL lobby between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm.

November 2023 Board Meeting
2023-11-15 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

December 2023 Board Meeting
2023-12-20 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

January 2024 Board Meeting
2024-01-17 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

February 2024 Board Meeting
2024-02-21 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

March 2024 Board Meeting
2024-03-20 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

April 2024 Board Meeting
2024-04-17 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

Volunteer Appreciation Brunch
2024-04-19 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
We would like to invite any of you who have been a Friends of the Library Volunteer over the past year to join us at our annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch. It’s on Friday, April 19 at 10:30 in the Friends Room upstairs in the Library. Brunch will be provided by Little Lemon. We appreciate our volunteers and welcome the chance to celebrate you!
Please R.S.V.P. for the 2022 annual meeting.

Fundraiser: Fish City Grill
2024-05-07 - 2024-05-08 | Fish City Grill, 1019 West University Ave, #1025, Georgetown, TX, 78628, United States
Enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner while helping FOL fund non-budgeted library projects!
Dine or Take Out at Fish City Grill (located at Wolf Ranch) on Tuesday, May 7th and 15% of all sales will benefit our Georgetown Public Library!

May 2024 Board Meeting
2024-05-15 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

June 2024 Board Meeting
2024-06-19 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

July 2024 Board Meeting
2024-07-17 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

August 2024 Board Meeting
2024-08-21 16:30 - 18:00 | Carver Center, 1200 West 17th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
FOL Board Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month. The August meeting will be held at the Carver Center located at 1200 West 17th Street, Georgetown. The meeting will start at 9:30 am. Open to the public.

FOL Annual Membership Meeting
2024-09-25 17:00 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
FOL Annual Membership Meeting
The FOL Annual Meeting Membership Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 25th at 10 am in the Hewlett Room on the 2nd floor of the Georgetown Public Library. All FOL members are welcome!
Join us as we review our past year’s accomplishments, elect new Officers and Directors for the coming year and vote to adopt new bylaws.
Click here to view Candidate Roster.
Click here to view the Current Bylaws.
Click here to view the Proposed Bylaws.
Refreshments from Little Lemon will be served.
Please RSVP by September 20!
Please R.S.V.P. for the 2023 annual meeting.

FOL Fall Membership Drive
2024-10-07 - 2024-10-12 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
FOL’s Fall Membership Drive will take place Monday-Friday, October 7th – 11th. Here’s your chance to introduce our wonderful organization to new friends!
We need volunteers to take a 2-hour shift at a table in the Library lobby. Two volunteers will cover each shift and promote FOL membership to library visitors. This is a fun activity where you can interact with members of our library community!

The following shift times are still open. The number of volunteers needed for each shift is noted in parentheses.

9:30-11:30: Wed (1)
11:30-1:30: Thurs (1), Fri (2)
1:30-3:30: Mon (2), Wed (2)

To volunteer, contact either

Mindy Klein via email (mindykleintx@gmail.com) or call 713-478-4428
Josie Talbot via email (jmt@2tsquared.com) or call 512-565-7354

Please give us the date and shift time during which you’d like to volunteer. A big thanks to those who have volunteered to date!

This is a great opportunity to encourage your friends and neighbors who are not already FOL members to visit during the Membership Drive or join online.

October 2024 Board Meeting
2024-10-16 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

Tickets on Sale for November 14 HCAS Lawrence Wright
2024-10-22 15:00 - 2024-11-13 07:59 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Tickets on sale for HCAS Lawrence Wright, discussing his latest novel, Mr. Texas. Sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library.
Tickets: $17 online from 10/22-11/12; $20 at the door on day of admission, if available. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. At the door ticket purchase ONLY if there is space available.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are no longer sold at Second-Hand Prose.
DOES YOUR BOOK CLUB WANT TO BE NOTIFIED OF FUTURE EVENTS? GO HERE!
Fill out my LGL Form!

Hill Country Authors Series with Lawrence Wright
2024-11-14 22:00 - 2024-11-15 00:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
You’re not going to want to miss our next Hill Country Authors Series (HCAS) speaker.
We are proud to host acclaimed Pulitzer-prize winner Lawrence Wright, discussing his latest novel, Mr. Texas, a hilarious, sharply drawn send-up of Texas politics. In the novel, a dark-horse candidate risks his personal happiness for a career in the Texas House of Representatives.
Wright will give a 20-30 minute presentation, followed by a 15-20 minute question-and-answer session.

Date: Thursday, November 14th
Time: 2:00 PM; doors open at 1:30 PM
Location: Georgetown Public Library, upstairs in the Friends/Hewlett rooms.
Refreshments: Included in the admission price and will be served by Sweet Lemon Kitchen.
Book-signing: Lark & Owl Booksellers will be on hand to sell copies of Mr. Texas, which Wright will be happy to sign.
Admission: $17 online (Note: tickets are no longer sold at Second-Hand Prose) October 22nd – November 12th; $20 at the door, on a space available basis. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. At the door ticket purchase ONLY if there is space available.

Fill out my LGL Form!

November 2024 Board Meeting
2024-11-20 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

GIVING SEASON 2024
2024-11-26 - 2024-12-31 | TX
IT’S GIVING SEASON 2024! The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library aim to raise $51,000 by midnight on December 31.
Your generosity empowers us to support every person in the community through library resources and programs!
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DONATE
Checks should be made payable to The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library and sent to
GIVING SEASON CAMPAIGN
Friends of the Georgetown Public Library
402 West 8th Street
Georgetown, TX 78626
CLICK HERE for a list of what we’ve been able to provide to the Library this year through your generous support!

December 2024 Board Meeting
2024-12-18 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

Tickets on Sale for February 13 HCAS Sherry Thomas
2025-01-21 08:00 - 2025-02-11 17:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Hill Country Authors Series, sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library, kicks off its 2025 season with Sherry Thomas discussing her latest novel, A Ruse of Shadows.
Pre-Sale Tickets are $17 and can be purchased online NOW through February 11. Day-of-Sale Tickets are $20 at the door, if available.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are no longer sold at Second-Hand Prose.
DOES YOUR BOOK CLUB WANT TO BE NOTIFIED OF FUTURE EVENTS? GO HERE!
Fill out my LGL Form!
Fill out my LGL Form!

Hill Country Authors Series with Sherry Thomas
2025-02-13 14:00 - 16:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Hill Country Authors Series, sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library, kicks off its 2025 season with Sherry Thomas discussing her latest novel, A Ruse of Shadows.
Eighth in her acclaimed Lady Sherlock Holmes series, A Ruse of Shadows continues the saga of Charlotte Holmes, the lady sleuth whose exceptional deductive reasoning powers and her razor keen intellect solve mysteries in London during the immensely rigid Victorian era.
Refreshments, provided by Sweet Lemon Kitchen, are included in the admission price. Lark and Owl Booksellers will be on hand to sell copies of the book, which the author will be happy to sign.
ADVANCE SALE TICKETS ARE NOW CLOSED! Stand-By Tickets $20 at the door on day of admission, if available.
Location: Georgetown Public Library, second floor.
DOES YOUR BOOK CLUB WANT TO BE NOTIFIED OF FUTURE EVENTS? GO HERE!
Fill out my LGL Form!
Fill out my LGL Form!

FOL Membership Drive in Sun City
2025-02-21 - 2025-02-22 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Join our circle of Friends during FOL’s Membership Drive in Sun City. Details coming soon!

March 2025 Board Meeting
2025-03-19 09:30 - 11:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

Spring 2025 FOL Membership Drive
2025-04-07 09:30 - 2025-04-11 15:30 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
FOL will hold a Membership Drive in the library lobby during National Library Week. Encourage your friends to visit the library and join our wonderful organization!

April 2025 Board Meeting
2025-04-16 09:30 - 11:30 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
2025-04-22 11:30 - 13:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
We would like to invite any of you who have been a Friend of the Library Volunteer over the past year to join us at our annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. It’s on Tuesday, April 22 at 11:30 in the Friends Room upstairs in the Library. Food provided by Little Lemon. We appreciate our volunteers and welcome the chance to celebrate you! Please RSVP using the form below.
Please R.S.V.P. for the 2022 annual meeting.
