Annual Membership Meeting and Brunch
2022-09-21 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Join us on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 10 AM for a light brunch!
This will be our first in-person event since the pandemic. We will meet in the Friends Room on the 2nd floor of the Library. On the agenda will be reviewing our past year’s accomplishments and electing new officers and directors for the next year.
Please RSVP to Joan Baker by September 12, 2022.

Firo Pizza Fundraiser
2022-09-22 18:00 - 2022-09-23 03:30 | Firo Pizza, 3702 D B Wood Rd, Georgetown, TX, 78628, United States
The next Friends’ Fundraiser will be held at Firo Pizza on September 22, 2022 from 11:00 AM-8:30 PM. Just order your meal and mention the fundraiser and 25% of your bill will be donated to the Friends!

National Friends of Libraries Week
2022-10-16 - 2022-10-23 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
FOL will hold a Membership Drive during National Friends of Libraries Week. Stop by to join or renew your membership. Can’t stop by? Joining or renewing online is a piece of cake!

HCAS Lynda Rutledge
2022-10-20 21:00 - 22:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
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November 2022 FOL Board Meeting
2022-11-16 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Click here to view November 2022 Agenda

Immediately following the meeting, please join the Friends for the Eric Lashley Trailblazer Award Presentation.
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.

Giving Season Fundraiser
2022-12-01 - 2023-01-01 | TX
More information about the FOL’s Giving Season Fundraiser will be available soon.

January 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-01-18 17:30 - 19:00 | 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.

Hill Country Authors' Series with Stephen Harrigan
2023-02-09 22:00 - 2023-02-10 00:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Hill Country Authors’ Series Returns in February

The program features noted regional author Stephen Harrigan, who will discuss his latest novel, The Leopard is Loose.
The Leopard is Loose is based on the true events of a leopard escaping from the Zoo when Harrigan was a child in Oklahoma City.
Harrigan is the author of twelve books of fiction and non-fiction, including The Gates of the Alamo, which became a New York Times bestseller and Notable Book, and received a number of awards, both regionally and nationally. His non-fiction work, Big Wonderful Thing, a sweeping narrative of Texas from prehistory to the present, was published in 2019 by the University of Texas Press.
The event takes place Thursday, February 9 at 2 p.m. in the Friends Room at the Georgetown Public Library.
Doors open at 1:30. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door.
Limited ticket sales will occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. in Second-Hand Prose, upstairs in the library.
Refreshments are included in the cost and will be served by Sweet Lemon Kitchen.
Lark and Owl Booksellers will be on hand to sell copies of The Leopard is Loose, which the author will be happy to sign.
Purchase Tickets
Tickets are now available to purchase online through February 7, 2023. Complete the form below to make your purchase.
Tickets on sale January 9 to February 7 while supplies last.

February 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-02-15 17:30 - 19:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Click here to view February 15 Agenda

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.

March 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-03-15 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

Live Music at the Library: Carol Montag, Signer/Songwriter
2023-03-19 21:00 - 22:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
The Georgetown Public Library hosts “Live Music at the Library” at 2 pm the third Sunday of most months of the year; the concerts are free and open to the public, but seating is limited to 200 attendees.

The Live Music in the Library series is a gift of the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library.

FOL Volunteer Appreciation
2023-04-17 - 2023-04-18 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Details coming soon!

Tickets Go on Sale for May 11 HCAS with Donald Ladolcetta
2023-04-17 - 2023-04-18 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Mark your calendars for the next HCAS coming up on May 11, 2023 featuring local first time author, Donald Ladolcetta, discussing his historical fiction novel, Hannah: The Lighthouse Girl of Newfoundland.

Tickets will be on sale Monday, April 17 through May 9 on the FOL webpage. Please note, tickets will no longer be available in Second-Hand Prose.

Tickets are $17 in advance; $20 at the door while supplies last.

April 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-04-19 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

FOL Membership Drive
2023-04-23 - 2023-04-30 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Our FOL membership now totals more than 1500!
Help us add to those numbers as we hold a week-long membership drive from Sunday, April 23 through Saturday, April 29 during National Library Week.

Fundraiser: Fish City Grill
2023-05-02 - 2023-05-03 | Fish City Grill, 1019 West University Ave, #1025, Georgetown, TX, 78628, United States
Dine at Fish City Grill (located at Wolf Ranch) on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 and 15% of all sales will benefit our Georgetown Public Library!
Enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner (take-out included!) while helping FOL fund non-budgeted library projects.

Hill Country Authors Series with Donald Ladolcetta
2023-05-11 21:00 - 23:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
The HCAS, sponsored and run by FOL, returns in May featuring local first-time author Don Ladolcetta. He will discuss his novel, Hannah: The Lighthouse Girl of Newfoundland.
The book is set in 1927 and was inspired by stories told to him by his mother. Nine-year-old Hannah is unsure what to expect when her large family moves from the fishing village where they have always lived to an isolated lighthouse on the coast of Newfoundland. The book chronicles all she faces, from the fury of Mother Nature and illness to the Great Depression and World War II.
Mr. Ladolcetta is an American-born grandson of a Newfoundland lighthouse keeper. This is his first historical fiction novel.
Tickets are $17 in advance and are on sale through May 9. You may also buy tickets at the door the day of the event for $20 as available. Please note, tickets will no longer be available in Second-Hand Prose.
Refreshments are included in the cost & will be served by Sweet Lemon Kitchen.
Lark & Owl Booksellers will be on hand to sell copies of Hannah: The Lighthouse Girl of Newfoundland, which the author will be happy to sign.
Tickets Now on Sale
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May 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-05-17 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

June 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-06-21 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

Georgetown Recycling Event
2023-06-24 16:00 - 20:00 | Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, 78626
City of Georgetown Environmental Services is partnering with Friends of the Georgetown Public Library for a Community Collection Event!
This is a free disposal event with a donation to Friends of the Library!

July 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-07-19 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

August 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-08-16 16:30 - 18:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

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.

Tickets On Sale for November 14 HCAS with Lance Osborne
2023-10-16 - 2023-11-11 | TX
Mark your calendars for the next HCAS event on November 14 featuring Lance Osborne and his debut historical novel, Bold Crossings. Based on true tales of survival and adventure, Bold Crossings is the multicultural story of early teens who survive countless hardships and buck traditions as they come of age on the deadly plains of 1830’s Texas.
Please note, tickets will no longer be available in Second-Hand Prose.
Advance Sale Tickets are available October 16 – November 10.
Tickets are $17 in advance; $20 at the door while supplies last.

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Giving Season Fundraiser
2023-11-15 - 2024-01-01 | TX
IT’S GIVING SEASON 2023! The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library aim to raise $50,000 by midnight on December 31 (but all donations you make in January will count, too!). Please give today to strengthen our library!
Fill out the FORM below or PAY BY MAIL
Checks should be made payable to The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library and sent to
GIVING SEASON CAMPAIGNFriends of the Georgetown Public Library402 W. Eight StreetGeorgetown, TX 78626
CLICK HERE for a list of what we’ve been able to provide to the Library this year through your generous support!
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Hill Country Authors Series with Lance Osborne
2023-11-14 22:00 - 2023-11-15 00:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Join us on Tuesday, November 14 as Lance Osborne presents his debut historical novel, Bold Crossings. Based on true tales of survival and adventure, Bold Crossings is the multicultural story of early teens who survive countless hardships and buck traditions as they come of age on the deadly plains of 1830’s Texas.
We look forward to seeing you there! Advance Sale Tickets are available through November 10.
Please note, tickets will no longer be available in Second-Hand Prose.
Tickets are $17 in advance; $20 at the door while supplies last.
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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
