Friends of The Georgetown Public Library

February 2023 FOL Board Meeting
2023-02-15 17:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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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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!

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!

Annual Membership Meeting and Brunch
2022-09-21 17:00 - 19:00 | 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.

Library Giving Day 2022
2022-04-06 - 2022-04-07 | TX
National Library Giving Day is a one-day fundraising event, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Library.
This campaign, celebrated by libraries throughout the country, coincides with National Library Week, April 3-9, 2022. Money raised will enable the library to enhance its collection, programs, facilities, and community outreach services.
Please join us at the library on April 6, grab a small sweet treat, and visit with FOL fundraisers in the lobby.

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Fundraiser: Fish City Grill
2022-04-05 18:00 - 2022-04-06 04:00 | Fish City Grill, 1019 West University Ave, #1025, Georgetown, TX, 78628, United States
Dine at Fish City Grill (located at Wolf Ranch) on Tuesday, April 5th 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 Author Series: Karen MacInerney
2022-03-24 21:00 - 22:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Hill Country Authors Series Returns in March
Author: Karen MacInerney, who will be talking about “Rekindling Your Creativity.” She will talk about the joys and challenges of creative living and how to find the courage and support to listen to that voice inside you that wants you to do what you’ve always been meant to do.”
In addition, she will answer questions about her books. Representatives from Lark and Owl will be on hand to sell A Killer Ending, the first in Karen’s Snug Harbor Series.
Doors open at 1:30 PM
Includes a beverage and dessert from Sweet Lemon Kitchen
Purchase Tickets
Tickets: $15 online, $20 at door.
On sale online 3/1/2022 until 3/22/2022. Online purchasing is closed.
Tickets may also be purchased at Second-hand Prose upstairs at the library.

VIA CREDIT CARD ONLINE

Select the number of tickets you want, click “add to cart” and follow the process to pay via credit card. We use Stripe for our credit card processing.

Library Lovers Month - Shop Lark & Owl
2022-02-01 - 2022-03-01 | Lark & Owl Bookstore, 205 W 6th Street, Suite 101, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
In honor of Library Lovers Month, Georgetown’s neighborhood bookstore, Lark & Owl, will be donating a portion of all sales of literary-and-library-themed Out Of Print merchandise during the month of February to FOL.
FOL only gets a portion of the proceeds for in-person (not online) sales, but that shouldn’t be a hardship – Lark & Owl is a wonderful place to visit!
