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.

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.
Fill out my LGL Form!

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

Hill Country Authors Series with Sarah Bird
2024-02-22 22:00 - 2024-02-23 00:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
The Hill Country Authors Series, sponsored and run by the FOL, returns on Thursday, February 22. It features award-winning Austin author, Sarah Bird, discussing her latest novel, Last Dance on the Starlight Pier. The historical fiction novel blends the enthralling world of dance marathons during the Great Depression, with characters based on famous Galvestonians from the 1930’s.
Bird is no stranger to historical fiction. She is a two-time recipient of the Best Fiction Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Institute of Letters. She also has several screenplays and 11 mainstream novels to her credit, including Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen as well as the non-fiction work, A Love Letter to Texas Women.
Sarah will give a 20-30 minute presentation, followed by a 15-20 minute question and answer session. Refreshments are included in the admission price and will be served by Sweet Lemon Kitchen. Lark and Owl Booksellers will be on hand to sell copies of Last Dance on the Starlight Pier, which Sarah will be happy to sign.
Tickets are $17 in advance through February 20.$20 at the door; if available.
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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.

Tickets On Sale for May 23 HCAS with Elizabeth Crook
2024-04-30 - 2024-05-22 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Tickets on sale for HCAS Elizabeth Crook, May 23, 2:00 PM, discussing her latest novel, The Madstone. Sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library.
Crook will give a 20-30 minute presentation, followed by a 15-20 minute question-and-answer session. 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.
Tickets: $17 from 4/30-5/21; $20 at the door on day of admission.
DOES YOUR BOOK CLUB WANT TO BE NOTIFIED OF FUTURE EVENTS? GO HERE!
Individual Registration (up to 3 people)
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Book Club Registration (up to 12 people)
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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

Hill Country Authors Series with Elizabeth Crook
2024-05-23 21:00 - 23:00 | 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, continues with Elizabeth Crook,discussing her latest novel, The Madstone. Set in the Texas Hill Country of 1868, The Madstone is the riveting story of a pregnant young mother, her child, and the frontier tradesman who helps them flee across Texas from outlaws bent on revenge.
Lauded by critics, the book has appeared on many prominent book lists and has been named one of Texas Observer’s must-read Lone Star books. Crook will give a 20-30 minute presentation, followed by a 15-20 minute question-and-answer session.
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.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN.Tickets: $17 from 4/30-5/21; $20 at the door on day of admission.
Location: Georgetown Public Library, second floor.
DOES YOUR BOOK CLUB WANT TO BE NOTIFIED OF FUTURE EVENTS? GO HERE!

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

GPL 2nd Floor/SHP Closed
2024-08-05 - 2024-09-16 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
The 2nd Floor of the Library will be closed from August 5 – September 20 for new carpet installation in the stacks.
This improvement to the GPL means
🚫 No study room OR meeting room access.
🚫 No access to upstairs collections, which means fiction, nonfiction, large print, DVD, audiobook, or graphic novel collections
🚫 The Plant Propagation Station will not be accessible. Plant parents, please adopt all these wayward plant propagations ASAP!
🚫 Second Hand Prose bookstore will be closed

The SHP Black Carts in the vestibule will remain stocked and donations taken through the QR code or in the clear box at Circulation.

For more information please visit
https://library.georgetown.org/new-carpet-this-fall/

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.

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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
