Friends of The Georgetown Public Library

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 (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.

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

January 2025 Board Meeting
2025-01-15 09:30 - 11:00 | 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!

February 2025 Board Meeting
2025-02-19 09:30 - 11:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

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.

Tickets on sale for May 22 HCAS Lynda Rutledge
2025-04-29 - 2025-05-21 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Tickets on sale for HCAS Lynda Rutledge discussing her latest novel, Mockingbird Summer. Sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library.
Tickets: $17 online from 4/29-5/20; $20 at the door on day of admission, 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!

May 2025 Board Meeting
2025-05-21 09:30 - 11:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

Hill Country Authors Series with Lynda Rutledge
2025-05-22 14:00 - 16:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Please join us as Lynda Rutledge returns to HCAS to discuss her new novel, Mockingbird Summer, a powerful and emotional coming of age novel set amid the turmoil and profound changes of the 1960s.Ms. Rutledge is the bestselling author of West with Giraffes, selected by Library of Congress-affiliated Texas Center for the Book as their 2023 Great Read.Tickets Now On Sale!
Fill out my LGL Form!
Fill out my LGL Form!

June 2025 Board Meeting
2025-06-18 09:30 - 11:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

July 2025 Board Meeting
2025-07-16 09:30 - 11:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

August 2025 Board Meeting
2025-08-20 09:30 - 11:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States

2025 Annual Membership Meeting
2025-09-17 10:00 - 11:30 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
The FOL Annual Meeting Membership Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 17th at 10 am in the Friends Room on the 2nd floor of the Georgetown Public Library.
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. All FOL members are welcome!
Doors will open at 9:45am, the meeting will begin at 10 am and conclude by 11:30 a.m. A light brunch will be served by Little Lemon.
If you and/or your spouse/partner plan on attending, please RSVP no later than September 8th.

Please R.S.V.P. for the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Fall 2025 FOL Membership Drive
2025-10-20 09:30 - 2025-10-24 15:30 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Our Fall FOL Membership Drive will take place during National Friends of Libraries Week.

Hill Country Authors Series with Jeff Abbott
2025-11-12 14:00 - 16:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Join HCAS as NYT Best Selling Author, Jeff Abbott, discusses his latest novel in the Sam Capra series, Traitor’s Dance.
Get your tickets HERE:
Hill Country Authors Series

Hill Country Authors Series with Bryan Burrough
2026-02-12 14:00 - 16:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Join HCAS as NYT Best Selling Author, Bryan Burrough discusses his latest novel, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the Wild West.
Burrough dazzles the reader with his fast-paced new book where there’s much more below the surface. The story follows three decades at the end of the 1800s, when a big swath of the American West was a crucible of change, with the highest murder rate per capita in American history. The reasons behind this boil down to one word: Texas.

Hill Country Authors Series

Spring 2026 FOL Membership Drive
2026-04-20 09:30 - 2026-04-24 15:30 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Renew your membership or encourage your friends to join FOL during National Library Week.

Our Spring FOL Membership Drive will take place April 20, 2026 @ 9:30 am – April 24, 2026 3:30 PM
The Georgetown Public Library Lobby 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown

Hill Country Authors Series with Mark Pryor
2026-05-14 14:00 - 16:00 | The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
Join HCAS as Austin-based author MARK PRYOR, introduces “The Most Mysterious Bookshop in Paris,” a new story arc in the Hugo Marston mystery series.
Hugo Marston, former FBI profiler and head of security at the U.S. embassy in Paris, has retired and is ready to realize a lifelong dream of owning a mysterious, antiquarian book shop in the Marais District of Paris. When a blackmail scheme targeting a prominent American chocolatier leads to murder Hugo once again gets called in to investigate.
Online ticket sales will open on April 16th and will close May 12th.
Hill Country Authors Series
