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Teen Space @ GPL

Twilight Party

The movie New Moon from the Stephenie Meyer Twilight saga is almost here.  To celebrate, GPL had a Twilight Party ...

From the Children's Room

Edible Construction Extravaganza!

Can it already be time to think of holiday baking? If you want to enter the library’s Edible Construction Extravaganza ...

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November’s Art in the Library

The Big Painters Group will be showing their work this month on the bridge and in the west wing gallery. ...

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Library Happenings

Book Club in a Bag Launches January 4

Getting the Book Club in a Bag project ready for launch is taking longer than we’d expected! The books have come in and are being processed and the discussion materials ...

2010 BOOK LOVER’S PAGE-A-DAY CALENDARS ON SALE NOVEMBER 09-14

Are you an avid reader? Do you have friends who like to read as much as you do? Looking for the perfect teacher’s gift? Need a hostess gift? Stumped about ...



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Library News

Holiday Music at the Library During December

The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, has four musical events scheduled in December. All are free,  open to ...

Citizen Participation Plan Underway

The City of Georgetown is developing a Citizen Participation Plan to encourage more public participation in the governing and planning ...

Hill Country Authors Series Resumes November 12

Paulette Jiles will be the next speaker in the Hill Country Author Series on Thursday, November 12th at 2 ...

Arts and Culture Board Announces Sponsorship Program

The City of Georgetown Arts and Culture Board is aware of the funding shortages that are facing many nonprofits at ...

Summer Reading at the Library

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Picks & Pans!

Highlander & Fever series by Karen Marie Moning

A local fan of Karen Marie Moning just donated Moning’s entire Highlander series to the library. (Moning writes fantasy fiction that involves both modern-day characters and 16th century Scots.) Our ...



Book Review for Fri, Nov 20 2009
(from Powell.com)

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of ScienceThe Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes, a review from Harper's Magazine by Benjamin Moser.


Contact Us

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(512) 930-3551 / (512) 930-3764 (fax)
General Info: library@georgetowntx.org
Reference: reference@georgetowntx.org
Director: epl@georgetowntx.org

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F 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun Noon - 5 p.m.

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Library Staff

Kathleen Burnop -- Library Assistant, Public Services

Kathleen Burnop -- Library Assistant, Public Services

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