From the monthly archives:
Texas has its Bluebonnets, but there’s the Caldecott Medal, the Newbery Award, and the Coretta Scott King Award that each year add to the list of books that you may trust to provide good reading experiences for your children. You may search for the award-winning books that are in the library’s collection by using the [...]
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Earlier this fall we invited children from kindergarten through fifth grade to submit drawings that they thought would be appropriate for the front of a library card. The winning design came from Alex Poole, a fifth grader at Mitchell Elementary. In his drawing, an imaginary animal leaps from the pages of an open book, which [...]
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From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, December 19, the Children’s Room will be the place to make ornaments, watch puppet shows, eat s’mores and drink cocoa! Mr. Puppet will present a holiday show to help get the kids in the Christmas spirit. And, they can come in their PJs! This is holiday fun for children of [...]
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December 22, 23, 29, 30, 31 – the library will close at 6:00 p.m. instead of 8:00 p.m.
December 24 & 25 – the library will be closed. No materials will be due on these days but the drive-up bookdrop will be open.
January 1 – the library will be closed. No materials will be due this [...]
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We know how frustrating it is to wait in line at the main circulation desk to check out one or two items when the person ahead of you needs to transact Major Library Business. That’s why we set up so many new self-checkout stations when we initiated the Apollo automation system and we hope you’ve [...]
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The role of the Arts and Culture Board is a work in progress. Since its founding a little more than three years ago the members have spent many hours discussing how they can promote the visual and performing arts in Georgetown and encourage preservation and expressions of our cultural heritage. It’s a big order for [...]
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To make room for more DVDs and books on CD, the Georgetown Public Library began in November to remove from circulation all of its VHS videos and books on cassette. Although some people still were checking out these formats, public preference by far is for the disk formats of video and audio and these are [...]
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Twenty-five sweetly fragrant, amazingly creative, and bound to make you smile entries came in this year! Each one is a work of art and are the most innovative we’ve ever received. Don’t miss seeing–and smelling–this display. Voting for the entries began on Tuesday, December 9, and continues through Monday, December 15. You will be able [...]
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