Adult Overview

There are always great events going on at the Georgetown Public Library.
Our Adult Event Calendar is a great place to see what's happening this month.

Georgetown Library Writer's College

Are you eager to test the waters of creative writing but not sure where to start - or how to start? Our creative writing courses will guide you surely and safely into the writing life. You will expand your powers of observation, imagination, and language. You will collect numerous tips on craft and practices. Weekly assignments, group interaction, and instructor feedback help you explore various methods of writing while learning the key craft points of plot, structure, point-of-view, sense of place, and voice. Ideas will be sparked, confidence acquired, and you'll gain a sense of there to move with your writing. Creative writing is one of the most stimulating and fulfilling ways to express yourself, and you're never too young or too old to explore its wonders. So come on in. The water's fine.

Download the Course Catalog. It includes:

• A class schedule
• Class descriptions with instructor and tuition information
• Select instructor biographical information

To sign up for a class please contact Richard Groves, Adult Services librarian at:
rgroves@georgetowntx.org or 512-931-7620

The Georgetown Library Writer's College is co-sponsored by the San Gabriel Writers' League

Computer Classes

The library regularly holds computer classes ranging from computer basics to advanced concepts like designing your own webpage.

Upcoming Classes:

Introduction to Computers (FREE)
Wednesdays, November the 12 (Part 1) and Wednesday the 19th (Part II)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM in the Classroom

Introduction to Microsoft Excel ($25)
Saturday and Sunday November 15th & 16th
2:00-4:00 PM in the classroom

Register at the Reference Desk on the second floor. Paid classes require a minimum of four participants for class to be held.

For more information contact:
Richard Groves, Adult Services Librarian at
512-931-7620 or rgroves@georgetowntx.org

ESL Classes

The Literacy Council of Williamson County sponsors free ESL English language tutoring for adults whose primary language is not English. Adults learn to speak, read and write English. Classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday night in the library's Friends Room.

Author/Literary Events

Georgetown Reads
The library's one-book-one-community program. This is an annual event to bring the citizens of Georgetown together around a single book.

Hill Country Book Festival
First annual book festival featuring local authors.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
9:00-4:00