Talk and Book Signing by Texas Sports Hall of Fame Coach
March 10
1p.m. – 3 p.m.
Library Hewlett Room
Emory Bellard of Georgetown was recently named as one of the most memorable coaches of the last 50 years in Texas. Besides inventing the wishbone offense as an assistant coach at the University of Texas, Bellard served as the [...]

Trained volunteers will be available at the Georgetown Public Library to assist individuals who would like to have help preparing their individual income tax return–Form 1040 in all of its manifestations. The schedule for help is as follows:

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, Noon to 4 p.m. (primarily for senior citizens)
Saturdays, 10 a.m. [...]

Our audience loved Jim Fain’s romantic guitar music last February so we’ve invited him back. He’ll be here on Sunday, February 21, from 2 to 4 p.m., with A Premium Blend (cellist Julia Cory and pianist Brenda Bedell) and an expanded repertoire. This year they will perform some Spanish and flamenco guitar pieces and some [...]

The next author in the Friends of the Library’s Hill Country Authors Series is Stephen Harrigan, a resident of Texas since he was five and a writer who hasn’t yet run out of things to write about Texas. Harrigan’s four Texas novels: Aransas (1980), Jacob’s Well (1984), Gates of the Alamo (2000), and Challenger Park [...]

Hey all you lovers out there in Library land; been burned too many times by your favorite romance books? Let’s meet for a romantic rendezvous…
April 10, 2010
1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Library meeting rooms
Bring your gently loved romance books to swap for other, more experienced books. There will be passionate readings, tasty treats, and books galore! You can [...]

The Georgetown Recreation Center is now offering a College Planning Course for High School Juniors, which will be held at the Teen/Senior Center and the Georgetown Public Library. This course is instructed by Independent Education Consultant, Patricia Ann Nehme, who is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.
Interested students will have the [...]

The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, will host a traveling exhibit from the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, from January 17 through February 13. Congregation Havurah Shalom of Sun City is sponsoring the 27-panel exhibit, A Reason to Remember. Through photos, documents, and images of artifacts, visitors to the exhibit will [...]

The City of Georgetown is developing a Citizen Participation Plan to encourage more public participation in the governing and planning process. The purpose of this plan is to improve education, communication and participation between the citizens of Georgetown and the City Government. City staff has begun work with a citizen advisory group and hopes to [...]

The City of Georgetown Arts and Culture Board is aware of the funding shortages that are facing many nonprofits at this time and has decided to use its appropriation from City Council to assist with funding arts-related events taking place in Georgetown between February 1, 2010 and October 31, 2010. The Board members invite all [...]

The Georgetown Public Library’s increasingly popular live music series continues on Sunday, November 15, with the Cactus Groove Jazz Ensemble, a Georgetown group, appearing from 2 – 4 p.m. The four-member ensemble plays jazz and blues from the 1930s through the 1960s. Melissa Shiramizu does vocals, Bryan Moore plays keyboard, Erich Prinz plays sax, and [...]