Library

The Library will be closed July 4th in honor of Independence Day. We will be open regular hours on Saturday, July 5th from 10 am to 5 pm.

ANNOUNCING EXTENDED SUMMER HOURS! Beginning Monday, June 2nd, the Library will stay open until 8:00 pm Monday through Thursday. Opening times, and Friday and Saturday hours, will remain the same.

2008 SUMMER READING PROGRAM NEWS: Only two more weeks of “Reading Round-Up” to go! Check out our calendar for the schedule of crafts and book clubs for kids of all ages. If you’ve logged at least 360 minutes of reading, be sure to get your picture taken for a “Wanted: Reader” poster that will hang in the library! Turn in all Reading Logs by Saturday, July 12th to be eligible for prizes. Call us at 767-6620 for more information.

And the winner of the LAKE TRAVIS READS vote is… This Voice in My Heart: A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Escape, Faith, and Forgiveness, by Austin resident Gilbert Tuhabonye and Gary Brozek. Read the book this summer and join us for fun events in September!

The BEE CAVE BOOK CLUB will meet on July 14th to discuss Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides, and on August 11th, to tackle The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew – Three Women Search for Understanding, by Ranya Idilby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner. On September 8th, the group will talk about Bridge of Sighs, by Richard Russo. New members are always welcome. For more information, please call Angela at (512) 767-6625 or email apalmer@beecavetexas.gov

NEW DATABASE AVAILABLE: Ancestry Library Edition is now available, from inside the library only. Read more about this amazing genealogy research tool, or come to the library and try it out for yourself!

NEW FOR KIDS: Check out TumbleBooks, a collection of animated, talking picture books, puzzles and games! TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which have been licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format. If you are unable to view the books you can download the Flash plug-in for free at www.macromedia.com.

New for Students and Parents: Interested in reading books on your school’s Accelerated Reader/Reading Counts lists? Check out our new service, ReadTheBooks.com, which offers animation and streaming video to promote books. With links to your school’s Accelerated Reader list, you can search and sort by title, author, AR points, or grade level, and then click “Check the Catalog” to see if the book you want is in our library’s collection. From there, you can put a hold on the book you want, and pick it up at your convenience.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Click here to apply!

Once storytime has begun, the doors will close, so please be on time. If you’re running late, please enjoy books and coloring in the library until the second session is ready to start. We appreciate your cooperation as we adapt to our growing population of future readers and their grown-ups!