Of all the City of Round Rock departments you know about—Utilities, Transportation, Parks and Recreation, Police, Fire, etc.—which group springs to mind when you think of exercise and fitness? You
Watching our figures Read More »
As a certain mid-April deadline approaches, queues for Foundation Communities’ Community Tax Center assistance at the library are lengthening, but not as much as you’d think. Ever since the
April art and anticipation Read More »
All the late winter rains have been great, and I can’t wait to see all of the wildflowers that should soon be blooming! Hopefully, most of the rain did some
NEW Lawn Aeration Rebate! Read More »
It may be spring break, but folks in Round Rock never stop doing their homework. The Improvements for Your Home display tower on second floor requires constant monitoring to refill
Not too busy to stop and smell the tulips Read More »
The week of March 16-20, marks the EPA’s WaterSense program’s Fix a Leak Week to encourage families to check for water leak and drips in their bathrooms, kitchens, and yards–and
This week marks National Groundwater Awareness week, so I wanted to talk about groundwater in general, and some groundwater facts for Round Rock. Generally speaking: Groundwater is the water that
Groundwater Awareness Week Read More »
Erik Larson’s Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania will be out soon–March 10–but the reviews (e.g., “…history at its harrowing best”) have me wishing I could get my hands
Views from above and below Read More »
By “It”, I mean another rain barrel sale! The Cities of Round Rock & Hutto are working together to promote a rain barrel sale! It’s by preorder, so you place
So I just rummaged around my office’s recycle bin to find any type of water bottle for this blog, and surfaced with three different brands of water. Unfortunately, I wasn’t
Why I’m not a morning person: the tendency to awaken with sudden realization of yesterday’s missteps. The first conscious thought the day after our Book Buzz event: Robert–our Penguin Random
Better living through Friends Read More »
When you think horror, think Round Rock Public Library! Wait–that didn’t come out right. But we do want fans of terrifying tales to know that we purchase books for them;
Strange encounter at the library Read More »
So I spent a morning recently helping judge science fair projects at Double File Elementary School, which I love to do, and noticed a particularity relevant project. As an aside, it’s
A 3rd Grader Got It! Read More »
Anticipating the Book Buzz event featuring our publisher rep, we wonder: what if popular fictional characters could present library programs?
The buzz stops here Read More »
