Round Rock Public Library

Extra work isn’t the only way to participate in cinema. IndieFlix allows access to stream independent films, documentaries and shorts.

The library is top summertime destination.

Last week was a vacation–and not.  True, I was immersed in three vacation-y pursuits: inspiring view; regimen of pampering/rejuvenation; even a whimsical lapse of judgment best second-guessed in retrospect. Translation: I didn’t

People are so quick to draw conclusions.  So what if The Sting, The Natural, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid top my “10 Best Films List”?   I also love

Forget Rumpelstiltskin’s debtor spinning straw into gold and Cinderella’s fairy godmother devising a coach from a pumpkin.   This project demanded creativity. Michelle, our library director, requested that fellow reference librarian Chris and

Not everyone who works in the library is a librarian (technically, that’s only the folks with MLS or MLIS degrees).  And among the librarians, library assistants, and library associates in

This week, I found myself tracking former residences the way some people Google their old flames. Leave ’em and love ’em: that’s my motto.  Of a dozen former homes, we’ve

Like all parents, I ponder the Generational Divide some days more than others.  And this week?  Well, it occurred to me that J.K. Rowling’s great gift to humankind–the Sorting Hat–might

The customer isn’t always right.  On those rare occasions, it’s fortunate if someone else has already said so. That’s what happened with the recent job hunter who slid his resume

Yes, I’m overthinking this.  Chances are that if a city official or Michelle, our library director (or anyone else) happened by the reference desk when I said that, they wouldn’t consider

I spotted Wonder Woman in the library a couple of days ago.  Or maybe it was Super Mom; there’s scarcely any difference.The first clue to her identity was the adorable

Library resources can be as hard to find as Richard III’s remains but there are some good ones to excavate.

Resolution someone should make for 2013:  solve the question of acceptable vs. inconsiderate digital multitasking. Before the term came into being, we felt virtuous when accomplishing things simultaneously.  Haven’t we

…is another version of “The Night Before Christmas”.  What if Santa paid a visit to downtown Round Rock the week before his annual delivery? The Night Before Christmas at Round