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October is Family History Month, and the Round Rock Public Library will be sponsoring a number of special events. Please share this information with your patrons and staff! Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 p.m., Meeting Room D Karen R. Thompson, who works in the Archives Division of the Williamson County Clerk's Office and is also the author of numerous books on Round Rock and Williamson County, will speak about "Families and Communities - Putting Family History in its Place." Space is limited. Registration at the Library Reference Desk or call 218-7000. Friday, October 23, 6:00-11:00 p.m. The grand finale of our Family History Month celebration will be a Genealogy Lock-In at the Library. This is the second time that the Round Rock Public Library System has held a genealogy lock-in. At the first lock-in, in September 2003, approximately 90 family history researchers came to study and explore the resources available at the library. The event was so popular that people have been asking for a repeat, and we're finally going to be able to accommodate that request! The library will close as usual at 6:00 p.m. on Friday October 23. Genealogists and family history researchers will be allowed back in the library through the door to Meeting Room A off Liberty Street beginning at 6:00 p.m., and from 6:30-11:00 p.m. the library will be open to researchers. We will have special mini-classes and presentations on beginning genealogy research, using library databases including Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest Online, and exploring Williamson County history and records. Representatives from local history and genealogy societies will also be available to help people with their research. The Library's Internet computers, online catalog, microfilm, and genealogy CDs will all be available for use. Patrons will not, however, be able to check out books or apply for a library card. Refreshments will be available in the meeting room throughout the evening, though patrons should bring any special items with them as the doors will be locked at 7:00 p.m. and they will not be allowed to re-enter the library once they have left. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thanks! ============================= Danielle Cunniff Plumer Reference Librarian Genealogy and Local History Services Round Rock Public Library System Phone: 512.218.7006 Fax: 512.218.7061 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
