Burnet library’s genealogy room holds treasured trove
Burnet native Paula Hasse uncovered buried treasure while working on her family tree. She wasn’t…
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Friends give $40K to Burnet library
The Friends of the Herman Brown Free Library donated $40,000 to Burnet County to purchase…
Meet Burnet’s new genealogy librarian
Burnet resident and trained historian Amanda Seim became the new genealogy librarian at the Herman…
Dog days of summer reading
Every Monday, Frank, a 3-year-old white Australian Cobberdog from Horseshoe Bay, reads books with children…
Kids can open their imaginations through summer reading programs
No need for the summer doldrums with all of the great reading programs planned by…
Burnet library to open on Saturdays starting in March
The Herman Brown Free Library in Burnet will open on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m….
BOOK REVIEW: Mayhem, murder, and mirth in ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Picayune Book Nook is published monthly either online at DailyTrib.com or in…
Summer reading programs at Highland Lakes libraries
Highland Lakes libraries are ready to keep your kids reading this summer. Check out these…
Book Review: An (almost) blast from the past with ‘Nuclear Folly’
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Picayune Book Nook is published monthly either online at DailyTrib.com or in…
BOOK REVIEW: Contemporary author digs deep into story behind ‘The Secret Garden’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Share favorite reads with your Highland Lakes neighbors in The Picayune Book Nook….
Burnet library offers STEAM kits for kids
Elementary and middle school students can investigate robotics, phonics, dinosaurs, and more via STEAM kits…
Enter your blackout poem in Burnet library contest
Adults can try their hand at blackout poetry in a competition at the Herman Brown…
Wild Things Zoofari returns to Burnet
It’s about to get wild in Burnet. The Wild Things Zoofari is coming to town…
Libraries reopen with rules in place
When the first few patrons stepped through the Herman Brown Free Library entrance May 4,…
Burnet County libraries offer eServices and online content
Public libraries have closed their doors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but patrons can…
Picayune People: Alice Leech helped start Herman Brown Free Library Thrift Store
Burnet resident Alice Leech sorts through donations to the Herman Brown Free Library Thrift Store,…
Burnet County libraries offering curbside and online services
The Burnet County library system has closed all of its locations due to the coronavirus…
More cancellations and closures: Marble Falls Spring Break, Science Mill, Burnet library, PEC
With concern growing over the COVID-19 outbreak, the Marble Falls Parks and Recreation Department, the…
Naturalists to speak on invasive species during Coffee Talk at Burnet library
How did we come to run down large hogs on the roads at night or…
Coffee Talks guest is author of award-winning post-WWII novels
When author C.F. Yetmen was in the sixth grade, she penned a story about a…
History sleuths branch out in research of family trees
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON A new tool for digging into family roots, the internet has helped…
Burnet program: Forensic psychiatrist to discuss motivation behind mass killings
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO After a mass shooting, everyone often wonders why. What could have…
What’s in a Name? Herman Brown Free Library in Burnet
STAFF WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Inspiration hit Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro as he stood in…
Library reading programs for kids are out of this world
Endless entertainment! Spectacular adventures! Live animals! Reptiles! Magic! Space travel! Prizes! All free this summer!