History Channel Movie of Isaac's Storm

The Round Rock Public Library showed the TV documentary version of Isaac's Storm on Tuesday, January 19th, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Troy Kimmel, local TV meteorologist, gave a talk about weather events and safety.

This was a wonderful event, complete with refreshments! A full room of approximately 60 people attended. The movie is from the History Channel and is excellent. It uses actual photos. They are still photos, but they are intertwined with video simulations to create a spellbinding movie about Isaac's Storm.

You can see the movie on YouTube. I thought I saw a full-length video of it available on YouTube, but now all I see are sections. So, you might have to watch it in sections. It's good, though!

There is a review of the TV documentary at IMDB: Click Here

Book discussions scheduled for the RR Reads "also rans"

Posted by Pam Fuchs
Isaac's Storm received the most votes from Round Rock Reads voters. Events related to it will be in January.

The RR Library will host book discussions of the "also rans" at 2 pm AND 7 pm as follows - all are on Tuesdays:

Oct 6: Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

Nov 3: Not for Sale

Feb. 2: Articles of War

Mar. 2: Shoeless Joe (timing coincides with upcoming baseball season)

Cedar Park Library Book Discussion Group FYI

Meets 2nd Tuesday at 1:00 pm
8/11 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
9/8 Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
10/13 One Ranger by H. Joaquin Jackson
11/10 Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
posted by PamF

Read if you pay for a library card

From Pam:
I live just outside RR city limits and paid $25 for a 1-year RR library card that is expiring 3/31. Claudia mentioned something about Austin offering a free library, so I called them and confirmed that indeed I can (and plan to) get a free Austin library card, then 60 days later get a TexShare card with which I can get library cards from other participating libraries (including RR). [This is new since Oct 2008. Austin still offers a non-resident card, but now non-resident is defined as an address other than Texas.]