http://roundrocktexas.gov/cc/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=Round+Rock+Public+Library,Round+Rock,Michael+Jackson+country&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'Round Rock Public Library', 'Round Rock', and 'Michael Jackson country'en-USCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 21119.1142)http://roundrocktexas.gov/cc/blogs/exchange/archive/2009/06/26/getting-a-reputation.aspxFri, 26 Jun 2009 21:30:00 GMT9be1e196-b4dd-4219-b883-7e290dbe3f82:525Linda Sappenfield<p>It&#39;s a&nbsp;momentous week to launch a new blog.&nbsp; Michael Jackson&#39;s death has inspired&nbsp;all sorts of musings regarding what his music meant&nbsp;to whom and when.&nbsp;&nbsp;His legions of fans include&nbsp;so many in our area, and yet&nbsp;I heard&nbsp;someone on KUT radio&nbsp;observe that &quot;Austin isn&#39;t really Michael Jackson country&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; A city known for quirky tastes and musical diversity, Austin is not&nbsp;easily identified as <em>anyone&#39;s</em> turf,&nbsp;certainly not that of a pop icon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Everyone knows that Austin is enviably weird and progressive.&nbsp;&nbsp;In&nbsp;Round Rock, Cedar&nbsp;Park, Georgetown, and&nbsp;other such places, we&#39;re still&nbsp;discovering&nbsp;which choices demonstrate our character.</p> <p>Reading preferences express so much&nbsp;about a community.&nbsp;&nbsp;Comments offered at the library here in Round Rock are intriguing, but we&#39;d like to hear much more&nbsp;from readers, library users or not.&nbsp; What do you love&nbsp;to&nbsp;read?&nbsp; Avoid reading? (And are there stories explaining why?)&nbsp;&nbsp;What favorite author do you see languishing on the shelf and wish others would encounter?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Share your thoughts and critiques about books, authors, new formats such as Kindle and mp3, or any other reader-ly opinions with us here.&nbsp;&nbsp; What we read is who we are!&nbsp;</p>