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Activities
Monthly
Meetings
A 45 to 60 minute presentation by a guest speaker. About a 60 Minute
Business Meeting. Short Show & Tell presentations. Refreshments.
Where: With the
exception of the October meeting, which is held at Gem Capers, and the
December meeting which the date is annouced in the Chipper (officer
induction) all
standard meetings of AGMS are held at the AGMS facility located at 6719
Burnet Lane, Austin Texas (Click
here for a map).
When:
The regular monthly meetings are held the fourth Thursday of every
month except November & December. The meetings start at 7:00 PM.
A
good way to stay in
contact with everyone and get information faster is to join
the
AGMSlist on yahoo. If you would like to join this
list and are a member in good standing, or would just like more
information please click request.
Austin Gem & Mineral Society Membership Application.

Special Interest
Groups
Members tend to be interested in one subject more than others. When a
significant number of members share the same interests and a leader
steps forward, they can create a splinter group called a Special
Interest Group, shortened to SIG. Once established a SIG can schedule
and use the AGMS facility for their sub-group. AGMS has several active
groups and others appear as interests change. Click on the links below
to learn more about a group. Currently AGMS offers the
following SIG groups:
- Opal SIG
- Fluorescent SIG
- Fossil SIG
- Facetors SIG
Don't see your special interest listed above, please email us
by clicking interest
and letting us know your interests.

Classes/Education
Classes are offered by AGMS and are taught by volunteer members for
AGMS members. Classes are offered, based on requests and availability
of instructors and equipment. Class length and meeting times are set by
the instructor, and vary dependent upon the class. A nominal fee is
charged for the classes to cover the cost of operating the facility.
Some
classes require the student to purchase consumables, generally outside
the class.
To email our education chairman and learn more
about classes, suggest a class, or volunteer to teach a class
please click classes.
Click
here to check our Calendar for latest classes.

Field Trips
Field Trips are sponsored by AGMS and AGMS members are also frequently
invited to join other club's ventures. As a member of the South Central
Federation, all members have outgoing liability coverage during field
trips. This protects the trip target from liability issues as a result
of the field trip.
To find out more information about field trips or
have a suggestion about a field trip please click trip.
Click
here to check our Calendar for upcoming field trips.

Juniors
The
goal
of AGMS is to provide a program that draws on the natural
curiosity that children have of
their
surroundings. AGMS tries to provide activities that will
stimulate the
interests in the earth sciences, focus being on rocks, gems,
minerals, and
fossils. This includes collecting,
cleaning, analyzing and lapidary arts.
Once a year we schedule a "Juniors Field Trip".
We
also have an annual "Egg Carton
Collection" competition at
our annual show, Gem Capers. Every junior is
encouraged to submit
a collection for judging and as the name implies, the collection is to
be
housed in a one dozen size egg carton. As a junior
member in good standing a junior is welcome to
check out books from our library.
To learn more about our junior program please email us by
clicking juniors.
The
Harriet Strieber Library
"Books are the Gems of Knowledge", reads the
official plaque, "The Harriet Strieber Library." When AGMS acquired
the current clubhouse in the late 1980's we set aside an entire room to
house
the now burgeoning collection of books. The library is located across
from the
office in the front of the building.
The library is open for
book check out anytime the club
house is open for an AGMS function. Any meeting night (board,
show
committee or general), work shop nights, or other times.
If you need
a book and need to come at a specific time (other than those
listed) please notify one
of the librarians so that special arrangements may be made. Any member
in good
standing with AGMS is welcome to check out books. Members may check out 3 items
for two months at a time, as long as they have no over dues or lost
books. If
additional time is needed please contact one of the librarians for an
extension. Books may be returned anytime the building is open or
closed.
Please use the mail slot to return books when the building is
locked. A librarian may be contacted by clicking librarian.
The
library holdings include hard back, paperback and loose
leaf books. VCR tapes, CD's, a juniors section, periodicals, vertical
files and
maps. For on site research there is even a reference section. Please visit our library for
a complete listing of books and other selections. Happy Reading!

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