Fort Bend County Libraries
Fort Bend County Libraries | |
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George Memorial Library in Richmond, Texas | |
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29°34′28″N 95°39′02″W / 29.574311°N 95.650677°W | |
Location | Fort Bend County, Texas |
Established | 1947 |
Branches | 11 |
Collection | |
Size | 1,013,798 (2016)[1] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 4,732,773 (2016)[2] |
Members | 372,994 (2016)[1] |
Other information | |
Budget | $626,017 (2016)[2] |
Director | Clara Russell |
Website | www |
Fort Bend County Libraries is a public library system serving the county of Fort Bend, Texas. The main library, the George Memorial Library, is located in Richmond, Texas.
History
[edit]Prior to the founding of the Fort Bend County Library there existed a Share-a-Book Club run by ladies of the towns constituting the area. In 1947 these ladies appealed to the Commissioners' Court of Fort Bend County to establish a library which was granted and constructed by 1948. The original building held 1,000 books but was quickly deemed to be insufficient for growth and a new library underwent construction in November 1948. At a cost of $50,000 the new building opened on July 7, 1949 and held 8,111 volumes. It received an addition in 1958 which added a historical room and a Daughters of the Revolutionary War collection.[3]
Branches
[edit]Name | Location |
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Albert George Branch Library | Needville |
Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library | Fulshear |
Cinco Ranch Branch Library | Unincorporated (Cinco Ranch) |
First Colony Branch Library | Sugar Land |
George Memorial Library | Richmond |
Fort Bend County Law Library | Richmond |
Mamie George Branch Library | Stafford |
Mission Bend Branch Library | Unincorporated (Mission Bend) |
Missouri City Branch Library | Missouri City |
Sienna Branch Library | Unincorporated (Sienna) |
Sugar Land Branch Library | Sugar Land |
University Branch Library | Sugar Land |
Gallery
[edit]- First Colony Library in Sugar Land
- Albert George Library in Needville
- Mamie George Branch in Sugar Land
- Bob Lutts Library in Fulshear
- Sienna Branch Library in Sienna
- Sugar Land Branch in Sugar Land
- University Branch in Sugar Land
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fort Bend County Libraries Librarian's Monthly Report October 2016". FBCL. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ a b Sturdivant, Robert E. "COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT For the Year Ended September 30, 2016". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "History of Fort Bend County Libraries". Fort Bend County Libraries. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
External links
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