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.
| 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 |
History
editPrior 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
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First Colony Library in Sugar Land
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Albert George Library in Needville
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Mamie George Branch in Sugar Land
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Bob Lutts Library in Fulshear
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Sienna Branch Library in Sienna
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Sugar Land Branch in Sugar Land
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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.