Fort Bend County Libraries is a
public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants.
There are ...
system serving the county of
Fort Bend,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. The main library, the George Memorial Library, is located in
Richmond, Texas
Richmond is a city in and the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The city is located within the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 11,627. It is home to the founders of the former company O ...
.
History
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.
Branches
Gallery
File:Sugar Land TX First Colony Library.jpg, First Colony Library in Sugar Land
File:Needville_TX_Library.jpg, Albert George Library in Needville
File:GeorgeMamieBranch.JPG, Mamie George Branch in Sugar Land
File:Fulshear TX Lutts Library.jpg, Bob Lutts Library in Fulshear
File:Missouri_City_TX_Sienna_Library.jpg, Sienna Branch Library in Sienna
File:SugarLandLibrarySugarlandTX.JPG, Sugar Land Branch in Sugar Land
File:Fort Bend County Libraries - University Branch.JPG, University Branch in Sugar Land
References
External links
Fort Bend County Libraries
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Fort Bend
Education in Fort Bend County, Texas
Education in Houston