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{{Infobox library
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'''Fort Bend County Libraries''' is a public library system in [[Fort Bend County, Texas]] (USA).
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| image = Richmond TX George Library.JPG
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| caption = George Memorial Library in [[Richmond, Texas]]
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| established = 1947
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| location = [[Fort Bend County, Texas]]
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| annual_circulation = 4,732,773 (2016)<ref name="govreport">{{cite web|last1=Sturdivant|first1=Robert E.|title=COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT For the Year Ended September 30, 2016|url=http://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=40406|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
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| members = 372,994 (2016)<ref name="octoberreport">{{cite web|title=Fort Bend County Libraries Librarian’s Monthly Report October 2016|url=https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=21475|website=FBCL|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
| budget = $626,017 (2016)<ref name="govreport" />
| director = Clara Russell
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| website = {{URL|http://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us/}}
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'''Fort Bend County Libraries''' is a [[public library]] system serving the county of [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend]], [[Texas]]. The main library, the George Memorial Library, is located in [[Richmond, Texas]].
The library system, headquartered in the George Memorial Library in [[Richmond, Texas|Richmond]],<ref name="GMemorial">"[http://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us/branches/gm.html George Memorial Library]." Fort Bend County Libraries. Retrieved on May 14, 2010.</ref> operates two libraries and nine branches throughout Fort Bend County.
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[[File:SugarLandLibrarySugarlandTX.JPG|thumb|The Sugar Land Branch in [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar&nbsp;Land]]]]
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[[File:GeorgeMamieBranch.JPG|thumb|right|The Mamie George Branch in Sugar&nbsp;Land]]


==Libraries==
==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.<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=History of Fort Bend County Libraries|url=http://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us/about_us/history.html#|website=Fort Bend County Libraries|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
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*[[George Memorial Library]] &ndash; [[Richmond, Texas|Richmond]]
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*Fort Bend County Law Library &ndash; Richmond


==Branches==
==Branches==
{| class="wikitable"
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*Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch &ndash; [[Fulshear, Texas|Fulshear]]
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*Cinco Ranch Branch &ndash; Houston ETJ
! Name !! Location
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*First Colony Branch &ndash; [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]]
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*Albert George Branch &ndash; [[Needville, Texas|Needville]]
| Albert George Branch Library || Needville
*Mamie George Branch &ndash; Sugar Land<ref>"[http://www.cityofstafford.com/PDF%20Files/StaffordCityMap_2007-04-25.pdf City Map]." ''[[Stafford, Texas|City of Stafford]]''. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.</ref>
|-
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*Missouri City Branch &ndash; [[Missouri City, Texas|Missouri City]]
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| Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library || Fulshear
*Sienna Branch &ndash; Missouri City ETJ
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*Sugar Land Branch &ndash; Sugar Land
| Cinco Ranch Branch Library || ''[[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated]]'' (Cinco Ranch)
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*University Branch &ndash; Sugar Land
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| First Colony Branch Library || Sugar Land
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| George Memorial Library || Richmond
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| Fort Bend County Law Library || Richmond
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| Mamie George Branch Library || Stafford
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| Mission Bend Branch Library || ''Unincorporated'' ([[Mission Bend, Texas|Mission Bend]])
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| Missouri City Branch Library || Missouri City
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| Sienna Branch Library || ''Unincorporated'' (Sienna)
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| Sugar Land Branch Library || Sugar Land
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| University Branch Library || Sugar Land
|-
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Sugar Land TX First Colony Library.jpg|First Colony Library in [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]]
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File:Needville_TX_Library.jpg|Albert George Library in [[Needville, Texas|Needville]]
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File:GeorgeMamieBranch.JPG|Mamie George Branch in Sugar&nbsp;Land
File:Fulshear TX Lutts Library.jpg|Bob Lutts Library in [[Fulshear, Texas|Fulshear]]
File:Missouri_City_TX_Sienna_Library.jpg|Sienna Branch Library in [[Sienna, Texas|Sienna]]
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File:SugarLandLibrarySugarlandTX.JPG|Sugar Land Branch in [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar&nbsp;Land]]
File:Fort Bend County Libraries - University Branch.JPG|University Branch in Sugar&nbsp;Land
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Houston}}
{{Portal|Texas}}
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us Fort Bend County Libraries]
* [http://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us Fort Bend County Libraries]
{{Education in Fort Bend County, Texas}}
{{Texas public libraries}}
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{{Greater Katy}}
{{Greater Katy}}
{{Missouri City, Texas}}
{{Missouri City, Texas}}
{{Sugar Land, Texas}}
{{Sugar Land, Texas}}
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{{Authority control}}

[[Category:County library systems in Texas|Fort Bend]]
[[Category:County library systems in Texas|Fort Bend]]
[[Category:Education in Fort Bend County, Texas]]
[[Category:Education in Fort Bend County, Texas]]
[[Category:Education in Houston]]
[[Category:Education in Houston]]
[[Category:Libraries established in 1947]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Texas]]

Latest revision as of 21:44, 23 July 2023

Fort Bend County Libraries
George Memorial Library in Richmond, Texas
Map
29°34′28″N 95°39′02″W / 29.574311°N 95.650677°W / 29.574311; -95.650677
LocationFort Bend County, Texas
Established1947
Branches11
Collection
Size1,013,798 (2016)[1]
Access and use
Circulation4,732,773 (2016)[2]
Members372,994 (2016)[1]
Other information
Budget$626,017 (2016)[2]
DirectorClara Russell
Websitewww.fortbend.lib.tx.us

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

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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

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Name Location
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
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  • First Colony Library in Sugar Land
    First Colony Library in Sugar Land
  • Albert George Library in Needville
    Albert George Library in Needville
  • Mamie George Branch in Sugar Land
    Mamie George Branch in Sugar Land
  • Bob Lutts Library in Fulshear
    Bob Lutts Library in Fulshear
  • Sienna Branch Library in Sienna
    Sienna Branch Library in Sienna
  • Sugar Land Branch in Sugar Land
    Sugar Land Branch in Sugar Land
  • University Branch in Sugar Land
    University Branch in Sugar Land

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fort Bend County Libraries Librarian's Monthly Report October 2016". FBCL. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Sturdivant, Robert E. "COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT For the Year Ended September 30, 2016". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Fort Bend County Libraries". Fort Bend County Libraries. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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