Fort Bend County Libraries

Fort Bend County Libraries

George Memorial Library in Richmond, Texas
Established	1947
Location	Fort Bend County, Texas
Coordinates	29°34′28″N 95°39′02″W / 29.574311°N 95.650677°W / 29.574311; -95.650677Coordinates: 29°34′28″N 95°39′02″W / 29.574311°N 95.650677°W / 29.574311; -95.650677
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.fortbend.lib.tx.us
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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[]

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[]

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

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