Fort Bend County Libraries

George Memorial Library in Richmond, Texas

29°34′28″N 95°39′02″W﻿ / ﻿29.574311°N 95.650677°W﻿ / 29.574311; -95.650677
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.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

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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

* 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

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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.

## External links

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* Texas portal

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* Fort Bend County Libraries

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Education in Fort Bend County, Texas

Public high schools|

| Fort Bend ISD|

* Stephen F. Austin
* George H. W. Bush
* William P. Clements
* Almeta Crawford
* John Foster Dulles
* Lawrence E. Elkins
* L. V. Hightower
* Isaac H. Kempner
* Thurgood Marshall
* Ridge Point
* William B. Travis
* Willowridge

| Converted|

* M.R. Wood School

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Katy ISD|

* Cinco Ranch
* Jordan
* Katy High
* Seven Lakes
* Obra D. Tompkins
* others are in Harris County

Lamar CISD|

* John and Randolph Foster
* Fulshear
* George Ranch
* Lamar Consolidated
* Dr. Thomas E. Randle
* B.F. Terry

Needville ISD|

* Needville High

Stafford MSD|

* Stafford High

Defunct districts|

* Kendleton ISD
* Missouri City ISD
* Missouri City HS
* Sugar Land ISD
* Sugar Land HS
* M.R. Wood School

Independent schools|

* Darul Arqam School (South/Everest Acad. and Southwest)
* Fort Bend Christian Academy

Tertiary|

| Four-year universities|

* University of Houston-Sugar Land

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Community colleges|

* Houston Community College (Missouri City and Stafford)
* Wharton County Junior College (Sugar Land)

Unaccredited|

* Bay Ridge Christian College

Libraries|

* Fort Bend County Libraries
* Houston Public Library (for Fort Bend Houston)

Portions of Katy ISD extend into Harris and Waller counties; only schools in Fort Bend County are listed
The portion of Brazos ISD in the county is zoned to Brazos High School, which is in Austin County.
What is now FBISD consisted of Missouri City Independent School District and Sugar Land Independent School District until their 1959 merger.

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State library|

* Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building (Austin)
* Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center (Liberty County)

County|

* Brazoria
* Fort Bend
* Harris
* Montgomery

City|

* Austin
* Dallas
* El Paso
* Fort Worth
* Galveston
* Houston
* San Antonio

Links to articles related to cities served by Fort Bend County Libraries

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Greater Katy

Geography

Areas|

* Barker
* Canyon Gate
* Cimarron
* Cinco Ranch
* Energy Corridor
* City of Katy
* Cane Island
* Grand Lakes
* Memorial Parkway
* Nottingham Country

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Katy ISD
* See school district template
* Saint John XXIII HS
* Aristoi Classical Academy
* British Int'l School of Houston
* Faith West Academy

Higher education|

* Houston Community College
* University of Houston System

Libraries|

* Fort Bend County Libraries
* Harris County Public Library

Other

Shopping|

* Katy Mills
* LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch

Landmarks|

* Dr. James M. and Dove Stewart House
* The MKT Depot

Transportation|

* Houston Executive Airport
* West Houston Airport
* Sack-O-Grande Acroport
* Cardiff Brothers Airport (closed)
* Hoffpauir Airport (closed)

This list is incomplete.
Many places on this list are not in the corporate limits of the City of Katy, but instead are unincorporated areas with "Katy, Texas" postal addresses.

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Missouri City, Texas

Areas|

| Areas|

* First Colony (parts)
* Quail Valley
* Riverstone (parts)

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Historical communities|

* DeWalt
* Trammels

Education|

| Primary & secondary
schools|

* Fort Bend Co.: Fort Bend ISD
* Elkins HS
* Hightower HS
* Thurgood Marshall HS
* Harris Co.: Houston ISD

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Colleges and universities|

* Houston Community College

Libraries|

* Fort Bend County Libraries

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Sugar Land, Texas

Areas|

* First Colony (parts)
* Greatwood
* New Territory
* Telfair

Primary and secondary schools|

* Fort Bend ISD
* Clements HS
* Dulles HS
* Kempner HS
* M.R. Wood Alternative
* Lamar Consolidated ISD
* Fort Bend Christian Academy

Other education|

* University of Houston Sugar Land
* Wharton County Junior College Sugar Land Campus
* Fort Bend County Libraries

Landmarks|

* Constellation Field
* Sugar Land Town Square
* First Colony Mall
* Imperial Sugar
* Smart Financial Centre
* Sugar Land Regional Airport
* Central Prison Unit (closed)

Culture|

* Sugar Land Space Cowboys

This list is incomplete.
Sugar Land was a part of the Sugar Land Independent School District until 1959, when it merged into FBISD.
Sections of Riverstone have Sugar Land postal addresses but are in unincorporated areas.

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

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