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 American Revolution collection.

Branches

NameLocation
Albert George Branch LibraryNeedville
Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch LibraryFulshear
Cinco Ranch Branch LibraryCinco Ranch
First Colony Branch LibrarySugar Land
George Memorial LibraryRichmond
Fort Bend County Law LibraryRichmond
Mamie George Branch LibraryStafford
Mission Bend Branch LibraryMission Bend
Missouri City Branch LibraryMissouri City
Sienna Branch LibrarySienna
Sugar Land Branch LibrarySugar Land
University Branch LibrarySugar Land

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