Library News

LIBRARIES OFFER FREE ONLINE ACCESS TO “DATA AXLE” BUSINESS/CONSUMER RESOURCE

Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) offers free access to a variety of research tools and resources that are available online and can be accessed 24/7 from home. In April, the featured resource of the month is “Data Axle: Reference Solutions,” a national business, consumer, and residential directory that can be used to research industries, competitors, consumer demographics, job opportunities, and much more. Demonstrations of this free online resource will take place at the following locations […]

GENTLY-USED BOOK DONATIONS NEEDED FOR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALES

The Friends of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library organization is requesting donations of gently-used books so they can replenish their supplies and continue their book sales and fundraising efforts. Donations can be brought to the Cinco Ranch Branch Library (2620 Commercial Center Blvd, Katy) during business hours. Items that are needed include gently-used fiction and nonfiction adult, youth, and children’s hardback and paperback books that are clean and not torn. Textbooks are also accepted. Items that cannot be accepted […]

FORT BEND COUNTY LIBRARIES TO CLOSE IN OBSERVANCE OF EASTER HOLIDAY

All branches of Fort Bend County Libraries — which includes the Cinco Ranch Branch Library, the Fulshear Branch Library, and the Mission Bend Branch Library — will be closed March 29-31, in observance of the Easter holiday.  Regular library hours will resume on Monday, April 1. Your online library is always open at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us for searching the catalog, renewing books or placing holds, downloading e-books, streaming movies and music, or using the research databases. For information, contact the library system’s Communications […]

Sam Houston Re-Enactor to Visit Sam Houston Center in Liberty During Free Event on April 4

Liberty, TX –  The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty welcomes a special guest for an evening with the namesake of the Center, Sam Houston himself. Derrick Birdsall, director of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, is a re-enactor who will offer an engaging presentation as this legendary Texan on Thursday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. Birdsall will entertain the audience with tales of Houston’s life […]

LIBRARY’S “ART & ARCHITECTURE” SERIES FOCUSES ON IMPRESSIONISM IN MARCH

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library will have an educational series focusing on “Art & Architecture” this spring. The program “Art & Architecture: Impressionism” will take place on Saturday, March 23, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Architecture professor Sheba Akhtar will talk about Impressionist art, a movement that developed chiefly in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Learn how Paris […]

MISSION BEND BRANCH LIBRARY HOLDS TEDDY-BEAR CAMP FOR SPRING BREAK

Spring Break isn’t just for kids and families – even teddy bears can have fun! The Youth Services department at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Mission Bend Branch Library invites children to treat their teddy bear to a special adventure — “Teddy-Bear Camp at the Library!” The week-long Teddy-Bear Camp will take place during Spring Break, March 8-15. Children can bring their second-favorite teddy bear or toy and sign them up any day during the week for teddy-bear camp, […]

Libraries Offer Special Activities for Teens During Spring Break

Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) offers programs specifically designed for high school-aged teens (grades 9-12) on a regular basis. From gaming and craft clubs to career readiness and adulting skills, library activities for teens offer opportunities for having fun, making friends, and preparing for the next chapter of their lives. During Spring Break this year, the Fulshear Branch Library (6350 GM Library Road) and the Cinco Ranch Branch Library (2620 Commercial Center Blvd, Katy) have special activities planned on Monday, March […]

LEARN ABOUT BUTTERFLY GARDENING AT LIBRARY PROGRAM

              Fort Bend County Libraries’ Mission Bend Branch Library will present a program on “Butterfly Gardening” on Saturday, March 23, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 8421 Addicks Clodine Road, in northeast Fort Bend County.           Fort Bend County Master Gardener Mary Parkhouse will talk about which plants attract different types of butterflies to gardens. She will also talk about five types of butterflies commonly found in this area, what […]

LIBRARIES OFFER FREE ONLINE ACCESS TO WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, & MORE

              Fort Bend County Libraries offers online access to a variety of news outlets from around the world, making millions of full-text articles from newspapers, journals, magazines, newswires, transcripts, and blogs available free to library cardholders for research or daily use.           With professional subscriptions to different digital services, Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) enables library cardholders to access online current and past editions of publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Houston Chronicle, […]

Libraries Plan Special Children’s Activities for Spring Break

  Families with children of all ages are invited to celebrate their Spring Break with special activities that are planned at Fort Bend County Libraries throughout the week of March 8-16. In addition to the regular weekly children’s programs, these free programs offer an opportunity for families to unwind and have fun at the library during the break from the regular school routine. Materials for these activities are made possible by the Friends of the […]