Share your love of reading with other book lovers at one of the book clubs that meet monthly at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. New members are always welcome. The Literary Lunch League Book Club will meet on Wednesday, April 6, beginning at 12:00 noon, in the Conference Classroom. The book to be discussed is The Essay, written by Robin Yocum. This title is available digitally as an ebook on […]
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Fort Bend County Libraries Introduce New Online Feature For Aspiring Authors
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) continues its goal of supporting and encouraging aspiring novelists with the launch of a new, online “Writers’ Corner,” where aspiring novelists, as well as readers looking for something new, can create, share, and discover works introduced right here in Fort Bend County. The new “Writers’ Corner” on FBCL’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) includes three unique tools – PressBooks Public, the Indie Author Project, and the BiblioBoard Library – that enable writers, as […]
Flute Ensemble To Perform Children’s Story At Cinco Ranch Branch Library
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library will host a special performance by the Shimmer Flute Choir on Saturday, March 26, beginning at 10:30 am, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. The flute ensemble will perform a musical interpretation of the children’s stories The Legend of Sleeping Bear, written by Kathy-Jo Wargin, and The Secret Language of Snow, written by Terry Williams. For The Legend of Sleeping Bear, the ensemble’s narrated music […]
Entries Sought For Libraries’ Photo Contest “We Are Fort Bend”
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL), in conjunction with the Fort Bend County Diversity Over Division Initiative and the Fort Bend Photography Club, is seeking entries for its “We Are Fort Bend” Photography Contest. Amateur photographers of all skill levels are invited to enter original, photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County. To be eligible for competition, contestants must submit a digital copy of their photograph by April 18. Entries should be […]
Cinco Ranch Branch Library’s New Book Club Hosts First In-Person Meeting
People in the Katy area who enjoy reading mysteries are invited to the Cinco Ranch Branch Library’s first in-person meeting of the new “The Butler Did It” Mystery Book Club, which will take place on Thursday, March 10, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, in the Conference Classroom of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. The book to be discussed is Win, written by Harlan Coben. This title is available in print and audio. Additional print copies of the […]
Cinco Ranch Branch Library Offers Weekly In-Person Family Story Time In March
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library will present weekly, in-person Family Story Time on Wednesdays and Thursdays, beginning at 10:15 and 11:30 am, starting March 9. During Family Story Time, families with children of all ages will enjoy stories, songs, and action rhymes. Craft packets will be given out at the end of each program, so that children may take them home to enjoy. The schedule of Family Story Time activities is as follows: March 9 and 10 – […]
Libraries Offer Special Spring-Break Activities For Families
Fort Bend County Libraries will return to having in-person children’s programs, with special Spring Break activities throughout the week of March 14-18. In addition to the regular weekly children’s programs, which will resume during the week of March 7, families with children of all ages are invited to celebrate their Spring Break with special activities at the libraries. Unwind and have fun at the library during the break from the regular school routine with these […]
Libraries’ Meeting Rooms & Conference Rooms Available For Reservation Starting Feb 28
As of Monday, February 28, 2022, Fort Bend County Libraries’ (FBCL) meeting rooms and conference rooms are available for reservation by the general public. The first date that can be reserved at any location is March 7. A list of meeting rooms and conference rooms at all FBCL locations can be viewed on the library system’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us); room capacities are also shown for each option. Meeting rooms and conference rooms can be reserved online through FBCL’s […]
Fort Bend County Libraries Resume Extended Hours March 7
Fort Bend County Libraries will resume extended business hours on Monday, March 7. The hours of operation will be as follows: George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview, Richmond Mon/Thu – 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Tue/Wed – 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Fri/Sat – 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Sun – CLOSED Albert George Branch Library, 9230 Gene Street, Needville Mon – 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm Tue/Wed/Thu – 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Fri – […]
Fort Bend County Libraries To Close In Observance Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
All branches of Fort Bend County Libraries, which includes the Cinco Ranch Branch Library and the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library, will be closed on Monday, January 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Regular library hours will resume on Tuesday, January 18. Your online library is always open at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us for searching the catalog, renewing books or placing holds, downloading e-books or music, streaming movies, or using the research databases. For additional information, contact […]