Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library (2620 Commercial Center Blvd, Katy) and Mission Bend Branch Library (8421 Addicks Clodine Road) offer programs specifically designed for high school-aged teens entering grades 9 through 12. The programs provide fun and challenging opportunities for these young adults, who are also encouraged to become active participants in designing and orchestrating new activities for teens in the library system. Teens can earn volunteer-service hours by participating in FBCL’s Young Adult Advisory Councils, where […]
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Donations Of Art Materials Needed For Community Art Swap At Cinco Ranch Branch Library
To encourage creativity and reduce waste through reusing and repurposing, Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library will have a Community Art Swap on Saturday, January 27, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Between January 2 and 20, artists are encouraged to clean out their art supplies and donate any unwanted art materials in good, usable condition. Materials should be brought to the library during business hours no later than January 23. […]
LIBRARIES TO CLOSE IN OBSERVANCE OF DECEMBER HOLIDAYS
All branches of Fort Bend County Libraries, which includes the Cinco Ranch Branch, the Fulshear Branch, and the Mission Bend Branch, will be closed Friday through Monday, December 22 through 25, for the holidays. Regular library hours will resume on Tuesday, December 26. The libraries will also be closed on Monday, January 1, for the New Year’s holiday. Regular library hours will resume on Tuesday, January 2. Your online library is always open at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us for searching the catalog, renewing books or placing holds, downloading e-books […]
Fort Bend County Libraries Hosts Third Annual Gingerbread-House Contest
Fort Bend County Libraries is looking for the best Gingerbread-House makers in Fort Bend County! Area residents are encouraged to create a gingerbread-house masterpiece, take a picture, and submit it via email for the library system’s third-annual Gingerbread-House Contest. The deadline for submission is December 26, at 11:59 pm. Rules for participation are as follows: One entry per person. Multiple members of a family/household may participate with individual projects. Take a photo of each individual […]
Family Place Libraries™ Project Grant Recipients Announced by State Library
Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce the 2024 Family Place Libraries™ Project Grant Recipients. 2024 Family Place Libraries™ Project Grant Recipients Denton Public Library North Branch—Denton, Texas Moore Memorial Public Library—Texas City, Texas R.F. Meador Branch Library—Willis, Texas Tom Green County Library System—San Angelo, Texas Esperanza Acosta Moreno Regional Branch Library—El Paso, Texas Benbrook Public Library—Benbrook, Texas Howard County Library—Big Spring, Texas Pflugerville Public Library—Pflugerville, Texas […]
Fulshear Branch Library Soft Opening Officially Slated For Dec 18
Fort Bend County Libraries is proud to announce that the new Fulshear Branch Library will open to the public at noon on Monday, December 18. Library staff only recently gained access to the building, so they have been working feverishly to make the library as ready as possible for the “soft opening” in December. A Grand Opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for January, when county officials and library staff will showcase the full extent of resources […]
LIBRARIES FEATURE FESTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS & ADULTS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Catch the holiday spirit at Fort Bend County Libraries! Throughout the month, the Cinco Ranch Branch Library and the Mission Bend Branch Library will have a variety of programs, from performances to holiday-themed crafts and activities, for teens and adults. The activities are free and open to the public. For more information or to register, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the branch library or the library system’s Communications Office at 281-633-4734. Materials for these […]
LIBRARIES’ “ART & ARCHITECTURE” SERIES FOCUSES ON GOTHIC CATHEDRALS IN DECEMBER
Fort Bend County Libraries will have an educational series focusing on “Art & Architecture” this fall. The next program in the series, “Art & Architecture: Gothic Cathedrals,” will take place on Saturday, December 9, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. In this segment in the series, architecture professor Sheba Akhtar will talk about the design origins of Gothic Cathedrals, which […]
LIBRARIES TO CLOSE IN OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
All branches of Fort Bend County Libraries, which includes the Cinco Ranch Branch Library and the Mission Bend Branch Library, will be closed Thursday through Sunday, November 23 through 26, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular library hours will resume on Monday, November 27. Your online library is always open at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us for searching the catalog, renewing books or placing holds, streaming movies and music, downloading e-books, or using the research databases. For more information, contact the library system’s Communications Office […]
Learn Basics Of Environmental Conservation At Libraries’ Online Sustainability Club
Fort Bend County Libraries’ (FBCL) “Living Sustainably Club” will meet online on Monday, November 20, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. The topic for the month will be “Living Sustainably 101.” FBCL’s Living Sustainably Club programs are livestreamed through Webex so that participants can participate virtually and interact with others in real time. This monthly club is an online one by choice — a conscious effort to minimize the carbon footprint by reducing the use of fossil […]