Events in September 2024
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Sep 1, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750  Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 2, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 3, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 4, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 5, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 6, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 7, 2024(2 events) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. 9:00 am: Friends Of Cinco Ranch Branch Library Host Fall Book Sale –
People who love books, people who love bargains, and people who need to get rid of some spare change will find a lot in common at the book sale, where they will discover adult and children’s books, all at prices that are hard to beat. Most items are available for $1.00 or less. Cash or checks are accepted. Items to choose from include new releases, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and classics, as well as DVDs and CDs. Donations of gently used books (fiction and nonfiction adult, youth, and children’s hardback and paperback books that are clean and not torn) are always welcome and may be taken to the library throughout the year during regular business hours. Textbooks are also accepted. Items that cannot be accepted include cassettes, VHS tapes, DVDs, CDs, encyclopedias, medical/legal/computer books older than 2019, or books that are damp, moldy, dirty, or insect ridden. The Friends of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation. Donations and contributions to the Friends are tax-deductible. The Friends of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library organization is instrumental in funding library programs such as the children’s Summer Reading Challenge. Proceeds from the book sale and annual membership dues also help to underwrite the costs of special programming and various cultural events at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library. Membership applications will be available for people who would like to join the Friends of Cinco Ranch Branch Library. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), or call the Cinco Ranch Branch Library (281-395-1311). |
Sep 8, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 9, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 10, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 11, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 12, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
Sep 13, 2024(1 event) 8:00 am: Winners of Libraries' "We are Fort Bend" Photo Contest Announced –
Bethke Elementary
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Johnson Team Members: Kourtney Holland and Chrissy Bibb Oh, The Places You'll Go! $4,750 Second place was awarded to Chris and Jennafer Chaddrick for their photograph, “Sunset in Simonton,” featuring two horses on a country road at sunset.
Amateur photographers were invited to enter original photographs for the contest in June and July. Winning photographs were determined by popular vote on FBCL’s website and social media. The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town. Sixty-three photographs were entered into the competition. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. The exhibit can also be viewed on an online gallery on FBCL’s website. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library is located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. |
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Sep 16, 2024(1 event) 6:00 pm: Library Offers Demonstration of In-Depth Online Research Collection –
Throughout the month of September, FBCL will hold demonstrations of EBSCO’s MasterFILE™ Complete – an online collection of journals, magazines, newspapers, and reference ebooks. Learn how to search this online resource for complete articles from Consumer Reports, U.S. News & World Report, TIME, Better Homes & Gardens, Sports Illustrated, and much more. A demonstration will take place at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library on Monday, September 16, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, in the Computer Lab of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. ABOUT MasterFILE Complete This comprehensive online research collection houses thousands of articles, periodicals, topic overviews, and more. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, this resource contains full-text articles for nearly 1,000 reference books and more than 100,000 primary-source documents, as well as an image collection with more than 2 million photos, maps, and flags. MasterFILE Complete also includes 75,000 videos from the Associated Press, as well as full-text encyclopedias and reference titles from highly regarded sources from the world’s leading educational publishers and university presses. This robust resource collection covers a broad range of general reference subjects, including biography, business, history, architecture, literature, cooking, health and wellness, science, self-help, religion, current events, sports, travel, multicultural issues, and more. Fort Bend County Libraries offers free access to MasterFILE Complete for library cardholders, who can access the online resource remotely through the Fort Bend County Libraries website, www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, from desktop computers or mobile devices. Simply click on the “Research” tab, then “Digital Resources & Databases,” and select the “Alphabetical” option. Users have the ability to set up a personalized account for saving articles. An alphabetical listing makes finding journals and magazines simple and quick. The demonstration is free and open to the public. Registration is required. To register online at the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on “Classes & Events,” select “Cinco Ranch Branch Library,” and find the program. Participants may also register by calling the library (281-395-1311) or by visiting the library. |
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Oct 1, 2024(1 event) 6:00 pm: Library Hosts Rubber-Duck "Cosplay" Contest for Teens –
Using craft materials and rubber ducks supplied by the library, teens will decorate a duck based on their favorite fandom or character, or they can create an original design. The ducks will be displayed in the library, where visitors can vote on their favorite between October 2 and November 5. Winners will be announced on November 8. Contestants may pick up their decorated ducks after the contest is over and winners have been announced. Materials for this event are made possible by the Friends of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library. The event is free and open to teens in grades 9 through 12. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the Cinco Ranch Branch Library (281-395-1311). |
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Oct 5, 2024(1 event) 11:00 am: Chess Players Invited To Practice & Share Tips At Cinco Ranch Branch Library Event –
Learn a new chess move (or two) during this come-and-go event. A limited number of chess sets will be provided, but players are welcome to bring their own sets as well. Materials for this monthly program are made possible by the Friends of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library. This event is for players aged 7 to adult. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, see Fort Bend County Libraries’ website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), or call the Cinco Ranch Branch Library (281-395-1311) or the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734).
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