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Share your love of reading with other book lovers at one of the book clubs that meet monthly at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library, 8100 FM 359 South in Fulshear. New members are always welcome.

The next meeting of the Day Readers Book Club will take place on Monday, July 11, beginning at 12:00 noon, in the Meeting Room of the library. The book to be discussed is S.J. Watson’s novel, Before I Go to Sleep. This title is available in print and digitally as an ebook on OverDrive; call the library to check availability of additional print copies. This book club meets on the second Monday of every month.

The Fulshear Night Readers Guild will meet on Monday, July 25, beginning at 6:30 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library. The book to be discussed is The Glass Castle: A Memoir, written by Jeannette Walls. This title is available in print, audio, and digitally as an e-audiobook and ebook on OverDrive and as an e-audiobook on Hoopla; call the library to check availability of additional print copies. This book club meets on the fourth Monday of every month.

The book club meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) or call the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library (281-633-4675).  

In conjunction with the Summer Reading Challenge, Fort Bend County Libraries will host a special musical performance of “King Rhythm,” by Voices from the Past, on Thursday, July 7, beginning at 3:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the Mission Bend Branch Library, located at 8421 Addicks Clodine Road in northeast Fort Bend County. The performance is for students entering grades K through 5.

The performance will be repeated at the University Branch Library on Monday, July 11, beginning at 2:30 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 14010 University Blvd in Sugar Land, on the UH campus. A free ticket – available one hour prior to the performance – is required for admission to the performance at this location ONLY.

Singer/storyteller Hope Shiver and percussionist David Keepman form the duo of Voices from the Past. In this interactive musical performance, they take the audience on a fantastic ride through African-American history via popular musical styles. Selected audience members will be invited to join in the fun by donning costumes and pantomime, becoming loveable characters like Bluesy, Jazzy, and others.

Shiver has performed as a soloist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Grand Opera, and the St. Louis Symphony. Her singing talents have taken her all over the world – Japan, Italy, France, Greenland, Egypt, Sweden, and Spain – performing for world leaders and appreciative audiences in international tours of Showboat and Porgy and Bess.

Made possible by a grant through Young Audiences of Houston, the performance is free and open to the public.

For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), or call the Mission Bend Branch Library (832-471-5900) or the University Branch Library (281-633-5100). 

Fort Bend County Libraries offers programs specifically designed for high school-aged teens in 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 they can express ideas, help organize upcoming activities, and suggest new programs and books that would be of interest to teens at the library.

 The July schedule of Young Adult Advisory Council meetings is as follows:

• Mission Bend Branch Library – Tuesday, July 17, 4:00 pm, Meeting Room.
• Cinco Ranch Branch Library – Wednesday, July 20, 4:00-5:00 pm, Conference Room.

In addition to the Young Adult Advisory Council meetings, Fort Bend County Libraries will offer the following Young Adult (YA) book clubs for the teen community.

• Mission Bend Branch Library: “Grey’s Anatomy Trivia” – Monday, July 11, 3:30 pm, Meeting Room. Teens who enjoy the challenge and excitement of a trivia competition are invited to join in this fun event, putting their knowledge of the popular Grey’s Anatomy television series to the test!
• Cinco Ranch Branch Library: “YA Book Club” – Wednesday, July 27, 4:00-5:00 pm. Conference Classroom. This month, readers will discuss The Testing, written by Joelle Charbonneau. This title is available in print and digitally as an ebook on OverDrive; call the library to check availability of additional print copies.

The activities are free and open to the public. For more information, see FBCL’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), or call FBCL’s Communications Office (281-633-4734) or the branch libraries.