In conjunction with the “Fort Bend County Libraries Book Festival” on Saturday, November 16, the Friends of George Memorial Library will have a major Book Sale from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the front entrance of the library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. People who love books, people who love bargains, and people who need to get rid of some spare change will find low prices on books for children and teens, fiction and non-fiction books for adults, […]
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Fort Bend County Libraries Offer Online Tools for Aspiring Authors
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) continues its goal of supporting and encouraging aspiring novelists with an 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 “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 well as readers, to create, publish, and discover digital […]
Fort Bend County Libraries Offer Online Tools for Aspiring Authors
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) continues its goal of supporting and encouraging aspiring novelists with an 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 “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 well as readers, to create, publish, and discover digital […]
LIBRARIES’ BOOK FESTIVAL TO INCLUDE POLYNESIAN STORYTELLER PERFORMANCE
Fort Bend County Libraries’ annual Book Festival will take place on Saturday, November 16, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at George Memorial Library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. All events are free and open to the public. In keeping with the theme for the year of “Myths & Legends,” a “Polynesian Storytelling” performance will take place in the library’s Jodie E. Stavinoha Amphitheater at 11:00 am. The family-friendly performance will be repeated at 12:00 noon. Young Audiences of Houston […]
“Community Reads” Author Stacey Swann to Headline Libraries’ Book Festival
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) will feature this year’s “Community Reads” author Stacey Swann as the headliner at the annual Book Festival 2024, which takes place on Saturday, November 16, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at George Memorial Library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. The theme for the year is “Myths & Legends.” The keynote address by Stacey Swann will take place from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library. Additional presentations, workshops, author appearances, […]
LIBRARY BOOK CLUBS DISCUSS “COMMUNITY READS” 2024 SELECTION “Olympus, Texas”
Fort Bend County Libraries invites the public to join in this year’s “Community Reads” initiative, a county-wide reading program encouraging communities to read and discuss a particular book together September through November. The 2024 selection for “Community Reads” is Stacey Swann’s debut novel, Olympus, Texas. Book discussions on Olympus, Texas will take place at different locations throughout the library system on various dates and times during the months of September, October, and November. The “Community Reads” initiative will conclude […]
MISSOURI CITY POPS TO PERFORM AT GEORGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY AMPHITHEATER
Part of the “On Stage at the George” series of events, a musical performance by the Missouri City Pops – Community Band will be featured at Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library on Saturday, October 26, beginning at 11:00 am, in the library’s Jodie E. Stavinoha Amphitheater. Under the direction of Linda Stiegler, the band will perform a lively selection of popular tunes from Disney and superhero movies, as well as some Halloween songs, for this family-friendly concert that […]
LIBRARIES OFFER DEMONSTRATIONS of NEW ONLINE linkedin learning RESOURCE
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) now offers free, unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning for Library for library cardholders. This online library of more than 16,000 instructional videos – created by recognized industry experts with real-world experience – helps job hunters and other professionals master the professional skills needed to compete and perform well in an ever-evolving job market. Throughout the month of October, FBCL will hold demonstrations of LinkedIn Learning for Library. The demonstrations will take place […]
LIBRARY PREPARES FOR RETURN OF shakespeare-by-the-book festival with “twelfth night” comedy in october
the bard is back!! RICHMOND, TEXAS — After a 19-year hiatus, Fort Bend County Libraries is excited to announce the return of the Shakespeare-by-the-Book Festival this fall! Part of Fort Bend County Libraries’ “On Stage at the George” series, the live theatrical performances are presented FREE to the public. In conjunction with The Live Oak Playhouse, Fort Bend County Libraries will present live theatrical performances of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night – an uproariously funny romantic comedy with a 1980s twist — […]
LIBRARIES OFFER DEMONSTRATIONS of NEW ONLINE linkedin learning RESOURCE
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) now offers free, unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning for Library for library cardholders. This online library of more than 16,000 instructional videos – created by recognized industry experts with real-world experience – helps job hunters and other professionals master the professional skills needed to compete and perform well in an ever-evolving job market. Throughout the month of October, FBCL will hold demonstrations of LinkedIn Learning for Library. The demonstrations will take place […]