The Texas Center for the Book is seeking qualified nonprofit organizations that have made outstanding contributions to increasing literacy in Texas for the Fifth Annual Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award. The winning organization will receive a $2,000 cash award […]
Library News
Area Libraries Opening as Summer Begins and Pandemic Threat Subsides
By George Slaughter Katy-area libraries are not yet at full capacity as the pandemic subsides and the summer begins, but they are opening up and welcoming back their patrons. “All of the Harris County Public Library branches are at 75% […]
Libraries Feature “African-American History” Online Research Database
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) offers an online African-American History research database from Facts-on-File. Students and other researchers can access this helpful resource online at any time, from the comfort of home, with an FBCL library card. Covering more than 500 years […]
Libraries Present Online Genealogy Program On Civil War P.O.W.S In June
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) will present an online genealogy class, “Family History Research: Civil War Prisoners of War,” on Monday, June 21. This video will be pre-recorded so that it can be viewed from the comfort of home at any time […]
Library’s Online Culinary Book Club To Discuss “Summer Salads” At June Meeting
The Culinary Book Club at Fort Bend County Libraries’ University Branch Library will meet online on Wednesday, June 16, beginning at 1:30 pm. The theme of the month is “Cool Drinks & Summer Salads.” This videoconference will be live-streamed in real time via Webex; it […]
Libraries Offer Online Support Group For Job Hunters
Searching for a job can be difficult and stressful. Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) will host an online Job-Search Support Group on Tuesday, June 22, at 2:00 pm. This program will be live-streamed via Webex; it will NOT be in person. In this […]
Learning Spanish? Get Practice At Libraries’ Spanish Conversation Circle
Are you learning to speak Spanish? Would you like some practice in a casual, informal atmosphere? Fort Bend County Libraries presents a program for individuals who would like a place to practice their Spanish language and conversation skills. The “Spanish […]
Learn About Landscape Irrigation At Library’s Online Gardening Program
Fort Bend County Libraries will present an online program, “Landscape Success: Using Irrigation Wisely,” on Tuesday, June 22, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Part 3 of the Texas AgriLife Extension Office’s “Landscape Success” series for homeowners, this program will be live-streamed […]
Fort Bend County Libraries Encourages Aspiring Writers With Story Spinners Club
Join other aspiring writers at Fort Bend County Libraries’ online “Story Spinners Writing Club” on Thursday, June 17, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. The topic for June is “Plot Holes.” This program will be a virtual session presented via Webex; it […]
Library To Demonstrate Free Online Language-Learning Resource
Are you planning to visit a foreign country? Would you like to make yourself more marketable to an employer by being bilingual? Do you want to have an advantage on an international business trip by speaking the language of the […]
