Fort Bend County Libraries

Fort Bend County Libraries is a public library system serving the county of Fort Bend, Texas. The main library, the George Memorial Library, is located in Richmond, Texas.

Fort Bend County Libraries
George Memorial Library in Richmond, Texas
29.574311°N 95.650677°W / 29.574311; -95.650677
Location	Fort Bend County, Texas
Established	1947
Branches	11
Collection
Size	1,013,798 (2016)[1]
Access and use
Circulation	4,732,773 (2016)[2]
Members	372,994 (2016)[1]
Other information
Budget	$626,017 (2016)[2]
Director	Clara Russell
Website	www.fortbend.lib.tx.us

History

Prior to the founding of the Fort Bend County Library there existed a Share-a-Book Club run by ladies of the towns constituting the area. In 1947, these ladies appealed to the Commissioners' Court of Fort Bend County to establish a library which was granted and constructed by 1948. The original building held 1,000 books but was quickly deemed to be insufficient for growth and a new library underwent construction in November 1948. At a cost of $50,000 the new building opened on July 7, 1949 and held 8,111 volumes. It received an addition in 1958 which added a historical room and a Daughters of the American Revolution collection.^[3]

Branches

Name	Location
Albert George Branch Library	Needville
Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library	Fulshear
Cinco Ranch Branch Library	Cinco Ranch
First Colony Branch Library	Sugar Land
George Memorial Library	Richmond
Fort Bend County Law Library	Richmond
Mamie George Branch Library	Stafford
Mission Bend Branch Library	Mission Bend
Missouri City Branch Library	Missouri City
Sienna Branch Library	Sienna
Sugar Land Branch Library	Sugar Land
University Branch Library	Sugar Land

Gallery

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  First Colony Library in Sugar Land
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  Albert George Library in Needville
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  Mamie George Branch in Sugar Land
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  Bob Lutts Library in Fulshear
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  Sienna Branch Library in Sienna
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  Sugar Land Branch in Sugar Land
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  University Branch in Sugar Land
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  Sculpture of Mark Twain, outside Cinco Ranch branch