Fort Bend County Libraries, Public library system in Richmond, Texas, United States

Fort Bend County Libraries is a network of multiple branches serving residents with books, digital content, and learning materials throughout the county. Each location offers computers, study spaces, meeting rooms, and specialized collections for different research needs.

The library system opened in 1947 to serve the county and expanded as the population grew and needs changed. Over time it added more branches and adapted its services to match what communities requested.

The system's roots lie in a Share-a-Book Club run by local women, who in 1947 petitioned the Commissioners' Court to found a county library. The 1958 addition to the Richmond building brought a historical room and a Daughters of the American Revolution collection, both still part of the library's holdings.

The system's main library, George Memorial Library, is in Richmond, where the county library began; other branches serve the rest of Fort Bend County. Check which branch holds the collection you need before travelling. The 1958 addition to the original building added a historical room and a Daughters of the American Revolution collection.

The 1958 addition to the George Memorial Library in Richmond added a historical room and a Daughters of the American Revolution collection, giving the county library system a genealogical and local-history resource that predates its later legal collections.