Alert!

March 12, 2025: Click here to read an important letter from the Library Director.

We are experiencing network disruptions affecting our catalog and Internet. Our Technology Team is actively working to resolve the issue. Check back for updates; we appreciate your patience!

  • WiFi is available at all locations.
  • Books can still be checked out with an FBCL library card
  • eBooks ARE AVAILABLE on OverDrive/Libby and hoopla; click here for instructions.
  • Overdue fines are waived until the network issue has been resolved
  • Most online resources are now available
  • Not available: Catalog & access to your account, Wall Street Journal, LinkedIn Learning, Hotspots & Launchpads

Alert: University Branch Library

University Branch Library (Sugar Land) will be CLOSED on Saturday, March 29, for a scheduled power outage by CenterPoint Energy. 

Crochet: Tips & Tricks

9:30am - 10:30am
Young Adult, Adult
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Bob Lutts Fulshear)
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Description:

In this hands-on crafting class, participants will learn about multiple unconventional techniques for enhancing their crochet work. A working knowledge of basic crochet stitches will be helpful.

Family Storytime- Sea Creatures

10:00am - 11:00am
Preschool, Elementary
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room (George Memorial)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Story Times, Arts & Crafts
Description:

Stories, crafts and a movie. Recommended for the whole family.

Saturday Story Time

10:15am - 11:15am
Preschool, Elementary
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Missouri City Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Missouri City)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Story Times
Description:

Stories, songs, a puppet show and craft for the whole family.

Rise & Shine Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool, Elementary
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: University Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room #1 (University)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Story Times
Description:

Stories and other activities for the whole family.

Princeton Review Practice Test: ACT

10:30am - 3:00pm
Young Adult
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Cinco Ranch Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Cinco Ranch)
Age Group: Young Adult
Program Type: Workshop
Description:

Fort Bend County Libraries have co-sponsored with Princeton Review to offer students an opportunity to take a full-length practice ACT exam.

Out of This World! Sci Fi and Fantasy Book Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Missouri City Branch Library
Room: Conference Room (Missouri City)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Description:

Are you a reader of the fantastical, the speculative, or the weird?

Fall Festival

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: First Colony Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (First Colony)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades
Program Type: Exhibit/Displays
Description:

Join us for free face painting, carnival games, crafts and prize drawings.  We will do prize drawings every thirty minutes for your chance to win a free book! No registration required and all activities are while supplies last.

Art & Architecture: The Baroque Era

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Sugar Land Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Sugar Land)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, History/Genealogy
Description:

Sheba Akhtar, author and assistant professor, will discuss the architectural style and identifying characteristics of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy.

Dungeons & Dragons

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Young Adult, Adult
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: First Colony Branch Library
Room: Conference Room (First Colony)
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Description:

Gather your party and venture forth! Beginners and veterans alike are welcome. Dice and character sheets will be provided. Meets the fourth Saturday of every month.

This program is for ages 13 and up.

Frozen Party

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Preschool, Elementary
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Missouri City Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Missouri City)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Story Times, Arts & Crafts
Description:

Join us as we celebrate the release of Frozen 2 by having the coolest party ever!  There will be stories, sing-a-longs, crafts, snacks and we will be watching the original Frozen movie.  Dressing in costume is encouraged!

Creative Connection: Java Class Series Part 3

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Elementary, Middle Grades
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Cinco Ranch Branch Library
Room: Computer Lab (Cinco Ranch)
Age Group: Elementary, Middle Grades
Description:

Come learn the basics of Java in a four-part series taught by two Cinco Ranch High School students.

Must be in the 4th through 8th grades. We cannot accommodate daycares or large groups.

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