Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library, serving an area of 5,600 residents, has a collection of 14,700 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 180 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 340 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $3,900. Patrons make 13,800 visits annually, and check out materials 21,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
619 Tenaha St, Center Texas 75935
Telephone
936-598-5522
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Center) Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library
(Hemphill) J.R. Huffman Public Library
(Lufkin) Kurth Memorial Library
(Nacogdoches) Nacogdoches Public Library
(Henderson) Rusk County Library System
(Many) Sabine Parish Library
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12/05 Coming to The Center area
Louisiana Peach Fest Ruston LA June21-22 The fun begins on Friday in Ruston’s historic Railroad Park at 6:30 p.m. with Dixie Tradition, followed by a return festival appearance by Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band at 8:30 p.m.
Le Festival de la Viande Boucanee Ville Platte LA June29-30 This festival, which translates into the "Smoked Meat Festival", has a World Championship Cookoff, culinary demos, Cajun smokehouse in action, and Cajun Heritage exhibitions. Thirty hours of non-stop music are also an attraction of the festival.
Texas Shakespeare Festival Kilgore TX June27-July28 The Texas Shakespeare Festival employs high caliber actors, designers, and directors from throughout the nation.
Louisiana Cotton Festival Ville Platte LA October8-13 The Louisiana Cotton Festival and Tournoi de la Ville Platte is an Acadian Festival featuring French music, traditional street dance and contradanse.
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