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Manvel's Public
Library is part of the
Brazoria County
Library System.
The Brazoria County
Library System consists of eleven libraries located in various
cities throughout the County. The Library System is unique in
that we have a contractual agreement with various cities. The
City is responsible for providing the building for the library
facility and maintaining the building. The County is responsible
for staffing the libraries and the purchase of library
materials. The libraries are located in the following cities:
Alvin, Angleton, Brazoria, Clute, Danbury, Freeport, Lake
Jackson, Manvel, Pearland, Sweeny, and West Columbia. We offer a
variety of services, and the Library System’s goal is to serve
all areas of Brazoria County.
The Brazoria
County Library System serves the educational, informational, and
recreational needs of the library users. It's mission is to
provide library resources for citizens of all ages. The library
strives to achieve the highest level of service, while stressing
convenience, speed of access, and quality of information |
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Hours of Operation |
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Monday |
Closed |
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Tuesday |
1:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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Wednesday |
10:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
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Thursday |
1:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
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Friday |
10:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
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Saturday |
10:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
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Sunday |
Closed |
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How to Get a Library Card
Library cards are
free to people who live, work, or own property in Brazoria County or
who live, work or own property within the city limits of Alvin or
Pearland. You must provide proof of the above when applying for a
library card. Parents must sign the library card application for
children 17 years of age or younger.
Cards are issued at
the time of application, at all branch locations and may be used at
any of our branches. You may check out items immediately.
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Cost of Cards:
- First Card:
Free
- Replacement
of lost card $1 for each card
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Borrowing Privileges
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50 items per library card
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3 videos per adult 18 years or
older
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20 reserves per library card
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Loan Periods
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Most books &
other materials |
2 weeks |
2 renewals |
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Popular
videos |
7 nights |
2 renewals |
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Periodicals |
3 nights |
2 renewals |
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Bluebonnet
Books |
1 week |
0 renewals
(1 Bluebonnet book per card) |
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Educational
videos |
1 week |
2 renewals |
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Returning Items
Materials
can be returned to any Brazoria County Public Library branch. All
materials may be returned in the book drop when a branch is closed. |
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Fines
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Overdue Materials: Books and other materials |
$.05/day per item |
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Maximum Fine per item |
$2.00 |
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Videocassettes |
$1.00/day per video |
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Maximum Fine per video |
$10.00 |
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Fees
Lost Item Charges -
These are assessed on items which are declared lost by borrowers OR
items which are overdue at least 90 days. The cost of the item may
be refunded if the lost item is returned within 6 months of paying
for the item and accompanied with the receipt. Charges are based on
cost of the item plus nonrefundable $3.50 processing fee. Accrued
fines will be assessed if item is found and returned. |
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Unique Management
Brazoria County
Library System has contracted with a collection company to help
collect overdue and lost library materials. If materials are overdue
more than 8 weeks, customers will be turned over to the collection
agency and an additional $10.00 fee will be assessed, which is
non-refundable.
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Materials and Services offered by the Brazoria County Library System
- Information provided in person and by
telephone
- 500,000 books
- Books on Tape and other audiocassettes
- Large Print Books
- Foreign Language books and cassettes
- Coin-operated copy machines
- Microfiche/Microfilm reader/printers
- Interlibrary loans - you can borrow
materials from any branch or even other library systems and have
them delivered to your local branch
- Our catalog "On-line" is available at
the library and offers you the options of searching by author,
title and subject and a dictionary.
- Internet searching if available at our
branch libraries
- For adults we offer reference and
reader's advisory service, tax assistance during the tax season,
and continuing education programs are offered on a wide variety
of topics, check with your local library
- For children we offer reference and
reader's advisory service, story-times for pre-school children,
Summer Reading Programs for pre-school and school age children,
other programs are offered check with your local library
- Meeting rooms are available to the
public, check with your local library about reservations
- The Angleton Library has a Genealogy
Room open to the public for family searches
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Contacts |
Kathlyn Klentzman ,
Librarian |
Phone #: |
281-489-7596 |
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Fax: |
281-489-7596 |
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E-mail Address: |
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