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National Library Week

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 9:36am

This week has been National Library Week, but based on our statistics over the last fiscal year, you might think that you, the patrons, have made every week a celebration of the library!

Did you know that from March 2011 through February 2012, Freeman Library . . . 

  • - Circulated over 1 million items
  • - Registered over 80,000 new library cards
  • - Offered 1,300 programs with almost 40,000 attendants
  • - Logged over 5 million minutes of public computer use

Those are amazing numbers!  Thank you, our patrons, for demonstrating that libraries still matter!

Freeman Library at the Crawfish Festival

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 11:12am

Staff from the library had the opportunity this past weekend both to volunteer in and promote the library at the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Crawfish Festival and Gumbo Cookoff.  If you didn't see us there, be sure and look for us at other local community events in the near future to find out about everything the library can do for you!  

Estates, Probate, Wills, and Family Law

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 10:31am

Did you miss the legal program offered here at the library a couple of weeks ago?  No problem!  We got it on video for you right here!  See part 1 of "Estates, Probate, Wills and Family Law," presented by local lawyer Steven Byers below, or visit our YouTube channel to see all parts of the program! 

Wills, probate, estates & family law

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 2:20pm

Are you putting together a will or do you intend to do so at some point?  Do you have questions about estates, probate or family law?  Do you appreciate free legal advice?  If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, then you need to be here Monday, September 19th, at 1:30 P.M.!  Stephen Byers, a local lawyer, will be in the downstairs Community Room to address questions or concerns you have about any of these topics.  Don't miss it! 

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Free Reference Resources in Print

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:09am

Despite the prevalence of online resources, the library continues to offer reliable public reference resources in print for those of us who either do not have access to a computer or still enjoy the feel of a book or printed title in our hands.  Below are just a few of the reference resources you have free access to here at Kingwood Branch Library, many of them financially-related:

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