Galveston County Library System News Page 1 Galveston County Library System News Dickinson • Friendswood • Galveston • Hitchcock • La Marque • League City • Santa Fe • Texas City Spring 2020 Volume 18, Issue 1 Galveston County Library System Extension Services Extension Services, based out of Rosenberg Library, Marilyn Lyons, Extension Services staff clerk, drives more serves Galveston County’s most vulnerable and needy than 6,000 miles per year across the county, including citizens at opposite ends of the age spectrum. More than making deliveries to Bolivar Island. She serves over 3,000 150 library materials are delivered on a daily basis (39k community partners at over 40 locations. Materials deliv- items per year) to preschool students, residents at assist- ered include more than just books; audiobooks, CDs, ed living facilities, and county residents who are not able large-type materials, and children’s materials are also pro- to leave their homes to visit the library. Books are also vided. Extension Services strives to provide library service delivered to public schools and smaller libraries to help to members of our population with the least amount of bolster their collections and provide their patrons with a access. By providing library service to these populations, wider selection of we are increasing their quality of life, bridging the infor- materials. Exten- mation gap, and promoting literacy, especially to the very sion Services is in young. high demand as both populations For more information about Extension Services, con- of elderly and the tact Marilyn Lyons at 409-763-8854, ext. 136 very young contin- ue to grow. There were more than 600 requests for service in 2016, and over 800 re- quests for service in 2018. We re- ceived 1,116 re- quests in 2019. Derrick Wells looks forward to receiving his regular delivery of library materials from GCLS Extension Services. The Galveston County Commissioners Court makes Extension Services available to Galveston County residents by providing 100% of funding for this valuable service. Galveston County Library System Activity Statistics FY 2018—2019 Library Library Library In-Library Reference Materials Registered Materials Program Library Website Internet Wi-Fi Question Used Borrowers Circulated Attendance Visitors Visits Users Users Transactions In-House Total 154,763 1,520,115 126,434 894,676 420,356* 191,915 162,197** 176,780 196,808 *Helen Hall Library does not track website visits **Helen Hall Library and Dickinson Public Library do not track Wi-Fi users Galveston County Library System News Page 2 Extension Services - Institutions Served 1. Ashton Parke Care Center - Texas City 20. Heaven Sent Learning & Child Care - Galveston 2. ABC-123 Childcare Learning Center - Texas City 21. High Island High School - High Island 3. Atria - Friendswood 22. Just 4 Kids Childcare Center - Texas City 4. Bacliff Community Center - Bacliff 23. Kids Life Daycare Center - La Marque 5. Bayou Pines Care Center - La Marque 24. The Lakes at Texas City - Texas City 6. Baywind Village Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation - League City 25. Lake Haven Apartment Homes - Kemah 7. Bedford - Friendswood 26. Libbie’s Place - Galveston 8. The Beldon: Senior Citizen Apartments - Friendswood 27. Mansions at Moses Lake - Texas City 9. Brookdale Friendswood - Friendswood 28. The Meridian Care of Galveston - Galveston 10. Building Blocks Academy - La Marque 29. Moody Early Childhood - Galveston 11. Busy Body Childcare - La Marque 30. The Phoenix - Texas City 12. Chance 2 Grow Childcare - Galveston 31. Regent Care Center - League City 13. Children’s Coalition - Galveston 32. The Resort - Texas City 14. Concord Assisted Living - Galveston 33. Resource and Crisis Center - Galveston 15. Crenshaw Elementary School - Port Bolivar 34. Rio at Mainland Center - La Marque 16. Friendship Haven Healthcare & Rehabilitation - Friendswood 35. Seabreeze Nursing - Texas City 17. Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library - Hitchcock 36. Grandma’s Childcare - Galveston 18. Guiding Light Academy - Galveston 37. Village on the Park - Friendswood 19. Gulf Health Care Center - Galveston 38. Ziegler Headstart - Galveston Galveston County Library System News Page 3 The Galveston County Commissioners Court provides funding for books, audio visual materials, online services and programming through its support of the Galveston County Library System. Galveston County Library System Expenditures 2019 Galveston County Library System News Page 4 Moore Memorial Public Library Gets a Makeover This is such an exciting time for Moore Memorial Public Library! Our recent reno- vation will allow us to provide new programs and ser- vices to the com- munity of Texas City and we can’t wait to share it with you! We have so much to show you! When you first enter the library, you will find yourself in our brand new lounge area, with plenty of seating where you can charge your phone. Some food and drink is allowed in this area and there are new top-of-the-line vending machines in the entryway. The shelves along the side wall hold our New Book collection. Grab a book, take a seat and enjoy! Our new and improved Chil- dren’s area is magical. There are many fun and colorful areas for children to curl up in and enjoy the wonderful world of reading. There is new, comfortable furniture placed throughout the department and places to play. The portals set into the walls add to this sense of wonder. Come and experience our new space! Do you need a quiet place to study or to meet with a small group? We now have two small study rooms and two larger group meeting rooms equipped with the latest technology. These rooms can be reserved one week in advance for two-hour sessions. See the Reference/ Information Desk for more information or call us at 409-642- 5977 to reserve a room. There is so much more to show you that you will just have to come and explore. We realize that the entire layout of the library has changed. So if you can’t find your favorite books or DVDs, or are just looking for a quiet corner to read the paper, please ask us—we’ll be hap- py to show you around! Find us at 101 9th Ave. North, Tex- as City TX 77590. Dickinson Public Library Has a Storytime For You Galveston County Library System News Page 5 Galveston County Library System Please visit the websites listed below for updates on schedules and available services. Friendswood Public Library Dickinson Public Library 416 S. Friendswood Drive 4411 Highway 3 Friendswood, TX 77546 Dickinson, TX 77539 www.friendswood.lib.tx.us www.dickinsonpubliclibrary.org (281) 482-7135 (281) 534-3812 Mon-Thurs 10 am to 9 pm Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am to 5 pm Fri, Sat 10 am to 6 pm Tue, Thurs 10 am to 6 pm Closed Sunday Sat 10 am to 2 pm Closed Sunday League City Public Library Moore Memorial Library Helen Hall Library 1701 9th Avenue N. 100 West Walker Texas City, TX 77590 League City, TX 77573 www.texascity-library.org www.leaguecitylibrary.org (409) 643-5979 (281) 554-1111 Mon-Wed 9 am to 9 pm Mon-Thurs 10 am to 9 pm Thurs, Fri 9 am to 6 pm Fri, Sat 10 am to 6 pm Sat 10 am to 4 pm Sun 1 pm to 5 pm Closed Sunday Hitchcock Public Library La Marque Public Library Genevieve Miller Library 1011 Bayou Road 8005 Barry Street La Marque, TX 77568 Hitchcock, TX 77563 www.lamarquelibrary.org www.hitchcockpubliclibrary.org (409) 938-9270 (409) 986-7814 Tue, Wed 10 am to 6 pm Tue, Wed & Fri 10 am to 5 pm Thurs 10 am to 7 pm Thurs 10 am to 6 pm Fri, Sat 9 am to 4 pm Sat 10 am to 3 pm Closed Sunday & Monday Closed Sunday & Monday Rosenberg Library Santa Fe Public Library 2310 Sealy Street Mae Bruce Library Galveston, TX 77550-2220 13302 6th Street www.rosenberg-library.org Santa Fe, TX 77510 (409) 763-8854 www.maebrucelibrary.org Mon-Thurs 9 am to 9 pm (409) 925-5540 Fri, Sat 9 am to 6 pm Mon-Wed, Fri 10 am to 6 pm Closed Sunday Thurs 12 to 8 pm Sat 10 am to 1:30 pm Galveston & Texas History Center Closed Sunday Tues—Sat 9 am to 6 pm Galveston County Library System News Page 6 Staying Home? Rosenberg Library is Here for You! The Rosenberg Library is dedicated to protecting the health and safety of visitors and staff. In order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Rosenberg Library is temporarily closed to the public. During the temporary closure, there are many free library resources available online for our patrons. Staff is available by telephone at 409-763-8854 ext.115 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday – Saturday to walk our patrons through the steps to access these and other library resources. If you do not have a Rosenberg Library borrower’s card, you can apply for one online at https://rosenberg-library.org/card-by-email/ Download e-books and e-audiobooks at https://rosenberg-library.org/e-library/ Read current magazines online - there are more than 60 popular titles to choose from at http://rosenberg.rpa.dynixasp.com/rparose/webauth.exe?rs=rbd Stream videos from either Hoopla www.hoopladigital.com where you will find 10,000 movies and TV shows or Kanopy https://rosenberg.kanopy.com/ where there are more than 20,000 selections Stream music from Hoopla www.hoopladigital.com. There are over 26,000 titles to choose from. Listen to children’s storytimes online - watch a BabyTime storytime at the Rosenberg Library’s Facebook page. The Children’s Department will continue to post new storytimes on Facebook.