What's New at the Library
June 12, 2026 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library has had a great start to their Summer Reading Programs, "Unearth A Story". On Thursday, June 4th, the Director of the Naranjo Museum of Natural History in Lufkin, Texas, Erin Gentry, and her assistant Graham presented a program about Dinosaurs, Fossils and More. She explained about the museum's collection, brought fossils for the kids to touch, and told how paleontologists collect and identify dinosaurs by fossils. Graham presented a very informative and interesting talk about the different kinds of dinosaurs, when they lived, and what happened to them. The children had lots of good questions about the dinosaurs and fossils.
Then on Thursday, June 11th, Mr. Roy of the Fannie Brown Booth Library presented a program of dinosaur facts, fossils and fun. Mr. Roy presented a program entitled "Welcome to the Age of Dinosaurs". There were
PowerPoint presentations about dinosaurs of all kinds and dinosaurs found in Texas. Activites included "Guess the Dinosaur Tracks", "Fossil Dig", and "Dino Egg Suprise". Also there were Dinosaur Lightning Rounds, which are quick-action guessing games based on short clues. The program ended with a "Move like a Dinosaur" game and a big T-Rex Roar! We had a dino photo place for the children to have their picture taken, thanks to Nancy Dickerson.
The children were given a dino writing prompt and challenged to write a story and turn into the library. In addition to the Thursday programs, there are craft classes for all ages during the week.
Our Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Center Noon Lions Club.
For more information, contact the library at 598-5522 or follow us on Facebook!
June 3, 2026 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library Summer Reading programs, "Unearth a Story", begins this Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 10:30am.
The Thursday programs are for ages 5-13. Summer craft activities for all ages will be held this summer. See the attached schedule for the Thursday Summer Reading Programs. Come by the library and see our decorations and pick up a full summer schedule. The Summer Reading Programs are sponsored by the Center Noon Lions Club who have faithfully sponsored this program for many years.
May 13, 2026 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library will be closed through Friday, May 15th, due to construction. We plan to open Saturday, May 16th at 10am.
May 11, 2026 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library will be closed Tuesday, May 12th, and will reopen on Wednesday, May 13th at 10am.
Due to the construction inside, there will be no Preschool Storytime or Crafternoons on Wednesday. We appreciate your patience during this time of inconvenience, but it will look better when you return.
May 5, 2026 - The inside renovation of the Fannie Brown Booth Library is almost complete. The workers will be moving into the Redditt Room to work on the ceiling.
Wednesday's Pre-School Storytime and Crafternoons are cancelled. Hopefully, they will resume next week.
The library thanks all of you for your patience and we invite the public to come see what has been done to the library. Also, a big thank you to the City of Center, Mayor David Chadwick, City Manager Chad Nehring, and the City Council for the library renovation.
February 4, 2026 - The library will be having their annual "Take a Kid to the Library Day" on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Dinosaurs will be the theme for the event. It will be a "come and go" event with activities and a storytime at 11am. It will be held during regular library hours from 10am until 2pm. If you do not have a library card, parents can get a library card for themselves and their children. There is no charge for a library card so anyone can check out books and videos at the library.
July 23, 2025 - Thank you to all of the parents and other adults who brought children to our Summer Reading programs, craft classes, and other activities during our "Color Our World" Summer Reading/Discovery programs. We appreciate your support, and we have had some amazing programs and classes with great attendance. We hope your kids have enjoyed the programs as much as we have enjoyed their participation and hope they have learned something new this summer.
The Center Noon Lions Club has sponsored the 2025 Summer Reading/Discovery programs!
Programs for the weeks of July 21-25 and July 28-August 1, 2025:
- Wednesday, July 23: PreSchool Storytime at 10:30am, ages 2-5 and Adult Crafternoons at 1pm.
- Wednesday, July 30: PreSchool Storytime at 10:30am, ages 2-5 and Adult Crafternoons at 1pm.
July 14, 2025 - Library programs for the week of July 15-18, 2025
Tuesday, July 15, 2025: Children's Crafts, ages 6-10 at 10:30am.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Preschool storytime, ages 2-5 at 10:30am. We have a program that includes coloring, crafts, singing, and, of course, reading a story!
Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Adult crafts at 1pm. This program is for adults with a variety of crafts, painting, and other activities. We have a great time, and the program is free. All supplies are provided by the library.
Thursday, July 17, 2025: Shark Day! Program for ages 6-13 at 10:30am. Shark stories and activities. Come if you dare!
Fridays, July 18, 2025: Kids' Crafts, grades 4th and up at 10:30am.
July 1, 2025 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library announces their programs for the week of July 1-4.
- Wednesday, July 2, 2025: Preschool story-time, ages 2-5 at 10:30am
- Wednesday, July 2, 2025: Adult crafts at 1pm
- Thursday, July 3, 2025: Magician Corry at 10:30am (Seating is limited to the first 70 people)
The library will be closed Friday, July 4th and Saturday, July 5th in observance of the Independence Day holiday. We will re-open on Tuesday, July 8th at 10am.
June 26, 2025 - The 2025 Summer Reading/Discovery Program at the Fannie Brown Booth Library continues this Thursday, June 26. Our theme of "Color Our World" will continue with an arts and crafts program entitled "Bottle Animals" starting at 10:30am. Bring your imagination and join the fun as we craft animals from plastic bottles. This program is for ages 6-13 years old.
On Friday, June 27, we will have crafts for children in 4th grade and up at 10:30am.
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