What's New at the Library
September 29, 2026 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library will be celebrating 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh books. Winnie-the-Pooh is a beloved children's story about a honey-loving bear and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood, exploring friendship, adventure, and gentle humor.
The library will celebrate with a "Winnie the Pooh" storytime, including crafts and other activities.
The event will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10:30am until 12-noon. Don't say, "Oh, bother"! Come join the fun!
September 10, 2026 - September is National Library Card Sign-up Month. Since 1987, the American Library Association has used this month to remind the public how important libraries are. For families, students, and communities, having a library card is the single most valuable free resource in this country.
The community library is a free, relaxing, safe space where you can rest, read, research, and renew your mind. You don’t have to buy anything. There is no yearly membership fee. It is one of the last places you can just be you, free of charge.
A free library card is one of the highest-value, zero-cost tools a community can offer. With a Fannie Brown Booth Library card, you can borrow books, even large print titles, DVDs, and more without paying a cent.
Our library provides free access to e-books, e-audiobooks, online learning platforms, language apps, genealogy databases, and research tools.
Many residents in our community do not have access to computers, printers, or the internet. At the library, you can freely use public computers, printers, Wi-Fi, and sometimes hotspots when available. This is essential for job applications, schoolwork, telehealth, and staying connected.
The library offers printing, faxing, and email scanning for a small fee. No card needed for this.
The Fannie Brown Booth Library offers Storytime, crafts programs, summer reading activities, and other special events, all free. It’s a gateway for lifelong learning and community connection. You do not even need a card.
A library card also saves families money by letting them borrow books instead of buying them. Using your card also strengthens library statistics, helping secure funding, grants, and future services.
One library patron wrote, “The library helped me learn to ask questions, figure out where to find answers, and learn that there was always more in the world for me to discover. A book can take a kid who has never left the city and set him down on the other side of the world. A librarian who pays attention can change the entire direction of a child’s life.”
What can the Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library do for you? Drop by and let us know. We are located at 619 Tenaha Street in Center. Or call us at 936-598-5522.
For more information visit online, https://www.centerlibrary.org/library-card.
August 27, 2026 - The Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library is very thankful to the East Texas Communities Foundation for their generous and continued support from the John Reagan Harris Foundation Fund.
This allows us to improve library services such as public Wi-Fi, children's books, Wi-Fi hotspots and other library services. By providing this funding, the library can continue to serve the needs of the community.
Visit us at http://www.centerlibrary.org.
The Summer Reading programs at the Fannie Brown Booth Library have come to a close. The library wishes to extend a huge "Thank You!" to all the parents who encouraged their child to participate in these programs.
Informative programs on dinosaurs, paleontology, fossils, animals, magic, and American history were enjoyed by a large group of children. The theme for the Summer Reading programs was "Unearth a Story", and we also included a program to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
Children were encouraged to keep reading during the summer, and a party was held for those who read and turned in reading logs. We had a dinosaur story, games such as Dino Hop, and feed the T. rex. Children talked about their favorite books, then awards were presented by Bandit the Raccoon.
The library's Summer Reading programs are sponsored by the Center Noon Lions Club. We appreciate their continued support of library programs.
June 30, 2026 - Fannie Brown Booth Library schedule for week of June 30th through July 3rd:
- Wednesday, July 1st, 10:30 am — Preschool Story Time
- Wednesday, July 1st, 12:30 pm — Crafternoons
- Thursday, July 2nd, 10:30 am — Magician Mike Cory
- Friday, July 3rd — Library Closed
- Saturday, July 4th — Library Closed
June 16, 2026 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library announces this week’s programs for the Summer Reading Program, “Unearth a Story.”
Tuesday, June 16
at 10:30am, Crafts for grades Kindergarten-3rd
at 4pm, Beginner Junk Journals
Wednesday, June 17
at 10:30am, Preschool Storytime, ages 2-5
at 12:30pm, Adult Crafternoon
Thursday, June 18
at 10:30am Creature Teacher, ages 5-13
at 2pm Creature Teacher
There will be two sessions of Creature Teacher on Thursday. However, due to limited space, you must sign up to attend either the morning or afternoon program by Wednesday, June 17. Please call the Library at 936-598-5522 to register.
The library Summer Reading programs are sponsored by the Center Noon Lion’s club.
The Fannie Brown Booth Library will be closed Friday, June 19 and Saturday June 20 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
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.
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