December 20, 2025 - The Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library director and staff wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The library will be closed from Wednesday, December 24 through Monday, December 29. We will also be closed December 31 and January 1.
The library will be open Saturday, December 20 from 10am until 2pm; Tuesday, December 23, and Tuesday December 30, from 10am until 6pm. Regular library hours will resume on January 2, 2026.
November 7, 2025 - The Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library staff and the Friends of the Library wish to thank the Shelby County community for your generous support during our fall book sale in October.
We greatly appreciate all the donations, volunteer hours, and purchases. The library depends on grants, donations, and fundraisers like the book sale to keep it a vital part of our community. The next book sale will be in April of 2026. Come and see us at the library!
Sandra Davis, Library Director
Dottie West, Friends of the Library
October 28, 2025 - The Library book sale starts today! The sale began at 10am and continues each day through Saturday during regular library hours. We have lots of books of all kinds. Hardback books are $1.00 and paperback books are 50 cents. Come find your favorite authors and books at bargain prices!
October 15, 2025 - The Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library is pleased to announce that they are the recipients of the 2025 "John Reagan Harris Community Fund at East Texas Communities Foundation" Grant.
The proceeds from the grant will be used to enhance our library's services such as Hotspots and children's book collections. The grant will improve lighting in the Redditt Room and the library is also pleased to announce that, with this grant, we will begin offering the Mango Language Online Learning program and lessons to all library patrons free of charge.
September 17, 2025 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library is seeking donations of books in good condition for the Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale. The book sale will be held from Tuesday, October 28, 2025, through Saturday, November 1, 2025, during regular business hours.
Used or new books of all kinds will be accepted. Please do not send textbooks, encyclopedias, and VHS tapes. Books can be brought to the library during regular business hours. If you have questions, please call the library at 598-5522.
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!