Do you have the oldest library card in Fort Bend County?
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and in celebration, Fort Bend County Libraries is seeking the oldest library card in the county, which could date back as far as 1947 when the library system was founded.
The library patron with the oldest library card will win a $25 gift certificate.
Anyone having an early library card may be in the running for the award of Oldest Library Card in Fort Bend County. If you have an old library card, stop by one of the branches in the Fort Bend County library system anytime during the month of September and complete an entry form. You must have the library card with you.
The winner will be announced the first week of October.
Currently, there are more than 350,000 people with Fort Bend County library cards.
Anyone wishing to sign up for a library card may do so online at the library’s website, www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, for a temporary card, or by filling out an application at one of the branch libraries in the Fort Bend County library system for a permanent card.
To get a free, permanent library card, applicants should bring a government-issued picture ID and proof of Texas residency, such as a utility bill, when they complete the application at the library.
For more information, call the library’s public information office at 281-341-2677.
