Wharton County Library Main Branch Information
Contact Information
Address:
1920 N. Fulton Street
Wharton, Texas 77488
Phone: 979-532-8080
Fax: 979-532-2792
Staff
Barbara Goodell
County Library Director
Jerry Smaistrla
Assistant Library Director and Reference Librarian
Linda Hines
Children's Librarian
Michelle Rieger
Circulation Librarian
Mary K. Cervenka
Acquisitions Librarian
Elizabeth Fain
Technical Services Librarian
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Located in Wharton, Texas right next to the Civic Center on Fulton Street.
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Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 9:30-8 | 9:30-8 | 9:30-6 | 9:30-6 | 9:30-6 | 9:30-3 | Closed |
Other Services
- Friends of the Library Bookstore
- Meeting Room/ Conference Room
- Study Rooms
- Public Computers with Internet access (10c per page for printing)
- Wireless access (10c per page for printing)
- Spanish-interface computer
- Photocopier, coin-operated (10c per page)
- Kurzweil Reader (scans and reads printed material using a text-to-speech synthesizer)
- Typewriter
Ongoing Programs/Services
Children:
- Preschool Storytime (ages: infants-age 4) Mondays 9:30-10 a.m.
- Family Storytime (all ages) Wednesdays 9:30-10 a.m.
- Summer Reading Program: A series of special events and activities during the summer months. For a complete schedule, click on the "Children's Page" link above.
Adult:
- The Brown Bag Book Club meets in the library conference room on the third Thursday of every month from 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. Join us for informal discussions on a variety of books.
- Free civil legal services sponsored by Lone Star Legal Aid are available for eligible low-income persons in the service area. Call 1-800-244-5492 for more information.
Library Statistics and Information (FY 06)
Opened (at this location): Nov. 1998
Square Footage: 15,000 sq. ft.
Book Volume: 35,165
Circulation: 97,354
Registered Borrowers: 15,127