Montgomery County Memorial Library System
Montgomery County Memorial Library System is a public library system in Montgomery County, Texas, United States.
The system operates libraries in several Montgomery County cities and areas.
The library started with 1,200 items inside the Conroe School Recreation Center in 1946. It was originally maintained by a women's group known as the HUB Club. In 1948 the Library became a branch of the Montgomery County government, with an allocated budget of US$25,000. The first librarian was Katherine Ard. A bookmobile was also purchased to help serve the outer areas of Montgomery County.
In 1950 the library was relocated to a vacated automobile showroom. Five years later, a $300,000 bond was approved for a new 10,000 square feet (930 m2) library, which was finished in 1957.
A second bookmobile was added in 1967. In 1970 Mattie Howard was selected to replace Ard as the library director. The satellite East Branch Library, located in a leased area of a shopping mall between the towns of New Caney and Porter, was opened in 1974.
In 1975 Hank Blasick was appointed director of the library. A year later the Central Library in Conroe was expanded, adding 3,000 square feet (280 m2), and the South Branch Library opened in The Woodlands Information Center. In 1978 the 5,500 square feet (510 m2) South Branch Library building was completed with the help of donations and a federal LSCA grant of $75,000.
In 1980 the Central Library was enclosed, additional square footage giving the building a total of 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2). On June 21, 1980, the Central Library suffered fire damage, destroying a large number of books. The Central Library was forced to close until April 1981.
David Calloway become the library director in May 1981. In 1983, the Bookmobile service was discontinued and the East Branch Library was moved to the East County Courthouse Annex. In 1985, the Magnolia Branch Library, with 2,800 square feet (260 m2), was opened in the Southwest County Annex. In October 1986, the East Branch Library was given its own 6,400-square-foot (590 m2) building next to the East County Annex in New Caney.
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