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The mission of the Kountze Public Library is to help create lifelong readers and learners.

Member of Texas Library System, 
Houston Area Library System

Library Hours: Monday ~ 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday - Friday ~ 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday ~ 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Closed on Observed Holidays



Holiday Closings

Presidents Day, February 20
Texas Independence Day, March 2
Good Friday, April 6, April 7 (Sat.)

February is Black History Month

A selection of IRS forms and publications
 are now available in the Lobby.
Downloadable forms are available at irs.gov.
Copies made at the library are 20c per page. 



Voter Registration forms are 
available at the Circulation Desk. 

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Friends of the Library will have a
Bake Sale in the Hardin County 
Courthouse Lobby February 10, beginning
at 8AM. All proceeds benefit the library.

Kountze Big Thicket Trade Days--
Check Vendor Pricing & Schedule 
by clicking the link above or
contact Tisha Matthews at
  409 880-5667.

Stories and More--Neil & Mary Early
entertain kids with their storytelling
at Texas Summer Reading Club. 

 

Books, movies and CDs may be returned in the
 outside book return, but please--no donations! 




 The Public Service Computers shut
down 15 minutes prior to closing times. 
Please have all items checked out 
15 minutes before the library closes.  



Memorial/ Honorarium Donations

Kountze Public Library invites you to consider donating money to its Book Fund as a meaningful way to remember a person, group, occasion, or milestone. Your contributions help us to provide quality books in a variety of genres. For a donation of $25 or more, the library will purchase a book and place a donor label inside it. An acknowledgement card will be mailed to the person you have honored or to the family of a deceased loved one being remembered with a memorial donation.
Memorial forms may be printed online (see link at left) or picked up at the library. Your donations are encouraged and appreciated. 

 

Recent Memorials and  Honorarium

In Honor of Frances and Sam Bethea
by Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea



In Memory of E.E. (Junior) and
Dorothy Jordan 
by Dale Williford



Memorial Donation by Mary Esquivel
in Memory of Lewis Evelyn Turner 

Memorial Donation by David Hooks
In Memory of Lorene Hooks 

Memorial Donation by Janet Davidson 
In Memory of Lorene Hooks



Memorial Donation by 
Mrs. Carole McCall, 
Mr. & Mrs. Gary McCall &
Mr. & Mrs. Vic Vail
In Memory of Lorene Hooks 



Memorial Donation by 
Suzanne & Gene 
In Memory of Martha Lorene Hooks

 

Memorial  Donation In memory of  
JERRY DON ZIMMERMAN
by Laura R. Harper 



Memorial Donation by Debbie, Ashley & Cooper Harper
In Memory of Gary Smith
 


 Memorial Donation by Allen & Becky Wilder
In Memory of George Talbert 



Memorial Donation by:
Mary Corley
Michael & Tishia Fox & Family
Chipper & Felicia Lognion & Family
Josh & Michele Smith & Family 
In Memory of Dorothy Cooley 


 
A Contribution has been received
in Honor of  Gene and Jo Ann
Whisenhant on the occasion of
their 50th Wedding Anniversary
 from George and Jo Ann Kirkpatrick

 

The Hardin County Genealogy Library is
 located at  220 W. Main, in Kountze next to
 the historic Kirby-Hill House Museum and 
near Kountze Public Library.
Hours of Operation are: 
Tuesday & Wednesday 9-4
 and Saturday 9:00-12:00. Members 
are available to assist with research 
on Wednesdays.
Phone: 409 767-0423 (Leave message)

 

Library Board  -  Library Volunteers
 
 

Library Statistics & Information
Library established: 1961
Year New facility opened: 2002
Circulations: 27,125 (FY10)
Circulation Children's Materials: 10,047
Materials in Collection: 18,553
Library Visits: 30,538 (FY10)
Registered Borrowers: 5,986
Staff Members: 3



Services Available
Free Wireless
Public Access Computers: 13  
Faxing: $1 per page outgoing; 20c per page incoming
Self-service copies: 20c per page
Computer printouts: 20c per page
Bevil Meeting Room (for non-profits & educational)
Typewriter (In-library use)
Test Proctoring--fee $10 per test 



The Kountze Chamber of Commerce office is 
located inside the library. Phone is 409 246-3413. 
You may leave a message at that number. 
www.kountzechamber.com



 

Kountze Public Library Web Site Disclaimer:
 Web Sites that have been selected and posted by Kountze Public Library do not signify an endorsement by the library of the contents of an external website or the organization that a site was produced by. Parents and other users of the Kountze Public Library Web Site should be aware that links may change over time. The library cannot be held responsible for links that may have degraded and now point to "unacceptable" sites that are unrelated to the link's original target. Requests to have any such links removed will be reviewed and acted on as quickly as possible.

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