About the Library

About the Library

Hours
Tues-Friday:  10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday:  9 a.m. - 12 noon
Closed Sun & Mon.
                  
Staff
Joan Huff, Library Director joan_cenlib@msn.com
Sandra Davis, Program Coordinator  fbbl.sandra@yahoo.com


History of the Library

The Fannie Brown Booth Library has served Shelby County residents at its present site in
Center since 1974. Mr. Edwin Brown Booth, son of Fannie Brown Booth, a beloved area
schoolteacher, spearheaded the effort to secure funding from the Brown Foundation of
Houston for the current library building. Center’s civic organizations and the City of
Center provided the other funding necessary to provide the community with a quality
facility. The library also provides a spacious meeting room that is furnished and
maintained by the Redditt family members. The community is indebted to those organizations and individuals who continue to support the library.