The mission of the Goliad County Library is to provide the community the resources and services for
their informational, educational, cultural, and professional needs. The library has a special mission to
foster a love of reading and lifelong learning. The library is committed to preserving the integrity of the
special collections in the Texas History Room.
320 S. Commercial
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May 2017 Bestsellers
Adult Fiction
1. Mississippi Blood, by Greg Iles
2. Vicious Circle, by C.J. Box
3. If Not For You, by Debbie Macomber
4. Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman
5. The Cutthroat, by Clive Cussler
6. The Tea Girl on Hummingbird Lane, by Lisa See
7. Dangerous Games, by Danielle Steel
8. Mangrove Lightning, by Randy Wayne
9. The Devil’s Triangle, by Catherine Coulter
10. Man Overboard, by J.A. Jance
Adult Non-Fiction
1. Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance
2. A Colony in a Nation, by Chris Hayes
3. Trump’s War, by Michael Savage
4. Killing the Rising Sun, by Bill O’Reilly
5. Portraits of Courage, by George W. Bush
6. Sapiens, by Yuval Noah
7. The Magnolia Story, by Chip/Joanna Gaines
8. The Stranger in the Woods, by Michael Finkel
9. The Book of Joy, by Dalai Lama
10. Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? By Alyssa Mastromonaco
Junior Fiction
1. The Hat U Give, by Angie Thomas
2. Carve the Mark, by Veronica Roth
3. Everything, Everything, by Nicola Yoon
4. Caraval, by Stephanie Garber
5. The Maddie Diaries, by Maddie Ziegler
6. Scythe, by Neal Shusterman
7. Heartless, by Marissa Meyer
8. This is Where it Ends, by Marieke Nijkamp
9. Lady Midnight, by Cassandra Clare
10. Nemesis, by Brenda Reichs
List Provided by The New York Times
J. A. White Family Goliad Center for Texas History
The J.A. White Family Goliad Center for Texas History located in the Goliad County Library seeks to collect, preserve, and provide access to significant materials that document the history of Goliad County and the Coastal Bend Region.
Presently, collections in the Center consist of materials regarding the Judge J.A. White Family, the Markethouse Museum, Patsy Light, Tim VonDohlen, as well as the record collections of local organizations, including the First United Methodist Church of Goliad. Collections are composed of various formats, including journals, newspapers, ephemera, manuscripts, maps, photographs, yearbooks, newspapers on microfilm and DVDs, audio recordings, scrapbooks, genealogies, a vertical file, and the Texana book collection, which consists of over 800 titles. We also have bound oral history interviews from members of our community, which supplement the historical records and holdings in the Goliad Center for Texas History.
The Center receives researchers primarily interested in Goliad’s role in Texas History and genealogy, and we encourage anyone and everyone to stop by and visit our new facility and view our holdings. Please keep in mind that the Goliad Center for Texas History is an archives, and as such, the majority of the materials are non-circulating and cannot leave the building. If you are interested in visiting us, Shelley Parks, Curator for the Center for Texas History is available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 8a.m. to 5:00p.m. You may also contact Shelley by phone at 361-645-2291 or email, sparks@goliadcountytx.gov.