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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August 2017 Bestsellers
Adult Fiction
1. Camino Island, by John Grisham
2. The Silent Corner, by Dean Koontz
3. The Identicals, by Elin Hilderbrand
4. Into the Water, by Paula Hawkins
5. Dangerous Minds, by Janet Evanovich
6. Tom Clancy: Point of Contact, by Mike Maden
7. Kiss Carlo, by Adriana Trigiani
8. Dragon Teeth, by Michael Crichton
9. Come Sundown, by Nora Roberts
10. The Force, by Don Winslow
Adult Non-Fiction
1. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, by Neil deGrasse Tyson
2. Hillbilly Elegy, by J D Vance
3. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, by Al Franken
4. Understanding Trump, by Newt Gingrich
5. I Can’t Make This Up, by Kevin Hart
6. Theft by Finding, by David Sedaris
7. Option B, by Sheryl Sandberg
8. Bill O’Reilly’s Legends & Lies: The Civil War, by David Fisher
9. Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann
10. Hue 1968, by Mark Bowden
Junior Fiction
1. Once and For All, by Sarah Dessen
2. Lord of Shadows, by Cassandra Clare
3. The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
4. Crazy House, by James Patterson
5. One of Us is Lying, by Karen M McManus
6. The Sun is also a Star, by Nicola Yoon
7. Lady Midnight, by Cassandra Clare
8. Alex and Eliza, by Melissa De La Cruz
9. This is Where it Ends, by Marieke Nijkamp
10. Everything, Everything, by Nicola Yoon
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.