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GOLIAD COUNTY LIBRARY

320 S. Commercial

Goliad, Texas 77963

361/645-2291

Hours

Monday - Friday 8 AM -5 PM

County Librarian: Claudine Janota

cjanota@goliadcountytx.gov

Our Mission

The Goliad Public Library’s purpose is to enhance the citizens of Goliad lives by providing a welcoming, opportunity-filled place to meet and find resources that aid in learning, appreciating and exploring the world and the cultures of the world and community.

The library continually strives to provide new ways to expand services and provide materials of all kinds and in many formats.

Available Materials: - New Bestseller Books - Internet Access - Wireless Hotspot - Children's Programs

- Genealogical Materials - Audio Cassettes - CDs and DVDs - Local Newspaper

- Texshare - Loan - Periodicals - Reference Books - Study Guides - Typewriters

- Telephone Directories - Large Print Books - Learning Express Library

ADULT FICTION

1.11/22/63, by Stephen King

2.The Litigators, by John Grisham

3.Kill Alex Cross, by James Patterson

4.Death Comes to Pemberley, by P. D. James

5.Locked On, by Tom Clancy

6.The Best of Me, by Nicholas Sparks

7.Red Mist, by Patricia Cornwell

8.Explosive Eighteen, by Janet Evanovich

9.V is for Vengeance, by Sue Grafton

10. The Drop, by Michael Connelly

ADULT NON-FICTION

1.Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson

2.Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, by Bill O’Reilly

3.Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand

4.Guinness World Records 2012

5.Through My Eyes, by Tim Tebow

6.Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, by Chris Matthews

7.Every Day A Friday, by Joel Osteen

8.Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well, by Billy Graham

9.Being George Washington, by Glenn Beck

10. Paula Deen’s Southern Cooking Bible: The New Classic Guide to Delicious Dishes with More than 300 Recipes, by Paula Deen

JUNIOR FICTION

1.The Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan

2.Everything on It, by Shel Silverstein

3.The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick

4.The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan

5.Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

6.Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick

7.Crossed, by Ally Condie

8.Darth Paper Strikes Back, by Tom Angleberger

9.The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles #2), by Rick Riordan

10. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, by Tom Angleberger

List Provided by Publishers Weekly

Goliad Center for Texas History

The Goliad Center for Texas History located in the Texas History Room of 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, and the record collections of local organizations, all of which are composed of various formats, including journals, newspapers, ephemera, manuscripts, maps, photographs, microfilm, audio recordings, scrapbooks, genealogies, a vertical file, and the Texana book collection, which consists of over eight hundred titles. Recently, the Center received the 2010 Community Oral History Grant from the Baylor Institute for Oral History, which will enable us to kick off an oral history program that will 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 interested in Goliad and its community to stop by and view our holdings. Please keep in mind that the Goliad Center for Texas History is an archives, and as such, the materials (including the books) are non-circulating and cannot leave the building. If you are interested in visiting us, Mr. Michael Nash, Curator for the Texas History Room is available Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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