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GOLIAD COUNTY LIBRARY

320 S. Commercial

Goliad, Texas 77963

361/645-2291

library@goliadcountytx.gov

Hours

Monday - Friday 9 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

BESTSELLERS AT GOLIAD COUNTY LIBRARY

August Top 10 Best Sellers for Adult Fiction

1.      The Rembrandt Affair, by Daniel Silva

2.      The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson

3.      The Help, by Kathryn Stockett

4.      Fly Away Home, by Jennifer Weiner

5.      Private, by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

6.      The Search, by Nora Roberts

7.      Sizzling Sixteen, by Janet Evanovich

8.      The Glass Rainbow, by James Lee Burke

9.      The Overton Window, by Glenn Beck

10. The Lion, by Nelson DeMille

August Top 10 Best Sellers for Adult Non-Fiction

1.      **** My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern

2.      The Obama Diaries, by Laura Ingraham

3.      The Big Short, by Michael Lewis

4.      Medium Raw, by Anthony Bourdain

5.      Sliding into Home, by Kendra Wilkinson with Jon Warech

6.      Coming Back Stronger, by Drew Brees

7.      Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by Chelsea Handler

8.      Empire of the Summer Moon, by S. C. Gwynne

9.      Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell

10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot

August Top 10 Best Sellers for Junior Fiction

1.      The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan

2.      The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

3.      Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham

4.      Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins

5.      The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

6.      The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie

7.      Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life, by Rachel Renee Russell

8.      Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater

9.      Infinity: Chronicles of Nick, by Sherrilyn Kenyon

10. Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, by Lincoln Peirce

List Provided by the New York Times & 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, we are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please direct any reference requests to the Goliad County Archivist, Melissa Gonzales, at: 361.645.2291 or via email at: goliad.archives@gmail.com.

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