Fayette Public Library / Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives

06/16/2026

Due to the weather we will be moving our Summer Reading Program for Wednesday, June 17 to the Randolph Recreation Center located at 653 East Pearl Street. You won't want to miss out on this wild visit from the Columbus Zoo Texas!! Can't wait to see y'all there!

06/15/2026

We're looking forward to Dr. Margo Blevins' program on the Texas German Dialect Project, here this Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m.

06/15/2026

We will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. We wish everyone a meaningful and joyful Juneteenth holiday!

06/12/2026

This week ROCKED! Literally! Katy Rock Shop came down and gave the absolute best experience for all our summer reading kiddos! Everyone had an amazing time sifting through their treasures and categorizing all the different types of rocks they collected. They even got to take home all the treasures they found! Join us next week on Wednesday, June 17th for Columbus Zoo Texas! Then on Thursday, June 18th we will have a dino storytime and make dinosaur necklaces!

06/11/2026

The Museum and Archives just sent out our June newsletter. Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to receive these digital newsletters containing announcements of upcoming speakers and other news.

The Texas German Dialect Project (TGDP) has spent nearly 25 years making sure Texas’ German-speaking past isn't forgotten. Dr. Blevins will survey the TGDP's ongoing efforts: a growing archive of oral history interviews available to the public and collaborations with institutions like the Fayette ...

06/07/2026

Week one of summer reading is officially in the books! We had an amazing kick-off event with The Texas Bubblers. Shelly McBubbles came down and wowed us with her bubble artistry! Kids and adults were mesmerized by her Texas sized bubbles and tricks! Then on Thursday, The Dinosaur Park from Cedar Creek came down and helped with some fun storytimes! Check out our flyer for our awesome events we have going on this upcoming week. Hope to see y'all there!

Photos provided by TripleFour Photography

06/05/2026

Dr. Margo Blevins is bringing her program, “Noch ein bisschen Deutsch: Keeping Texas German Alive,” to the library's meeting room on Thursday evening, June 18th at 6:30 p.m. In her work with the Texas German Dialect Project, she has been helping our Archives staff transcribe and translate the 1870s daybook kept by Gustav A. Heilig, who first came to Fayette County as a teacher at the Bluff School.

Dr. Blevins will talk about that project, as well as others in the Texas German Dialect Project's ongoing efforts to archive interviews, historical letters and diaries related to Texas's German-speaking past.

She will also preview the TGDP's Texas German Dictionary, exploring the question: what does Texas German food and drink vocabulary reveal about the culture and history?

Please use the after-hours door to our meeting room at the rear of the building on Franklin Street. Click on the images for more information.

06/05/2026

Join us this upcoming week as we welcome Katy Rock Shop to our library! They are coming down on Wednesday, June 10th to show us how to mine for rocks, minerals and fossils! This is an event you won't want to miss! Then on Thursday, June 11th we will have a prehistoric storytime and make some DIY mosquitos in amber! We hope to see you there!

05/29/2026

Summer Reading 2026: Unearth a Story is officially starting this upcoming week! Registration begins Tuesday, June 2 and continues on throughout the entirety of the summer reading program. On Wednesday, June 3 we will have The Texas Bubblers come down and show off some bubble-riffic tricks! Then on Thursday, June 4 we have The Dinosaur Park, from Cedar Creek joining us to get us ready to ROAR INTO SUMMER! Don't miss out this summer! We can't wait to see you there!

05/27/2026

Stomp on into the library for some summer fun! Registration for our 2026 Summer Reading Program: Unearth A Story will begin Tuesday, June 2! Then we will roar into summer with The Texas Bubblers and The Dino Park! Don't miss out on all the fun we have planned this summer make sure to come on down and unearth a story with us!