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Big Interview

Big Interview

June 2025

Whether you have recently graduated, are transitioning from military service, or simply making a career change, the thought of job hunting and interviewing can be intimidating.

Fort Bend County Libraries offers access to “Big Interview” -- an interactive online resource designed to help job hunters improve their interview skills.

By cultivating and improving key communication skills, job hunters are able to reduce their nervousness and gain confidence before the “real” interview.

 

About Big Interview

This comprehensive interview-training platform... Read Full Blog

Heat Exhaustion versus Heat Stroke Symptoms

Beat the Heat! How to Prevent Heat-Related Illness

May 2025

Heat-related illnesses are preventable. Take precautions to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your pets from the heat, especially if you must be outdoors for prolonged periods during the warmest hours of the day.

Learn the symptoms and what to do if you or a loved one shows signs of having a heat-related illness.

What is Extreme Heat?

Extreme heat is defined as summertime temperatures that are much hotter and/or humid than average. Because some places are hotter than others, this depends on what’s considered average for a particular location at that time of ye... Read Full Blog

Writer's Corner

Libraries Introduce “Writers’ Corner” Online Tools for Aspiring Authors

November 2024

Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) continues its goal of supporting and encouraging aspiring novelists with an online “Writers’ Corner,” where aspiring novelists, as well as readers looking for something new, can create, share, and discover works introduced right here in Fort Bend County.

The “Writers’ Corner” includes three unique tools – Pressbooks Public, the Indie Author Project, and the BiblioBoard Library – that enable writers, as well as readers, to create, publish, and discover digital content made by and for the local community.

Demonstrations will ta... Read Full Blog

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Free Income-Tax Help at FBCL

February 1 - April 15, 2025

Fort Bend County Libraries will again host representatives from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), who will provide free income-tax-preparation assistance for low-income taxpayers at several locations in the Fort Bend County library system from February 1 through April 15.

Income-tax forms are not available at the libraries.

The following information should be brought to the session if possible: a photo ID; Social Security card(s) for self, spouse, and all dependents; last year’s tax return; W-2, 1099s, and any other compensatio... Read Full Blog

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