Grapevine Library

The Grapevine Public Library has come along way since it first opened in 1923 as a branch of the Fort Worth Library system. Families selected more than 60 books that very first day from old stacked boxes, cornered in the front of a local bank. Today, the Grapevine Library is a first-class city run facility serving an ever-growing population and offering more than 92,000 titles to those hungry for knowledge and reading enjoyment. The Library provides information in all types of media, including DVD's, videos, software programs, music CD's, as well as books on tapes and CD's and computers for the visually impaired. There are up-to-date business reference databases, online encyclopedias, newspapers and a high-speed Internet access computer lab available for everyone's use.

Children's Department, Events and Storytimes Coming to the Library through the eyes of a child is a great adventure. You enter the children's section through an archway of rocks and grapevines into a magical world of books, following the colorful cobblestone carpet to the Story House to listen to a storyteller — or to find that certain shelf of books just for you — or head to the craft room to 'make and take' home something really fun.   Or join the fun with the Library's Summer Reading Club "Sail Away with Books!"  There are exciting programs for all ages! Be sure to check with the Library on new Summer Library hours, too. In addition, teens have a private reading room within the Library filled with radical comfy-cozy chairs, the latest magazines and a selection of books chosen especially for their age group.

Adult Fun Page Turners, the Grapevine Public Library's book discussion group, is open to everyone interested in the latest books and who's reading what. They meet on the second Thursday of each month in the library's Board Room. Informal meetings and discussions begin at 7 p.m., lasting about an hour.

Volunteers The Library volunteers are regarded as very special individuals because they work directly with the library staff to expand services to our community. Volunteer members are part of Grapevine's Important Volunteer Effort (G.I.V.E.), which means each one is giving freely of their of their time and talents to promote community awareness about the programs of the Grapevine Library. Membership information is available at the library. G.I.V.E. is age friendly with volunteers ranging from early teens to senior citizens — all of whom are willing to give 3-or-more hours of service a week. All volunteers receive on-the-job training and quickly become an integral part of the library staff.

Genealogy Resources The Grapevine Library is well-known in the area for it's fine and extensive collection of genealogy resources, indexes, historical files and excellent research staff. Staff is on hand to show you how to use FamilySearch, the nation's foremost genealogy Web site from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as other resources, including the catalog of the Family History Library - the largest genealogical library in the world, and HeritageQuest Online, the genealogy database that provides access to the genealogical Periodical Source Index (PERSI). In addition, the Grapevine Name Droppers, an informal community group of genealogists, meet on the second Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m., for refreshments and tips on family research. Come join the group to hear speakers on a variety of topics of genealogical interest. Meetings are free and open to the Grapevine public.