Walk Your Way to Better Health with Walk with a Doc
Get ready to step into better health with Walk with a Doc! The City of Bryan’s Parks and Recreation Department, in collaboration with Baylor Scott & White, invites you to join a doctor-led walk on select Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m.
The City of Bryan and The Texas A&M University System have mutually decided not to proceed with the construction of a shared-use, indoor tennis and multipurpose facility at Travis Bryan Midtown Park.
City Offices Closed for Christmas, New Year’s Holidays
City offices will be closed Dec. 23 – 25 and Jan. 1 for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Residential solid waste and brush/bulky routes will be collected as usual Dec. 23 – 24 but will not be picked up on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. Routes will be shifted one day.
Inventory Process Underway for Bryan’s Water Service Lines
The City of Bryan is conducting an inventory of water service lines to comply with EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. Learn how the process works, what it means for you, and how you can help.
Part of Elmo Weedon Road to Close Nov. 25 – 27 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Elmo Weedon Road, from the intersection of FM 158/Highway 30 to the Bryan city limits (near the county maintenance sign), will be closed from Nov. 25 – 27, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for road repairs.
The City of Bryan Sues to Block Out-of-State Interests from Raiding Brazos Valley Water
Joining with The Texas A&M University System, Brazos County, and the City of College Station, the lawsuit filed in the 472nd Judicial District seeks a hearing to determine whether limits should be imposed on the export of groundwater from the Simsboro Aquifer, the water resource for all the Brazos Valley.
City offices closed on Nov. 28 and 29 for Thanksgiving
City offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, for Thanksgiving. If your regularly-scheduled container, brush or bulky collection is on Thursday or Friday, it will be collected the following day so our crews can enjoy the holiday with their families.
New Mixed-Use Development Planned for Downtown Bryan
The Bryan City Council approved a performance-based Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with OFL Group, a Bryan-based developer, to create a multi-phase, mixed-use destination at the northern gateway of Downtown Bryan during their Nov. 12 meeting.
Bryan City Council to Consider a Chapter 380 Agreement for Mixed-Use Development in Downtown Bryan
At their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, Bryan City Council will consider a partnership through a performance-based Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with OFL Group, a Bryan-based developer, to construct a mixed-use destination at the northern gateway of Downtown Bryan.
Row-by-row the shelves cover the floor, each one containing its own universe. New worlds are born amid these shelves where the past, the present and the future coexist. Spanning three locations across two cities, a Bryan + College Station Public Library is a place of research, exploration, and discovery for all ages.
Like little windows to the world, books connect us to new places and ideas. From the person looking to learn something new, to the avid reader looking for their next novel, with more than 175,000 books to discover; the library system has something for everyone!
The library system’s vision statement is: “To engage, enlighten, empower and inform lifelong learners in the Brazos Valley.” In the 21st Century, that also means meeting those lifelong learners on their own platforms and on their own schedules.
For those not inspired by the crisp smell of aged paper and the weight of a hardback book, the library provides access to thousands of e-books and e-audiobooks, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The vast digital collection also includes an agreement with the Harris County Public Library, and a program called E-Read Texas.
Additionally, Bryan ISD, College Station ISD and International Leadership of Texas (Brazos area) students can access the library and school’s collection of reading titles through Sora: The Student Reading App.
Utilizing funds from Andrew Carnegie’s Library funding program, the City of Bryan constructed its first library in 1903, and today, it is the oldest Carnegie library in Texas that is still used for its original intended purpose. At the Carnegie History Center, you can dive into the archives to relive the past. Walk through Historic Downtown Bryan with vintage photos, wind down the Brazos River along a historic map, look into your own family history with local records or utilize Ancestry.com.
As the community’s needs grew so did the library system, eventually leading to the construction of Clara B. Mounce Library in 1969, and College Station’s Larry J. Ringer Library in 1987.
With an ever-growing community, the library system hosts children’s story times, book clubs, crafters, teen fan clubs, game nights, and so much more throughout the year for all ages.
Need homework assistance? Check out Tutor.com. Interested in learning a new language? Explore lessons with Pronunciator, where you’ll get access to 163 different language courses. Looking to become a U.S. Citizen? ProCitizen online citizenship classes are available in both English and en Español. Want help with your taxes? The library system hosts events for that, too!
Even more resources are available with LearningExpress Library that offers test preparation (GED, SAT/ACT, TOEFL iBT, GMAT, GRE, CLEP, LSAT, the citizenship test, and more), homework help, career information, job application guidance and help with computer skills.
Library card-holders can stream hours and hours of commercial-free movies and documentaries through Kanopy. There are also databases of newspapers and magazines, the Job and Career Accelerator, and the Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center; the list truly goes on and on.
The best part? All you need to access all of these resources is a library card, which is free to Brazos County residents!
To discover all that the Bryan + College Station Public Library System offers for yourself, visit bcslibrary.org or stop by one or all of the locations:
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