Government Information

Fondren Library Celebrates 58th Service Anniversary in the FDLP Program

Fondren Library was designated by the U.S. Congress as a selective Federal Depository Library in March 1967. We are celebrating our 58th service anniversary in Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)!

Join us to celebrate. Stop by and get some cake!

You can find the cake on the mini display table across from the information desk of Kelley Center for Government Information, library basement. 

Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy Event

Please join us! Rice student organization Team ENOUGH-Rice Chapter will table at Fondren to engage students in support of the Texas Majority to Prevent Gun Violence Advocacy Day happening Feburary 27 this week! The goal of the event is to allow Rice students on campus to take meaningful action by contacting their representatives, even if they can't make it out to Advocacy Day themselves since it will be in Austin during the school week. 

Introduction to Census Data and Data Tools (Zoom)

Course Information

This training is part of Fondren Library's Government Information Literacy Instruction series and Data@Rice workshop series.

Interested in learning about available data on the U.S. population, places and economy?  This training provides information on the U.S. Census Bureau, the agency’s most prominent surveys, available data tools and other resources. Follow along with demonstrations on how to access data using QuickFacts and data.census.gov, the Bureau’s main data tool.  

Kelley Center_Harris County Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar (VDVR) Training_Feburary 18, 2025

Fondren Library Kelley Center offers this one-hour Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar Training conducted by  the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office, which will be hosted at Fondren Library. This training will give you all the necessary information you’ll need to effectively go out and register voters in Harris County. 

Eligibility and Cost

  • All VDVR trainings are free and open to the public.

Important Notes for Registrants

Kelley Center_Harris County Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar (VDVR) Training_March 20, 2025

Fondren Library Kelley Center offers this one-hour Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar Training conducted by  the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office, which will be hosted at Fondren Library. This training will give you all the necessary information you’ll need to effectively go out and register voters in Harris County. 

Eligibility and Cost

  • All VDVR trainings are free and open to the public.

Important Notes for Registrants

Kelley Center_Harris County Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar (VDVR) Training_January 30, 2025

Fondren Library Kelley Center offers this one-hour Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar Training conducted by the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office, which will be hosted at Fondren Library. This training will give you all the necessary information you’ll need to effectively go out and register voters in Harris County. 

Eligibility and Cost

  • All VDVR trainings are free and open to the public.

Important Notes for Registrants