Board Members

Library Director:
Randy Dunaway
Board President:
Lue Ella Jones
Board Vice-President:
Linda Goodwin
Board Secretary:
Donna Phillips
Board Treasurer:
Jo Ellen Brown
Board Member:
Polly Elliott
Doris Pirtle
Judy Parker

Links Section

	LIBRARY CARD CATALOG
	TEXSHARE DATABASES (LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS ONLY)
	WISE COUNTY ON THE WEB
	ACCESS NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES (IN HOUSE USE ONLY)
	ALVORD ISD
	THE PORTAL TO TEXAS HISTORY
	KIDS US
	CHICO PUBLIC LIBRARY
	BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
	DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
	DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
	FORT WORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
	DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY
	ARLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
	TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION
	LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
	TEXAS GOVERNMENT
	US GOVERNMENT
	SHOP FOR THE LIBRARY (LIBRARY FUNDRAISER)
	MY BOOKMARKS

The Alvord Public Library is the public library for the small Texas town of Alvord. Alvord is located in northern Wise County which is in North Central Texas. The town of Alvord is roughly an hours drive North on Highway 287 from Fort Worth; just over an hours drive South on Highway 287 from Wichita Falls, and within an hours drive West of Denton on Highway 380. The library is one of the city departments. The towns population is just over 1,000 people. Alvord is a small but growing community of down to earth people. Besides the library, Alvord has an excellent Volunteer Fire Department, school system and a weekly newspaper, The Alvord Gazette. There are numerous other businesses in and around Alvord including a bank, three locally owned eating establishments, and two convenience stores. There are several churches in or near Alvord as well as a new city park. Come visit us.

Alvord was founded in 1882 and was named in honor of the president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad. The library grew out of the town's centennial celebrations in 1982 and opened its doors in May 1983. The town and the library have slowly but steadily been growing over the past two decades.

You can find out more about Alvord's History at Handbook of Texas Online

You can find current information about the town at North Central Texas Council of Governments

You can get statistical information about the library at The Texas State Library's Public Library Directory and Statistics or at The National Center for Education Statistics' Public Library Locator

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