Summary
Organization name
Fairmount Community Library
Causes
Community Improvement
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Tarrant
Address
1310 W Allen AveFort Worth, TX 76110
Fairmount Community Library
A nonprofit organization
$1,710 raised by 15 donors
30% complete
$5,727 Goal
About
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Fairmount Community Library has been serving the Near Southside since 2015. We renovated and reopened to the public in 2023.
Who We Are: We are small library in the heart of the historic Fairmount neighborhood of Fort Worth. FCL is not associated with a public library system. This library is operating only with the hard work and dedication of volunteers from the community since its opening in 2015.
Who We Serve: We strive to be open to all our neighbors and to provide exceptional service to those who visit us. FCL is a place that allows anyone - even those with no address or ID - to check out books.
Book Lending: FCL offers book lending with over 5,000+ titles and includes an extensive Fort Worth book collection, as well as fiction, non-fiction, books for young readers, young adult novels, graphic novels, and Spanish language books.
Programs & Events: Our volunteers and members from the community lead a variety of recurring programs for babies, toddlers, children and young adults, and adults.
Our Facility: FCL's facilities include a children's reading room, a classroom, an fenced patio, a central reading lounge, and a native Texas garden in front. We recently introduced a seed library for gardeners of all levels to share their love of plants. Visitors can enjoy free wifi, a coffee bar, and printing services.
Outreach: During the winter months, we host a coat drive for neighbors to leave new and used coats for those in need. We also partner with other small organizations to help with community stocking drives, pet adoption events, and more. FCL volunteers participate in events hosted by the Near Southside and by the Fairmount Neighborhood Association. Some of these include Open Streets, Arts Goggle, Festivus, and more.
FCL is more than just books. We are a space for our neighbors to come together.
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Mission
The mission of the Fairmount Community Library (FCL) is to unite, engage, and enrich the Fort Worth community by providing a welcoming space that actively fosters learning, literacy, cultural appreciation, diverse entertainment, and hands-on educational opportunities for learners of all ages. As a 501(c)(3) cooperative effort, the FCL is dedicated to integrating disciplines in efforts to empower knowledge and inspire creativity for all those who enter.
Our vision is to be more than just books, to continue to expand into a micro community center with robust programming, access to resources and a place where all can come to learn, discover, create and connect.
Needs
Our biggest need is operational funding to help keep our doors open so we can provide services to our wonderful community. Operating expenses include monthly rent, utilities, and facilities improvements. As of June 2025, our total expenses for rent and utilities totaled $5,727. Our rent is $900 per month.
While we do not own our facilities, we endeavor to maintain a facility that is aesthetically pleasing, safe, and comfortable for all our guests. FCL is located inside of what once was a vehicle repair garage many years ago. Facilities improvements we made in the last year included replacing the fence on our back patio, purchasing a new-to-us sofa for the main reading lounge, and adding much needed closed storage in our classroom area. Goals for the future include painting a mural - with community involvement - on the front of the library which was formerly a faux storefront for a previous tenant. We are also in the process of taking inventory of furniture that is in need of replacing. We have had a number of air conditioning and roof issues over the past few months that have required immediate attention in order for us to safely stay open.
Equity Statement
The Fairmount Community Library, in congruence with The American Library Association, affirms that equity, diversity, and inclusion are central to the promotion and practice of intellectual freedom. Libraries are essential to democracy and self-government, to personal development and social progress, and to every individual’s inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To that end, libraries and library workers should embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion in everything that they do.
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Organization Data
Fort Worth, TX 76110