Kingwood Branch was built in 1983 and the building was dedicated on August 21, 1983, on the heels of Hurricane Alicia. It was built as a result of a grassroots campaign by residents of the area who saw the need for a library. They organized as FOLK – Friends of the Library Kingwood – in November 1978 and began immediately petitioning the Harris County for a library. Plans were put into place to begin fundraising and they have not stopped yet.

FOLK (Friends of the Library Kingwood) has been an active group since before the library opened and are always looking for new members. They are a 501(c)(3) organization, so donations made to the Friends are tax-deductible. The Texas State Library selected the Kingwood Friends' 1986 Buy-a-Book Campaign as the State Library Project of the Year. Over the years, this annual event has changed from a door-to-door drive to a mail-in campaign to raise funds for the library and FOLK projects. They also hold quarterly Used Book Sales, and man a Daily Book Sale. Donations of used books and magazines are always needed and welcomed. The Friends donate their money and their time to such special projects as the Summer Reading Programs for the children, Dragoneers Club and are generally on call to help the library in any way they can.

The Kingwood Garden club has taken on the Kingwood Library as a special project and as a result the flowerbed in the front of the library is spectacular in all seasons. In 1999 they contacted Steve LeGrande, a local resident who specializes in amazing topiaries, to create a topiary dragon and bookworm from the shrubbery in the front of the library. A contest was held by the library to name the dragon and the bookworm; Sir Clackentoes, the dragon, and Rupert, the bookworm, were born. Since then Smudge, a baby dragon, has been planted. He is taking shape as he grows. They continue to delight our patrons, young and old.