Brazoria County Library System Foundation present Evening with the Author. This year's guest author is Babette Fraser Hale discussing her book This Familiar Heart. This Familiar Heart is an intimate rendering of the turbulent courtship and deep personal connection between the late, beloved Leon Hale and his wife, Babette Fraser Hale. Brazoria County Library System Foundation raises money to support the Brazoria County Library Summer Reading Program. Supporting the Summer Reading Program helps to reduce the Summer Slide in Brazoria County students.