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Harris County Public Library (HCPL) is a public library system serving Harris County, Texas, United States. Since its inception in 1921, HCPL has grown from a system of small book stations in homes, stores and post offices to 26 branch libraries serving a population of over 1.3 million users in unincorporated areas countywide.
The Houston Public Library system traces its founding to the creation of the second Houston Lyceum in 1854. [ 2 ][ 3 ] The lyceum was preceded by a debating society, a special-interest mechanics' lyceum, and a circulating library. The lyceum's library eventually split into a separate institution at the end of the 19th century.
Added to NRHP. May 14, 1984. Heights Neighborhood Library is a public library facility in the Houston Heights area of Houston, Texas. It is a part of Houston Public Library (HPL) and is located at 1302 Heights Boulevard, [2] in Heights block 170. [3] It has a pink Stucco Italian Renaissance façade and arches in its doors and windows.
Website. houstonlibrary .org /johnson. The W. L. D. Johnson Neighborhood Library is a Houston Public Library branch in Houston, Texas. It replaced the Carnegie Colored Library, a Carnegie Library established by Houston's African American community in the Fourth Ward that was demolished for Interstate Highway 45 construction in 1962.
November 23, 1977. Designated RTHL. 2003. Designated TSAL. 5/28/1981. Texas portal. Architecture portal. The Julia Ideson Building is a Houston Public Library facility in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It is named for Julia Bedford Ideson, who served as the system's first head librarian for 40 years.
The McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the Houston Public Library is located at 7405 Stella Link Road. [60] The library, named after physician John P. McGovern , [ 61 ] opened on January 8, 2005. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] The Houston Business Journal awarded the library a Landmark Award for Community Impact in 2006.
The Houston Public Library operates the Arnold L. Hillendahl Neighborhood Library at 2436 Gessner Road and the Elizabeth L. Ring Neighborhood Library at 8835 Long Point Road. [129] [130] [131] The Harris County Public Library (HCPL) system operates the Spring Branch Memorial Branch at 930 Corbindale Road in the City of Hedwig Village.
The Heights Neighborhood Library of the Houston Public Library (HPL) is located at 1302 Heights Boulevard, [92] in Heights block 170. [93] It has a pink Stucco Italian Renaissance façade and arches in its doors and windows. Jason P. Theriot wrote in the Houston Review that the ceilings are "high" and that the arches were "beautifully" done. [6]