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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 .
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.
In 1921 the city of Houston disbanded the library board and made the library a branch of the Houston Public Library system. [6] Charles Norton Love, an African American civil rights activist and publisher of the Texas Freeman helped advocate for construction and funding of the library. Houston's public library system was desegregated in 1953.
The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center is located in unincorporated Liberty County, Texas. The 17,600 square feet (1,640 m 2 ) facility is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Liberty , 200 miles (320 km) east of Downtown Austin and 41 miles (66 km) northeast of Downtown Houston . [ 1 ]
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.
Alief is served by both the Houston Public Library and the Harris County Public Library. The David M. Henington-Alief Regional Branch of Houston Public Library is in Alief. [108] The branch is located at 7979 South Kirkwood Street [109] and was originally named the Alief Branch Library when it opened in 1985.
African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library (HPL) in the Fourth Ward, Houston. [1] The library preserves historical information about the African American community in Houston and the surrounding regions. [2] It is the city's first library to focus on African American history and culture. [3]