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The county library system is headquartered on the property of 5749 South Loop East. [2] It is in a 83,385-square-foot (7,746.7 m 2) one story building. [3]It was formerly headquartered at 8080 El Rio Street. [4]
Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John ...
1907 Sanborn map showing the location of the Carnegie Library and Houston Lyceum. Julia Ideson Building in Downtown. 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 ...
Palm Center entrance Alice McKean Young Neighborhood Library. The Palm Center Business and Technology Center, [1] commonly known as Palm Center, is a municipally-owned services complex in southeast Houston, Texas. [2] It is 6 miles (9.7 km) from NRG Stadium and is in proximity to the Third Ward area. [3]
City ZIP Telephone Image Burlingame Public Library [5] Burlingame Main: 480 Primrose Road: Burlingame: 94010 (650)558‑7400 Easton: 1800 Easton Drive: Burlingame: 94010 (650)340‑6180 Community College Libraries Cañada College [6] 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard: Redwood City: 94061 (650)306‑3267 College of San Mateo [7] 1700 West Hillsdale ...
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.
In 1978, City of Houston officials contracted with the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center to open a fire station on the base. [17] The city introduced plans to provide services for the Pipers Meadow area, which was annexed in 1994. A new Houston fire station #94 serving Piper's Meadow, Sterling Knoll, and surrounding areas within the city was built ...
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.