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John P. McGovern-Stella Link Regional Library (Braeswood Place) - The library, named after physician John P. McGovern, [38] opened on January 8, 2005. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] The Houston Business Journal awarded the library a Landmark Award for Community Impact in 2006.
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.
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. [64] [65] In 2007 and 2010 the Houston Press ranked ...
The modern day Stella Link Road in Houston gets its name from Stella, Texas. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It began as a rural road running parallel to the railroad that linked West University, Texas to Stella. Today Stella Link Road is a busy urban street that still makes that link to the locale formerly known as Stella.
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.
Frank HPL Express Library at Brays Oaks Towers 10103 Fondren Road. Effective 2023, Dr. Shannon Walker Neighborhood Library of the Houston Public Library (HPL) is the library location for Fondren Southwest. Its namesake is Shannon Walker. [74] Originally Brays Oaks had a standalone library.
The Houston Independent School District operates area public schools. [3] Shearn Elementary School and a park are in Section 4. [4] [5] All houses are zoned to Shearn Elementary School and Pershing Middle School. [6] [7] Pershing-zoned students have the option to apply for the regular program at Pin Oak Middle School in the city of Bellaire. [8]
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.