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The City of Baytown operates the Sterling Municipal Library, which has a collection of 300,000 items. [72] The original Goose Creek Library opened in 1925; [73] the first county library in Texas, it was funded by the private donations of Humble Oil and Refining Company president Ross S. Sterling. The current Sterling Library was dedicated in 1963.
2022-2023 TAPR report; According to the 03/01/2024 Baytown Sun article, "Goose Creek ISD Underwhelms In Performance Report" "Based on the Texas Academic Performance Reports that were presented at the Feb. 5 school board meeting, the scores from standardized academic tests indicate Goose Creek ISD is behind the region and state in academics for ...
In 1980 the Central Library was enclosed, with additional square footage giving the building a total of 15,000 square feet (1,400 m 2). On June 21, 1980, the Central Library suffered fire damage, with many books destroyed. The Central Library was forced to close until April 1981. [1] David Calloway become the library director in May 1981.
The libraries house over 4.5 million print volumes, including nearly 124,000 serial titles, and over 5.5 million microform items. Holdings also include approximately 250,000 maps in the Maps & GIS Library, and over 21,000 feet (6,400 m) of archival and manuscript collections in the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, including approximately 170,000 printed volumes, over 50,000 photographs ...
Ross S. Sterling High School is a public high school located in Baytown, Texas and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. Sterling is a part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District which covers southeastern Harris County and eastern Chambers County. The school was built in 1966 to accommodate the growing population of Baytown.
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 XLI Club added the first collection of 400 books and it was run by Sue McKemie, she was a volunteer that offered to keep the library open one day a week. [1] The library's popularity grew and its hours were extended to each afternoon with a growing list of volunteers. [1] This early library was known as the XLI Club Subscription Library. [2]
The Lynchburg Ferry. The Lynchburg Ferry is a free ferry across the Houston Ship Channel in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Crosby-Lynchburg Road in Lynchburg to the north with the former State Highway 134 and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte to the south.