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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.
Houston Public Library Web site. Houston Public Library (hpl.lib.tx.us) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) Friends of the Houston Public Library; Love the Look, Miss the Escalators: Houston Public Library Central Branch Reopens at Houston Press; A New Chapter, The Grand Reopening of the Central Library "City of Houston Central Library ...
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 Spanish Renaissance-style building [2] is part of the Central Library, and houses its archives, manuscripts, and Texas and Local History departments. [3] It is also the site of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. [4] From 1926 to 1976 it was Houston's sole main library building. [5]
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 42,000 square feet (3,900 m 2) Clear Lake City–County Freeman Branch is administered by Harris County Public Library, and is funded in part by the Houston Public Library. The Freeman Branch Library, named after Theodore C. Freeman, opened in 1964. It moved to the Harris County multipurpose annex in 1976.
Houston Public Library (4 P) Pages in category "Libraries in Houston" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
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]