Harris County Public Library
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system serving Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
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. The county library system is headquartered at 8080 El Rio in Houston.
Since its inception in 1921, Harris County Public Library (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. HCPL has a collection of over 2.5 million items and circulated close to 11 million items in fiscal year 2007. Rhoda L. Goldberg is the director of the library system.
HCPL operates branches in several cities which do not have library systems of their own and in unincorporated parts of Harris County. Three branches are located within the city limits of Houston, in sections that have been annexed since the branches opened. Most of Houston itself is served by the Houston Public Library
Houston Public Library
Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas, United States. The library system has its headquarters in the Marston Building in Neartown Houston.-History:It can trace its founding to the Houston Lyceum in 1854...
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Branches
- Aldine Library - Houston
- AtascocitaAtascocita, TexasAtascocita is a census-designated place in Harris County, Texas, United States.Atascocita is a large, affluent development located north and south of Farm to Market Road 1960 about six miles east of Humble and eighteen miles northeast of downtown Houston in northeastern Harris County.Bordered on...
Library - Atascocita CDP, unincorporated area - Baldwin Boettcher Library @ Mercer Park - Unincorporated area
- Barbara Bush Library @ Cypress Creek - Unincorporated area
- Clear LakeClear Lake City, Houston, TexasClear Lake City is a master-planned community located in southeast Harris County, Texas, within the Bay Area of Greater Houston. It is the second-largest master-planned community in Houston — behind Kingwood...
City-County Freeman Branch Library - HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
- The branch is a joint project between HCPL and the Houston Public LibraryHouston Public LibraryHouston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas, United States. The library system has its headquarters in the Marston Building in Neartown Houston.-History:It can trace its founding to the Houston Lyceum in 1854...
- The branch is a joint project between HCPL and the Houston Public Library
- CrosbyCrosby, TexasCrosby is a census-designated place in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,714 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crosby is located at ....
Library - Unincorporated area - LSC Cy-Fair Branch Library (on the Lone Star College–CyFair Campus) - Unincorporated area
- The branch is a joint project between HCPL and the Lone Star College System.
- Evelyn Meador Library - SeabrookSeabrook, TexasSeabrook is a city in Harris county, with some water surface area located within Chambers county in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 9,443 at the 2000 census....
- Fairbanks Library - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address)
- Galena Park Library - Galena ParkGalena Park, TexasGalena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 10,887 at the 2010 census.-History:...
- High Meadows - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address)
- Jacinto City Library - Jacinto CityJacinto City, TexasJacinto City is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the intersection of Interstate 10 and the East Loop of Interstate 610. Jacinto City is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area and is bordered by the cities of Houston and Galena Park...
- Katherine Tyra Library @ Bear Creek - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address)
- Katy Library - KatyKaty, TexasKaty is a city located in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area...
- Kingwood Library - HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
- La Porte Library - La PorteLa Porte, TexasLa Porte is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Bay Area of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 31,880...
- Maud Smith Marks Library - Unincorporated Harris County (Katy address)
- North Channel Library - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address)
- Northwest Library - Unincorporated Harris County Cypress, TexasCypress, TexasCypress is an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, United States located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. The Cypress area is located along U.S...
- Octavia Fields Library - HumbleHumble, TexasHumble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,579. The city shares a zip code with the small Houston neighborhood of Bordersville, although people who live in Bordersville still have Humble...
- Parker Williams Library - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address)
- South Houston Library - South HoustonSouth Houston, TexasSouth Houston is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 15,833 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by the city of Houston and the city of Pasadena.-History:...
- Spring Branch Memorial Library - Hedwig VillageHedwig Village, TexasHedwig Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hedwig Village addresses; "Hedwig Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Hedwig...
(Houston address) - Stratford Library - Unincorporated Harris County (HighlandsHighlands, TexasHighlands is a census-designated place located along the Union Pacific Railroad, north of Interstate 10, and west of Farm to Market Road 2100 in an industrialized area of unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,089 at the 2000 census. Highlands is the hometown of...
address) - LSC Tomball Branch Library (on the Lone Star College-Tomball Campus) - TomballTomball, TexasTomball is a city in Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 9,089 at the 2000 census. In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball. The city are named for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball, who had a major role in the...
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- The branch is a joint project between HCPL and the Lone Star College System.
- West University Library - West University PlaceWest University Place, TexasWest University Place, often called West University or West U for short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and southwestern Harris County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population of the city was 14,211...
(Houston address)