Harris County Public Library (HCPL) is a

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system serving Harris County,

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. 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

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countywide. HCPL has a collection of over 2.5 million items and circulated over 9.7 million items in fiscal year 2014. Edward Melton 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

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Administration

The county library system is headquartered on the property of 5749 South Loop East. It is in a one story building. It was formerly headquartered at 8080 El Rio Street. At a later time it was headquartered at 9220 Kirby Drive, within the Corporate Centre Kirby in Houston.

Branches

Freeman Public Library in Clear Lake City

* Aldine Library - Houston ** The branch serves

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. An expansion and renovation was scheduled to be completed in January 2001.WORTH READING ABOUT / Construction work under way on Barbara Bush branch library
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Atascocita Atascocita is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 88,174. It is located north and south of Farm to Market Road 1960 about e ...

Library - Atascocita CDP, ''unincorporated area'' * Baldwin Boettcher Library @ Mercer Park - ''Unincorporated area'' ** Some areas near Humble are served by this branch. It was constructed on donated land. It was named after Baldwin Boettcher, a German settler. His descendants deeded the homestead to Harris County. The plans stated that the Boettcher staff would assist the Mercer Park staff in finding any botanical reference books that they or the public need. This library is closed until further notice due to flood damage during Hurricane Harvey. * Barbara Bush Library @ Cypress Creek - ''Unincorporated area'' ** The branch serves areas with Spring postal addresses. Construction began in the northern hemisphere summer of 2000. This branch is currently closed until further notice due to flood damage during Hurricane Harvey. * Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library -

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** The branch is a joint project between HCPL and the

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Library - ''Unincorporated area'' * LSC Cy-Fair Branch Library (on the

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Campus) - ''Unincorporated area'' **The branch is a joint project between HCPL and the

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. * Evelyn Meador Library - Seabrook *

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Library - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address) * Galena Park Library - Galena Park * High Meadows - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address) * Jacinto City Library - Jacinto City * Katherine Tyra Library @ Bear Creek - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address) * Katy Library - Katy * Kingwood Library -

* La Porte Library - La Porte * Maud Smith Marks Library - Unincorporated Harris County (Katy address) * North Channel Library - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address) * Northwest Library - Unincorporated Harris County

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* Octavia Fields Library - Humble * Parker Williams Library - Unincorporated Harris County (Houston address) * South Houston Library -

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* Spring Branch Memorial Library -

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(Houston address) * Stratford Library - Unincorporated Harris County (

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address) * LSC Tomball Branch Library (on the

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Campus) - Tomball
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. * West University Library - West University Place, Texas, West University Place (Houston address)

Gallery

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References

External links

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Administration

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