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Houston, We Have a Library Program - American Libraries Magazine

Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, Illinois, hosted an event in which kids got to chat with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. read more

Harris County expands mobile library program ... - Houston Public Media

Education Harris County expands mobile library program with addition of fourth ‘Curiosity Cruiser’ The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, with financial support from companies and ... read more

Houston adopts disparity study to help protect minority business ...

A high-stakes lawsuit seeking to eradicate Houston's minority business certification program now has a counterweight in a newly passed disparity study that says the program should remain in ... read more

Houston Public Library Foundation to receive $24,500 grant

"We 're proud to partner with the Houston Public Library Foundation to ensure that local families have access to not just books, but to technology, literacy programming and more through HPL Mobile ... read more

Houston seniors impacted by food program funding cuts | khou.com

Federal funding cuts threaten Houston Food Bank's Senior Food Box Program; over 11,000 seniors rely on essential monthly groceries at risk. read more

New digital card program aims to put library books on the screens of ...

The Harris County Public Library system's iKnow digital library card program gives access to thousands of e-books, digital magazines and movies directly onto the user's device of choice. The ... read more

Free tutoring and summer program options offered at Houston Public Library

The Houston Public Library has free options available to residents who have a library card. One option is "Brainfuse", an online tutoring service that provides 20 minute tutoring sessions at no cost. read more

Neighborhood libraries act as "community living room" in Houston | khou.com

The Houston Public Library system has dozens of little libraries tucked in neighborhoods all over the city. read more

Houston Public Library to become a “fine free” system by ...

Houstonians will no longer have to pay fines for overdue books checked out of the Houston Public Library system. City council voted unanimously on Wednesday to become a "fine free" library system ... read more

League City library programs ‘back to pre-pandemic’ - Houston Chronicle

Patrons of Helen Hall Library in League City will find that all the library’s regular programming has resumed with the lifting of pandemic restrictions. Summer reading programs will continue ... read more

Houston removes downtown library from cooling center network

Houston has decided to close the downtown central library as a cooling center citing "safety reasons," according to a report Friday by the Houston Chronicle's Rebecca Schuetz. read more

Now's your chance to name Houston's newest library

Houston just opened a can of worms by asking us to help name the city's new library. The yet-to-be-named new library will serve the Westbury, Meyerland, Brays Oaks and Hiram Clarke areas and ... read more