The John P. McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the Houston Public Library, located in the Braeswood Place neighborhood

The Houston Public Library Heights Branch

Meyer Branch

Eleanor K. Freed Montrose Branch

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It can trace its founding to the Houston Athaneum in 1854. After a large contribution from Andrew Carnegie it was chartered as the Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library in 1904. Julia Ideson was named its first librarian. The building constructed as Houston's Central Library in 1926 was later named in her honor. 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is a person who develops procedures for organizing information and provides services which assist and instruct people in the most efficient and effective ways to identify, locate, access, and use information and resources (articles, books, magazines, etc. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The name was changed to Houston Public Library in the 1920s.

The library system now consists of 36 branches, plus the Central Library, located Downtown. Central Library, often incorrectly called the "Downtown Library", consists of the Julia Ideson Building and the Jesse H. Jones Building (1976). The Jones Building is closed for renovations in April 2006. The Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, located in the Museum District is also part of the system, under the jurisdiction of the Central Library. Downtown Houston is Houstons largest business district. ... Jesse Holman Jones Jesse Holman Jones (also known as Jesse H. Jones) (April 5, 1874 – June 1, 1956) was a Houston, Texas politician and entrepreneur. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... The Houston Museum District is an area of Houston, Texas. ...

Over the past several years two new branches have been built and many others have been renovated. The newest branch is the John P. McGovern-Stella Link Branch, which opened in January 2005. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Branches

In addition to the Central Library and Clayton Library, there are 36 branches in the library system, all located within the city of Houston.

• Acres Homes Branch Library (Acres Homes)
• Bracewell Branch Library
• Carnegie Branch Library
• Collier Regional Branch Library
• Dixon Branch Library
• Fifth Ward Branch Library (Fifth Ward)
• Flores Branch Library
• Frank Branch Library (Fondren Southwest)
• Freed-Montrose Branch Library (Montrose)
• Heights Branch Library (Houston Heights)
• Henington-Alief Regional Branch Library (Alief)
• Hillendahl Branch Library (Spring Branch)
• Johnson Branch Library (Sunnyside)
• Jungman Branch Library (Uptown)
• Kendall Branch Library (Memorial)
• Lakewood Branch Library
• Looscan Branch Library (River Oaks)
• Mancuso Branch Library
• McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Branch Library (Kashmere Gardens)
• McGovern-Stella Link Branch Library (Braeswood Place)
• Melcher Branch Library
• Meyer Branch Library (Meyerland/Westbury)
• Moody Branch Library
• Oak Forest Branch Library (Oak Forest)
• Park Place Regional Branch Library (Park Place)
• Pleasantville Branch Library (Pleasantville)
• Ring Branch Library (Spring Branch)
• Robinson-Westchase Branch Library (Westchase)
• Scenic Woods Regional Branch Library (Scenic Woods)
• Smith Branch Library (Third Ward)
• Stanaker Branch Library
• Stimley-Blue Ridge Branch Library (Fort Bend Houston)
• Tuttle Branch Library (Denver Harbor)
• Vinson Branch Library
• Walter Branch Library (Sharpstown)
• Young Branch Library (Palm Center, near South Park)

In addition, HPL has a partnership with the Harris County Public Library's Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library in Clear Lake. Acres Homes, Texas is a wooded area northwest of the city of Houston. ... The Fifth Ward is a historical political district ward of Houston, Texas (USA) east of downtown Houston. ... Montrose is the name of a neighborhood and also an area in Houston, Texas. ... Houston Heights, often nicknamed The Heights, is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... Alief is an area in Harris County that is mostly within the city limits of Houston, Texas. ... Spring Branch is a community in west-northwest Houston, Texas, roughly bordered by Clay Road and U.S. Highway 290 to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and Interstate 610 to the east. ... Sunnyside is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. ... Uptown Houston Uptown Houston, or the Uptown District, is mainly centered around the the Galleria, the largest and most prestigious shopping mall in Houston. ... The Memorial area of Houston, Texas is a wealthy distict west of the Galleria. ... River Oaks is an affluent community located in the geographic center of Houston, Texas (halfway between Downtown and Uptown). ... A sign marking Braeswood Place Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Houston, Texas. ... A sign indicating Meyerland Meyerland Plaza The Meyer Library of the Houston Public Library system Meyerland is a 6000-acre community in southwest Houston, Texas, outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8. ... A sign indicating the Westbury neighborhood Westbury is a neighborhood in the southwest part of Houston, Texas. ... Oak Forest is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... Spring Branch is a community in west-northwest Houston, Texas, roughly bordered by Clay Road and U.S. Highway 290 to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and Interstate 610 to the east. ... Westchase is a district located in western Houston, Texas. ... The Third Ward is a community in Houston, Texas. ... Official website: http://www. ... Sharpstown is a master-planned community in southwest Houston, Texas. ... The South Park community of Houston, Texas is a broad post-World War II development in the south-central area of the city, just south of MacGregor Park (from which it gets its name) and the 610 Loop. ... The Harris County Public Library West University Branch and the West University Place Recreation Center, both located in West University Place, Texas Harris County Public Library is a public library system operated in Harris County, Texas. ... Clear Lake City is a master-planned community located in southeast Harris County, Texas. ...

Also, the Parent Resource Library in the Children's Museum of Houston is considered part of the Houston Public Library system; however, its staff are employed by the museum, rather than the City of Houston.

External links

• Houston Public Library Web site