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Spanish Renaissance design draws from regional history, and includes carvings of explorers and missionaries of Texas. The second floor hall lay under a rotunda, fronted by an interior oaken gate with carved
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and she hired one employee. Located at the corner of Travis and McKinney in what is now known as
Downtown Houston, it originally housed 10,000 volumes. By 1907, 10,000 Houstonians held accounts at the library. By 1913, the library counted seven persons on its payroll. The city changed the name from
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Neighborhood Library; the total library facility will be double the size of the original Vinson
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Library to Houston Public Library in 1921. By this time, they had outgrown their space and relocated several staff members to the Harris County Courthouse. A few years later, the library sold its property to raise money for a larger facility.
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is a "City-County" branch in exchange for $ 4.2 million to fund the building of a new 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m) facility. At the time of its completion, the existing branch will be converted into a
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columns and entablatures. The new building opened with a collection of more than thirty thousand volumes. The building constructed as Houston's Central Library in 1926 was later named the
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plaintiff Lonnie E. Smith, stated they would prefer a voluntary desegregation program despite their likelihood of winning a lawsuit; shortly before the letter was printed,
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2334:. June 19, 2008. Accessed July 12, 2008.
2296:. March 1, 2007. Accessed July 12, 2008.
2187:. June 19, 2008. Accessed July 12, 2008.
1704:Houston Public Library – Named Buildings
669:Elizabeth L. Ring Neighborhood Library (
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3680:Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metro
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506:Patricio Flores Neighborhood Library (
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2388:Friends of the Houston Public Library
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597:Frank O. Mancuso Neighborhood Library
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3079:Texas A&M Health Science Center
1857:Adele B. Looscan Branch Replacement
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1554:Adele B. Looscan Branch Replacement
1504:HPL Express Southwest Grand Opening
739:M. E. Walter Neighborhood Library (
718:Cliff Tuttle Neighborhood Library (
641:Nettie Moody Neighborhood Library (
301:Colored Carnegie Library of Houston
18:Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library
2393:Houston Public Library on Facebook
1750:"Montrose Library upgrade planned"
1600:. Retrieved on September 28, 2015.
1427:In Memory of Mr. Seth Irvin Morris
1115:Texas State Historical Association
32:Houston Public Library (Minnesota)
30:For the library in Minnesota, see
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3899:Education in Harris County, Texas
2070:. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
1738:. Retrieved on December 11, 2008.
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648:Oak Forest Neighborhood Library (
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1882:. Retrieved on August 11, 2009.
1829:Johnson, Octavia (2024-03-28).
1443:Tibken, Shara (April 9, 2023).
683:Scenic Woods Regional Library (
496:Carnegie Neighborhood Library (
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2981:Southwest Management District
2005:Past Landmark Awards Honorees
1802:Sarnoff, Nancy (2020-02-11).
1775:Downen, Robert (2019-12-11).
1661:. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
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363:, and the Central Library in
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4288:Harris County Public Library
4281:Heights Neighborhood Library
3114:Houston Christian University
2735:List of companies in Houston
2634:Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark
852:Children's Museum of Houston
841:Harris County Public Library
531:Heights Neighborhood Library
469:Jungman Neighborhood Library
449:Heights Neighborhood Library
319:The library system racially
240:, a Houston businessman and
36:Heights Neighborhood Library
4783:Carnegie libraries in Texas
4695:Bay Ridge Christian College
4633:Fort Bend Christian Academy
4490:others are in Harris County
2083:Ward, Alyson (2018-07-19).
1748:Meeks, Flori (2013-08-27).
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4251:South Texas College of Law
3059:Baylor College of Medicine
1946:. Friday June 1, 2007. A1.
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