Hammered by $2.2 million in budget cuts, the Houston Public Library system this month will reduce its hours by 28 percent — closing most of its 42 branches on Saturdays — and trim expenditures for ...

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 replace ...

The Barbara Bush Foundation, Houston Public Library, and the City of Houston unveiled on Tuesday, their fourth Family Place library in Northwest Houston at the Collier Regional Library. The Houston ...

The Freed-Montrose library re-opened on Monday morning and will continue operations until its relocation to the Montrose Collective. Mayor John Whitmire said he will be looking to work with the ...

Bibliophiles and connoisseurs of print can explore the Houston Public Library’s collection of donated books, ex-library books and other items during an online auction that lasts through April 17.

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HOUSTON — Soon, you may not have to pay a fine for returning a book late to a Houston public library. The Houston City Council is set to vote on Wednesday on whether to get rid of overdue fees, ...

Central Houston neighborhoods consistently outpace outlying areas for city library card registrations, which advocates say can serve as a gateway to education, technology and essential resources. A ...

A Houston library card can check out thousands of books, e-books, audiobooks and digital newspapers - but that's just the beginning. A free MYLink library card is also a gateway to tools, technology ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston has omitted the Central Library in downtown as one of its designated cooling centers in the most recent declaration of a heat emergency. It was included in ...