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The Clear Lake City-County Freeman Library is located at the intersection of Diana Ln. and Ramada Dr. From I-45S take the Bay Area Blvd. exit. Stay on the feeder road and go under the overpass. Turn right at the sign that reads “University of Houston – Clear Lake – East Bay Area Blvd.” This will loop back and take you up onto the overpass. Continue on Bay Area Blvd. past intersections at Highway 3 and El Camino Real. Turn left onto Diana Lane. The library is on the left. (Key Map #618P) |
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Virtual Tour
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Branch Statistics & Information
Opened: 2004
Square Footage: 42,000
Collection: 201,575 (FY07)
Circulation:
1,264,713 (FY07)
Registered Borrowers: 62,892 (FY07)
Staff: 50
Friends of the Freeman Library: Friends Summer 2009 Newsletter
Membership and Donation Flyer
Equipment for
In-House Use:
106 Computers with Internet, MS Office, and Catalog access
2 LibOnline Computer Booking Stations
2 Print Stations
3 Photocopiers
Microfiche reader/printer
TV/VCR
Kurzweil Equipment for the visually impaired with Scanner
Video Eye Power Zoom and monitor
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Special Services
Conference Room
5 Study Rooms
Glass Display Case
Community Bulletin Board
2 Vending Areas
Computer Lab
Computer Classes
Piano
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About the Freeman Branch
The Freeman Branch library first opened on November 1, 1964 and moved
to its current location in the Harris County multipurpose annex in Clear
Lake on July 13, 1976. The Freeman Library has been serving the Clear
Lake area for 36 years. The Freeman Branch was named in honor of Captain
Theodore C. Freeman, the first astronaut to lose his life in the U. S.
space program.
A new joint facility between Harris County and the City of Houston opened on June 8, 2004 and is approximately 42,000 square feet.
With strong support from area
families and the business community, the Friends of the Freeman Library
raise $80,000 each year to purchase books, fund special children's programs,
and upgrade library equipment and furnishings. Fundraising efforts, which
include a bookstore in the library open most hours the library is open,
an annual membership drive, and the "Books Alive Week," have financed
many "extras" that enrich the quality of library service at the Freeman
Library.
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