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La Porte Branch Library
 
La Porte Branch Library
Location & Phone

600 South Broadway
LaPorte, TX 77571
281-471-4022

Branch Librarian
Myra Wilson

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Hours
Su Closed
M 1-9
Tu 10-7
W 10-9
Th 10-7
F 1-6
Sa 10-5
Map & Directions

La Porte Library is located on South Broadway. From 225 E take the FM 146 S Exit (LaPorte). Exit FM 146 at the LaPorte/Fairmont Parkway exit. Turn left under FM 146. Proceed on Fairmont. Turn left at Broadway. Go about 5 blocks. The library is on the left. (Key Map #580C)

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Branch Statistics & Information

Opened: 1929
Square Footage: 23,357
Collection: 78,784 (FY07)
Circulation: 178,530 (FY07)
Registered Borrowers: 16,919 (FY07)
Staff: 14
Friends of the La Porte Library

Equipment for In-House Use:
38 Computers with Internet, MS Office, and Catalog access
LibOnline Computer Booking Station
Print Station
Photocopier
Opaque projector
Audiotape player
TV/VCR
Typewriter
Data Projector

Special Services
Conference Room
4 Study Rooms
Reading Room
Children's Activity Room

About the La Porte Branch

The La Porte Library is a joint venture between the City of La Porte and Harris County. The City of La Porte is responsible for the building and furnishings and Harris County Library System staffs and runs the Library.

La Porte has a small but active group of Friends of the La Porte Library who sponsor the annual Summer Reading Program as well as providing books and other materials for the Library.

 

Calendar IconEvents & Programs

Ongoing Programs

Preschool Storytime:
Tuesdays @ 10:15 AM

Toddler Storytime:
Thursdays @ 10 AM & 11 AM

Baby Time
Tuesdays @ 11 am

Pajama Time:
Wednesdays @ 7pm

Science Fiction Book Group:
4th Wednesday of the Month @ 7:30 PM
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