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West University Branch Library
A partnership of HCPL & the City of West University Place
 
West University Branch Library
Location & Phone

6108 Auden
Houston, TX 77005
713-668-8273

Branch Librarian

Keddy Outlaw

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Hours
Su Closed
M 10-8
Tu 10-6
W 10-6
Th 10-6
F 1-6
Sa 10-5

Map & Directions

West University Library is located at the intersection of Auden and Milton. From Highway 59 take the Weslayan exit. Turn left under the freeway. Go south on Weslayan past the light at Bissonnet and the light at Rice Blvd. One block past Rice Blvd., turn left onto Milton St. The library is two blocks down on the left. (Key Map #532A)
This branch is served by METRO’s 73 Bellfort Crosstown, 2 Bellaire & 65 Bissonnet bus routes. For schedule information, please call 713-635-4000 or visit www.ridemetro.org.


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Branch Statistics & Information

Opened: 1963
Square Footage: 6,100
Collection: 67,656 (FY07)
Circulation: 266,257 (FY07)
Registered Borrowers: 14,912 (FY07)
Staff: 7
Friends of the West University Library - Holiday 2007 Postcard

Equipment for In-House Use:
18 Computers with Internet, MS Office, and Catalog access
LibOnline Computer Booking Station
Print Station
Photocopier
Audiotape player

Special Services

About the West University Branch

The library originally opened in a corner of the West University Community Center in 1942. During World War II it was moved to a temporary home in the field office of Reed and Yancey Realtors (northwest corner of Rice and Auden). After the War it moved back into the Community Center. In 1963, the library moved into a new 6,100 square foot facility at its current location at 6108 Auden. [Begemen, June A. Stepping Back in Time: A History of West University Place. Houston: D. Armstrong Co. 1999]

The Friends of the West University Library group sponsors an ongoing used book sale and occasional Saturday book sales. Funds collected from book sales, memberships, matching funds and memorial bequests are used to support the programs and collections of the library.


 
Calendar IconEvents & Programs

Ongoing Programs

Preschool Storytime:
Tuesdays @ 10:30 AM

Book Discussion Group
1st Wednesday @ 11 AM

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