HCPL Blog

Writing and drinking have quite a history together, so when we discovered Tim Federle's Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist, a self-described " SparkNotes with a liquor license", we were looking for a way to make it more " Public Library friendly".

The public library serves the community in many ways from education and printing services to a place to stay warm, however, many of the Harris County Public Library branches have taken it a step further.

When November rolls around most people are thinking of the upcoming holidays. But one event most people don’t know about is NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month.

Inspiring lifelong readers

A child will read because they want to read. No amount of facts and figures will entice a child to read, much less for fun.

I think one of the most amazing photos I’ve seen is the 1969 picture of software engineer, Margaret Hamilton, who led the NASA software team to land Apollo 11 on the moon, posing with the stack of books that were the guidance software that it took to get man to

Handmade, one of a kind selfie stations pop up at three HCPL branches

Every time you step through the doors of a library, you know your world is liable to be transformed.

As a librarian I would love to make all the books, magazines, newspapers, movies, music & reference resources available to everybody. Unfortunately, I have a budget that limits me from being quite that generous.