HCPL Blog

Did you know that during the 1950s comics were used to help teach young people about the Civil Rights movement?

Each new year, we all look for ways to restart, recharge, and refresh ourselves and our surroundings. Like many of you, several of our Harris County Public Library branches have recently embarked on a journey of transforming our spaces, to make them more functional, comfortable, and engaging.

It’s February and we’ve jumped to the 1930s in our celebration of HCPL’s Centennial.

I don’t know about you, but I love to revisit favorite characters.

Did you know evolution ideally wants everything to be a crab? There's an actual term for it: carcinization. According to IFLScience, the term was introduced into evolutionary biology by L. A.

The dreaded reading slump (also known as a book hangover) is arguably the only downside to finishing an amazing book.

With the gloomy winter weather outside, the last thing many of us want to do is exercise.