HCPL Blog

One of dogs' many virtues is their seeming boundless capacity for empathy, another is their selflessness, yet another is that their default setting is to like you until they are given a good reason not to like you (compare that to the average human being you meet on Houston's freeways).

We take "Making" pretty seriously at the library. We also understand that creativity has many outlets so teens interested in creating and crafting will have lots of opportunities to develop and learn new making skills at the library this Fall. 

This summer explore a Universe of Stories at HCPL! and celebrate summer, the joys of reading and the upcoming 50th anniversary of the first moon landing!

NASA @ my library is a series of STEM based events held at our libraries. Harris County Public Library was selected along with 74 other libraries across the county to receive resources, training and support to increase STEM learning opportunities for patrons.

The name might not be immediately familiar, but for audiobook fans, Adenrele Ojo is a bona fide star and chances are good, even if you're a casual audiophile, you will recognize the voice.  On November