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** Some areas near Humble are served by this branch.<ref name="Worth"/> It was constructed on donated land. It was named after Baldwin Boettcher, a German settler. His descendants deeded the homestead to Harris County. The plans stated that the Boettcher staff would assist the Mercer Park staff in finding any botanical reference books that they or the public need.<ref>Beust, Brenda. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120617071134/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1986_223564 The Dirt On Houston's BLOOMS]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Thursday March 6, 1986. Weekend Preview 1. Retrieved on December 9, 2011.</ref> This library is closed until further notice due to flood damage during Hurricane Harvey. <ref>"[http://www.hcpl.net/location/baldwin-boettcher-branch-library-mercer-park]." Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library. Retrieved March 9, 2018.</ref> |
** Some areas near Humble are served by this branch.<ref name="Worth"/> It was constructed on donated land. It was named after Baldwin Boettcher, a German settler. His descendants deeded the homestead to Harris County. The plans stated that the Boettcher staff would assist the Mercer Park staff in finding any botanical reference books that they or the public need.<ref>Beust, Brenda. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120617071134/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1986_223564 The Dirt On Houston's BLOOMS]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Thursday March 6, 1986. Weekend Preview 1. Retrieved on December 9, 2011.</ref> This library is closed until further notice due to flood damage during Hurricane Harvey. <ref>"[http://www.hcpl.net/location/baldwin-boettcher-branch-library-mercer-park]." Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library. Retrieved March 9, 2018.</ref> |
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* Barbara Bush Library @ Cypress Creek - ''Unincorporated area'' |
* Barbara Bush Library @ Cypress Creek - ''Unincorporated area'' |
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** The branch serves areas with Spring postal addresses. Construction began in the northern hemisphere summer of 2000.<ref name="Worth"/> |
** The branch serves areas with Spring postal addresses. Construction began in the northern hemisphere summer of 2000.<ref name="Worth"/> This branch is currently closed until further notice due to flood damage during Hurricane Harvey. <ref"[http://www.hcpl.net/location/barbara-bush-branch-library-cypress-creek]." Barbara Bush Branch Library. Retrieved March 9, 2018. </ref> |
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* [[Clear Lake City, Houston, Texas|Clear Lake]] City-County Freeman Branch Library - [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] |
* [[Clear Lake City, Houston, Texas|Clear Lake]] City-County Freeman Branch Library - [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] |
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** The branch is a joint project between HCPL and the [[Houston Public Library]] |
** The branch is a joint project between HCPL and the [[Houston Public Library]] |
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Harris County Public Library (HCPL) is a public library system serving Harris County, Texas, United States.
Since its inception in 1921, HCPL has grown from a system of small book stations in homes, stores and post offices to 26 branch libraries serving a population of over 1.3 million users in unincorporated areas countywide. HCPL has a collection of over 2.5 million items and circulated over 9.7 million items in fiscal year 2014.[1] Edward Melton is the director of the library system.
HCPL operates branches in several cities which do not have library systems of their own and in unincorporated parts of Harris County. Three branches are located within the city limits of Houston, in sections that have been annexed since the branches opened. Most of Houston itself is served by the Houston Public Library.
The county library system is headquartered on the property of 5749 South Loop East.[2] It is in a 83,385-square-foot (7,746.7 m2) one story building.[3]
It was formerly headquartered at 8080 El Rio Street.[4] At a later time it was headquartered at 9220 Kirby Drive,[5] within the Corporate Centre Kirby in Houston.[6]
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