Organization

Houston Public Library, the community's place for:

Learning, fun and adventure
Access to innovative technology
Creative solutions to information needs
Service excellence
Empowering personal and professional growth.

The Houston Public Library system serves the City's culturally diverse community by offering a broad program of free educational, informational and recreational activities through a central complex and neighborhood branch libraries.

The Library system is composed of a Central Library Complex, including the Houston Metropolitan Research Center and Clayton Center for Genealogical Research, and 36 branch libraries providing a network of materials, services and programs to Houston's diverse neighborhoods.

Click here to read about the history of the Houston Public Library System.