Houston Public Library’s Special Collections are embarking on a new Memory Project focusing on race, social justice, and COVID-19.

HPL TO GO at the Mobile Express* will currently offer limited services at McCrane-Kashmere Garden Neighborhood Library and TECHLink Dixon on select days.

New services by appointment starting 03/08/2021

Discover Houston Talent at HPL! We have featured authors that represent all walks of life in the Bayou City.

Women who built the Houston Public Library.

Julia Fine is the author of the critically acclaimed What Should Be Wild, which was shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Superior First Novel Award and the Chicago Review of Books Award.

Terry McMillan was born and raised in Port Huron, Michigan, and discovered her love of literature while shelving books at the local library

Pinch-Dash-Done, LLC is a new company introducing its first edition A Gateway to Flavorful Recipes to audiences of all ages to help with mindful and uncomplicated menus. The inspiration behind this concept came during the shutdown of 2020.

Film and stage performance would not be the same today without this legendary icon.

The African American Library at the Gregory School in the Historic Fourth Ward.

Discover Houston talent at HPL!  We have featured authors that represent all walks of life in the Bayou City.

Activists at a glance.