Libraries in Houston

64 libraries are mapped in Houston, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.

Named libraries in Houston

  1. Central LibraryMcKinney Street 500
  2. Julia Ideson BuildingMcKinney Street 550
  3. Harris County Law LibraryStep free
  4. African American History Research CenterVictor Street 1300
  5. HPL ExpressFr-Sa 12:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00
  6. Freed-Montrose Neighborhood LibraryCalifornia Street 1001
  7. Carnegie NeighborhoodQuitman Street 1050
  8. Little Free Library
  9. Doherty LibraryWest Main Street 1100
  10. Flores Neighborhood LibraryN Milby Street 110
  11. Clayton House
  12. Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library CampusCaroline Street 5300
  13. Robert James Terry Library
  14. Smith Neighborhood LibraryScott Street 3624
  15. Heights Neighborhood LibraryHeights Boulevard 1302
  16. M.D. Anderson LibraryUniversity Drive 4333 · Mo-Th 07:00-23:59; Fr 07:00-21:45; Sa 08:00-19:45; Su 11:00-23:59 · Step free
  17. Brown Fine Arts Library
  18. Fondren Library
  19. Woodson Research Center
  20. HAM-TMC LibraryJohn Freeman Boulevard 1133
  21. Tuttle Neighborhood LibraryKress Street 702
  22. UTHSPH Library
  23. Stanaker Neighborhood LibraryS Sgt. Macario Garcia Street 611 · Mo,Th 11:00-18:00; Tu 12:00-20:00; We 10:00-18:00; Fr 13:00-17:00, Sa 10:00-17:00; PH off
  24. McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood LibraryPardee Street 5411
  25. Looscan Neighborhood LibraryWillowick Road 2510

Showing 25 of the 30 named points. The map has all 64, including the 34 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.

Questions

Where is the nearest library in Houston?
Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 64 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
Are the libraries in Houston free to use?
Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
Are opening hours shown?
Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
What is a public bookcase?
A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
Where does this libraries data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
Is the list of libraries in Houston complete?
It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.

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