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January - February | 2012
Happy New Year! A new year is here, and HPL kicks it off with programs, print and digital resources, and services for the entire family! This edition of the link is full of reading recommendations for all ages and interests. And if you are one of the many making the move to ereaders, check out the Tech IT section on page 4, where you can find information on the most popular downloads available through HPL . February is African American History Month, and we have an amazing schedule of programs. These include visits from Lauren Anderson, the first African American principal dancer with the Houston Ballet; Floyd Cooper, award-winning children’s book illustrator; and nationally acclaimed author Daniel Black. For more information about these and our many other African American History Month programs, please see pages 6 and 7. In this edition we also introduce you to one of our customers, Gonzo247. Gonzo247 is one of the artists who designed and painted the 20,000 square foot mural on the walls of the Central Library parking garage. His incredible talent and skill turned a drab and dreary parking area into a vibrant and welcoming space that reflects HPL’s desire to be your link to the world. Please see the Focus On section on page 2 to learn more about how the library helped shape this young artist’s career. Thanks always for your support of the Houston Public Library. We look forward to serving you soon!
Grand Reopening of the Historic Julia Ideson Building Mayor Annise D. Parker, City Council Member James G. Rodriguez, Phoebe Tudor, Chair of the Julia Ideson Library Preservation Partners and Dorothy Knox Houghton, President of the Friends of the Texas Room, joined Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson and many other special guests in celebrating the reopening of the Julia Ideson Building on Monday, December 5, 2011. The Julia Ideson Building, home of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, originally opened in 1926 and served as the city’s central library until the opening of the adjacent Jesse H. Jones Building in 1976. For information about programs, exhibits or tours of the renovated facility, please see: www.houstonlibrary.org/jib.
Rhea Brown Lawson, Ph.D.
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(from left to right) Dorothy Knox Houghton, President, Friends of the Texas Room, Phoebe Tudor, Chair, Julia Ideson Library Preservation Partners, Mayor Annise D. Parker, City Council Member James G. Rodriguez, Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Director, Houston Public Library
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page 2/3 Focus On... Author Visit Eric Litwin
TECH IT page 4/5 Know Your Gadgets Top eBooks Computer Classes
EVENTS
pages 6/7 Martin Luther King, Jr. African American History
KIDS AND TEENS
pages 8/9 Kids and Teen Picks Reel Teen Film Festival
adults page 10 Book Club Selections Public Poetry
exhibits page 11 Theater of Memory Down In Houston Houston Photographic Society
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HPL NEWS
FOCUS ON…Gonzo247, Urban Graffiti Artist The Central Library Urban Art Project is a dynamic spray-paint based mural on the walls of the Jesse H. Jones parking garage. Gonzo247 (pictured left) is one of the artists instrumental in the design and execution of this 20,000 square foot graffiti art project.
Gonzo247 chose his artistic graffiti name in 1984, when he started in the urban style of art. During the 80’s in Houston there wasn’t a lot of urban style art or information about it, so he decided that he was going to have to figure out on his own how to pursue his goal of being an urban artist. In his search for information he realized that he could go to the Library (which he thought to be a crazy concept but did it anyway). Gonzo recalls visiting the Library, where he found a book called The Faith of Graffiti by Norman Mailer. At the time, he didn’t know who Mailer was and that he had won a Pulitzer Prize, but he felt the book was written for him and about him. Gonzo says, “This was the first book that came out that had an intellectual view of the art, and I identified with it. I also memorized it cover to cover. If anyone is into graffiti, I highly recommend this book.” At the Library, he also discovered more than books, he found art magazines and periodicals that helped him develop his craft. “The Library for me was the key element in finding the information that was vital for me. I recommend that kids start researching whatever they are interested in at the library because there are so many books and other materials that can help them. There’s got to be at least one book that can change their life. A book that can give them that spark to push them in the right direction to achieve their goals. I never thought that a book would change my entire life but it did,” stated Gonzo. Gonzo’s favorite books are Subway Art by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, Spraycan Art by Henry Chalfant and James Prigoff, and History of American Graffiti by Roger Gastman and Caleb Neelsen. The artistic graffiti design at the Central Library’s parking garage was a collaborative effort by Gonzo247, Carolyn Casey of CKC Start, Merg360, and Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Director of the Houston Public Library. The splatters of color and design of the world continents including images of people from those areas represents HPL’s theme of “Linking You to the World.” The Central Library is located at 500 McKinney, 77002, 832-393-1313. To find out more about HPL visit www.houstonlibrary.org.
Pictured above: Best-selling children’s author Eric Litwin, Heather Kendall and her daughter Reagan. Heather and Reagan are the great-great-granddaughter and great-great-great-granddaughter of Belle Sherman Kendall, for whom the Kendall Neighborhood Library is named.
A Visit with “Pete the Cat” Author Eric Litwin Kids of all ages were delighted and entertained by bestselling children’s author Eric Litwin in a program to kick off the Houston Public Library’s (HPL) inaugural Season’s Readings series. The special musical storytime performance was held at the Kendall Neighborhood Library as well as the Central Library, giving customers a chance to meet the author and have him sign copies of his illustrated books. Litwin is a guitar strumming, book writing, harmonica blowing, banjo picking, song singing, and five time national award winning, folksy fun type of guy. He is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. He is also a popular performing artist who plays interactive music, tells musical stories and brings books to life. Kids and parents alike sang and danced along to the well-known songs and were treated to a sneak peak of several unpublished stories. This program was supported by a grant from the Houston Public Library Foundation. For more information about upcoming programs, please see www.houstonlibrary.org.
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Martin Luther King Legacy Linking YOU to the World of Fun and Education
tech it Getting to Know Your Gadgets A series of programs designed to show you how to download free ebooks using your Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook and other tablets and ereaders. Our expert librarians will also show you how to best use your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
Upcoming Program:
Digital SLR Cameras for Beginners
Do you have a digital SLR camera, but don’t know how to use it? Join photographer Jeff Balke for a teaching series on digital SLR photography for beginners. The series will include the basics of photography, how to use your camera, an equipment discussion,
digital photo processing techniques and two photo excursions for putting your newfound skills to work. Class is limited in size, so sign up now! Central Library 500 McKinney St, 77002 | 832-393-1313 Tuesday, February 21 | 6:30 – 7:45 PM Tuesday, February 28 | 6:30 – 7:45 PM Tuesday, March 13 | 6:30 – 7:45 PM Tuesday, March 20 | 6:30 – 7:45 PM For more detail, go to www.houstonlibrary.org/events
Top e-book Downloads
By John Grisham
By Laura Hillenbrand
By Christopher Paolini
Other Available Audio and eBooks
Houston Public Library and its partners NetLibrary and Overdrive are excited to offer downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and videos to our customers. Here is a short list of the top downloads from Overdrive. The library’s downloadable collection is also accessible from the Houston Public Library catalog.
Adult Fiction
The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson The Next Always by Nora Roberts The Affair by Lee Child Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
eBooks - Adult Nonfiction Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Blue Nights by Joan Didion
By Tina Fey
By Suzanne Collins
eBooks - Juvenile Fiction
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs New Moon by Stephenie Meyer Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
eBooks - Juvenile Nonfiction
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan Heaven is for Real for Kids by Todd Burpo The Girl Who Was on Fire by Leah Wilson The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook, by Dinah Bucholz Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
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Free computer classes are offered for adults and teens throughout the library system. Classes are taught in English and Spanish and include Word, Power Point, and Introduction to Excel courses. We also offer technology and social media classes. Facebook for Business Learn how you can connect with people and advertise your business using Facebook.
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Work Skills: Creating a Resume/Resume Help This session is a relaxed setting where you can create a resume with or without help from staff. If you have a resume, staff can help you update it.
You can also read blog postings on book and database reviews, technology updates, library news and library events and services at
LinkedIn Find past and present colleagues and classmates quickly and discover inside connections when looking for a job or new business opportunity. Social Networking Let our experts show you how you can connect with friends and advertise your business using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking websites.
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Website Design Design your own web page by using free tools such as Blogger, Webs, multimedia and others. Basic computer knowledge is required.
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Registration for these classes is recommended. Customers who register will be seated first as long as they arrive prior to the beginning of the class. Walk-in customers will be seated if seats are available at the start of class.
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events
Houston Public Library
African American History Month at the Houston Public Library
Enjoy a month of programs to celebrate the history and achievements of African Americans. Learn about the culture through stories, authors and exhibits. These programs are free and open to the public.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Programs and Events
African American History Month Events
Ruchir Shah, Rice University student and owner of EZComics, will give a brief lesson on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. using a comic book, videos, games and other interactive media. Students can then develop a short comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. and his life.Â
Thursday, January 12 | 4 PM Mancuso Neighborhood Library | 6767 Bellfort, 77087 Thursday, January 19 | 4 PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library | 7405 Stella Link, 77025 Thursday, January 26 | 4 PM Smith Neighborhood Library | 3624 Scott St., 77004
An Evening with Ralph Gipson
Tuesday, January 17 | 6 – 7:30 PM Pleasantville Neighborhood Library | 1520 Gellhorn, 77029 Join us as we celebrate the 83rd birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a special visit from local author Ralph Gipson, who will discuss and sign copies of his memoir, Coming Full Circle. Coming Full Circle follows Ralph on his tumultuous quest to achieve a life of freedom and love. He discovers firsthand the falseness of the stereotypes he grew up believing when he joins the army, travels abroad, and sees a world without the racial divisions he knows back home.
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Programs for Youth Ballet Talks with Lauren Anderson
Lauren Anderson will discuss the challenges she faced on her journey to become the first African American principal dancer with the Houston Ballet. Friday, February 3 | 3:30 PM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library | 7007 W. Fuqua, 77489 Friday, February 10 | 4 PM Acres Homes Neighborhood Library | 8501 West Montgomery, 77088 Lauren Anderson, the first African American principal dancer in the Houston Ballet, will give a one hour presentation on the Nutcracker. Wednesday, February 22 | 11 AM Mancuso Neighborhood Library | 6767 Bellfort, 77087
Baba Alafia and the Magical Storytime
This program incorporates stories and games involving African drums and various percussive instruments of Africa. Wednesday, February 1 | 10:30 AM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library | 1349 West 43rd Street, 77018 Tuesday, February 7 | 10:30 AM Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library | 4100 Montrose, 77006 Wednesday, February 15 | 1 PM Pleasantville Neighborhood Library | 1520 Gellhorn, 77029 Thursday, February 16 | 10:30 AM Scenic Woods Regional Library | 10677 Homestead Rd., 77016 Thursday, February 23 | 4 PM Walter Neighborhood Library | 7660 Clarewood, 77036
Floyd Cooper, Children’s Book Illustrator
Screening of The Black Power Mixtape
Tuesday, February 21 | 1 PM and 6 PM Smith Neighborhood Library | 3624 Scott St., 77004 Floyd Cooper has illustrated over fifty books and received multiple Coretta Scott King awards. Most recently, Floyd illustrated the book These Hands by Margaret H. Mason. This program will consist of a look at children’s book illustrator Floyd Cooper’s journey and work as an artist. Younger students will learn that something as simple as a shape or a scribble can be all it takes to create art or story.
The Life of Harriet Tubman starring Hope Shiver
Saturday, February 25 | 12 PM Central Library | 500 McKinney, 77002 Hope Shiver portrays Harriet Tubman combining her narrative with spirituals of sorrow and joy.
Programs for adults
Saturday, February 11 | 2 PM Central Library | 500 McKinney, 77002 At the end of the 1960’s, numerous Swedish journalists came to the US, drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Filming for close to a decade, they gained access to many of the leaders of the Black Power movement – Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, and Eldridge Cleaver among them – capturing them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, this lush collection of 16mm film, peppered with footage of Black Panther activities and B-roll images of black America, was found languishing in the basement of Swedish Television. Director Göran Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover bring this mesmerizing footage to light. These programs are supported by a grant from the Houston Public Library Foundation.
For Preserving a Legacy: A Tribute to Houston’s Blues
Film Screening and Filmmaker Q&A with Jon Schwartz: This Is Our Home--It Is Not For Sale
Saturday, February 4 | 12 PM Central Library | 500 McKinney, 77002 This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale is the 60-year history of an archetypal American neighborhood, Riverside in Houston, Texas, which experienced the classic syndrome of integration, real estate blockbusting, white flight and regentrification common to virtually every American city. The filmmaker, Jon Schwartz, will be in attendance to answer questions after the screening.
Society for the Performing Arts Education with Houston Public Library presents, For Preserving a Legacy: A Tribute to Houston’s Blues. Part of a month-long project to celebrate Houston’s rich blues history. Lecture demonstrations and panel discussion open to the public and led by local blues musicians with the purpose of highlighting the history of blues in Houston. Public performances by local blues and jazz musicians and photography exhibition to showcase the Houston blues scene.
Book Discussion and Presentation
Public Performances
Saturday, February 11 | 2 PM Freed Montrose Neighborhood Library | 4100 Montrose, 77006 Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women, by Mignon Moore. Dr. Janis Hutchinson, Professor of Anthropology, Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Houston, will facilitate a discussion about the book and this topic. This program may serve as an enhancement to Mignon’s Moore’s appearance at the “Race Scholars at Rice” event on February 1st although attendance at the Race Scholars event is not necessary for participation in this program.
An Afternoon With Daniel Black
Saturday, February 18 | 1 PM Central Library | 500 McKinney, 77002 Nationally acclaimed author Daniel Black will discuss his latest novel Perfect Peace, a heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family’s attempt to grapple with their mother’s desperate decision to make her newborn son into the daughter she will never have.
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Saturday, February 4 | 2 PM The African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor St., 77019 Thursday, February 9 | 6 PM McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library 5411 Pardee St.,77026 Wednesday, February 15 | 6 PM Central Library Julia Ideson Library | 500 McKinney, 77002
Lecture and Demonstration (for teen audience) Tuesday, February 7 | 6 PM Smith Neighborhood Library | 3624 Scott St., 77004 Saturday, February 18 | 2 PM The African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor St., 77019
Panel Discussion: Featuring Local Blues Musicians and Roger Wood
Saturday, February 25 | 2 PM The African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor St., 77019
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KIDS
Reading Recommendations for kids of all ages!
KID BOOK PICKS
Looking for a few good books for your kids? Let us help you!
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell
Bigger Than a Breadbox by Laurel Snyder
eBook Pick Visit www.houstonlibrary.org/next-reads-for-kids for monthly recommendations. The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer
KID MOVIE PICKS
For a list of more books that might interest you, visit our catalog www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog
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TEENS
Teen Book
Enter and Win!
This year we offer a brand-new category – Teen Health. Sponsored by the Houston Department HPL is pleased to announce that we are currently of Health and Human Services, submissions to accepting submissions for the 2012 Reel Teen this category should provide a strong message Film Festival. Here are a few important updates: related to mental and/or physical health for teens. Participants can be teens of all ages in grade levels 6 through 12. For most categories, prizes For this category, prizes will be awarded for 1st will be awarded for the best in each category: ($200), 2nd ($125) and 3rd ($75) place videos. • • • • • • •
Best Animation ($250) Best Documentary ($250) Best Feature or Narrative ($250) Best Broadcast ($100) Best Commercial/PSA or Book/Movie Trailer ($100) Best Music Video ($100) People’s Choice ($50)
The Hunger Games Tribute Guide by Emily Seife
Reel Teen Film Festival. For more information on Reel Teen Film Festival, please visit www.houstonlibrary.org/teens or email hpl.reelteenfest@houstontx.gov
A Plague Year by Edward Bloor
eBooks for Teens Borrow your favorite ebooks for up to six weeks FREE with your library card. Visit www.houstonlibrary.org and sign-up!
You Against Me by Jenny Downham
TEEN MOVIE PICKS Every You, Every Me by David Levithan
Check out these movies online or at your favorite HPL location. www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog
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ADULTS
Book Club Selections
The following books are being discussed by book clubs held at HPL locations across the city. For the date and location of these clubs, please visit our website at www.houstonlibrary.org/bookclubs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Nothing to Lose by Lee Child Buried Secrets by Joseph Finder Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman The Mozart Conspiracy by Scott Mariani Beloved by Toni Morrison A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny Extraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza Rice 10. Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger 11. Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare 12. Infected by Scott Sigler 13. Private Life by Jane Smiley 14. The Personal History of Rachel DuPree by Ann Weisgarber 15. The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
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LIFELONG LEARNING
Public Poetry is an innovative monthly reading series bringing the public and poetry community together, and creating a buzz about poetry.
Start 2012 off right. Yoga, meditation and fitness classes and materials are available at HPL.
Public Poetry events feature outstanding local and visiting poets, as well as a local guest celebrity or public figure and a short student reading, with a book signing at the end of each program.
For more information or to register, visit www.houstonlibrary.org/events
This series is a partnership between Public Poetry and Houston Public Library. Join us for these free programs, filled with gorgeous language, held on the first Saturday of each month at 2 PM.
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HPL EXHIBITS
Theater of Memory, Cabinet of Curiosities: Treasures from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center Julia Ideson Building - 500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77002
Theater of Memory Cabinet of Curiosities
In the spring of 2010, the state of the art archival wing of the Julia Ideson Building was completed and became the new home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center’s collections. It was the first step in the expansion and restoration of this architectural jewel, which first opened in 1926. With the premier exhibition, Theater of Memory, Cabinet of Curiosities, the Houston Metropolitan Research Center brings some of its unique artifacts back into the Julia Ideson Building’s new gallery space, once three floors of the original archives, giving to the term “memory room” a double meaning. The Houston Public Library extends an invitation to view the gifts and accomplishments of those who came before and to celebrate the opportunities awaiting future scholars, collectors, donors and connoisseurs of Houston’s history. This exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit: www.houstonlibrary.org/events and www.houstonlibrary.org/jib. On View December 5, 2011 - May 5, 2012 Julia Ideson Building Home of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center 500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77002
Down In Houston: Documenting a Blues Community The African American Library at the Gregory School | 1300 Victor St., 77019
In the clubs, ballrooms, and barbecue joints of neighborhoods such as Third Ward, Frenchtown, Sunnyside, and Double Bayou, Houston’s African American community birthed a vibrant and unique slice of the blues. Ranging from the down-home sounds of Lightnin’ Hopkins to the more refined orchestrations of the Duke-Peacock recording empire and beyond, Houston blues was and is the voice of a working-class community, an ongoing conversation about good times and hard times, smokin’ Saturday nights and Blue Mondays. In collaboration with the Society for the Performing Arts Houston, The African American Library at the Gregory School will exhibit photographs featured from the book, Down In Houston, and programming the entire month of February to celebrate Houston’s impact on the wider American blues scene.
Houston Photographic Society - The Best Images of 2011 Saturday, January 7 – Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Central Library | 500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77002
View the best photos taken by members of the Houston Photographic Society during 2011.
ABOUT HOUSTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The purpose of the Houston Photographic Society is to promote the mutual enjoyment of photography and encourage the advancement of its members on the knowledge and practice of the art of photography. Since 1947, the Society has provided an environment in which photographers of all levels of experience have flourished and advanced their work to new heights. The images you will view in this exhibit represent the best work of our members as determined by the judges of our 2011 monthly competitions. The Society’s judges are established photographers, curators and educators from the Houston photographic community. As you will notice, the images in this exhibit represent a broad gamut of photographic interests, which makes the Society an oasis for any photographer. Please visit Houston Photographic Society web site. http://www.hpsonline.org/ - 11 -
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Looscan 2510 Willowick, 77027 | 832-393-1900
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Bracewell 9002 Kingspoint Dr., 77089 | 832-393-2580
Mancuso 6767 Bellfort, 77087 | 832-393-1920
Walter 7660 Clarewood, 77036 | 832-393-2500
Carnegie 1050 Quitman, 77009 | 832-393-1720
McCrane-Kashmere Gardens 5411 Pardee St., 77026 | 832-393-2450
Young 5260 Griggs Road, Palm Center 77021| 832-393-2140
Central Library 500 McKinney, 77002 | 832-393-1313
McGOVERN–STELLA LINK 7405 Stella Link, 77025 | 832-393-2630
Clear Lake CITY–COUNTY FREEMAN MEMORIAL 16616 Diana Lane, 77062 | 281-488-1906
Melcher 7200 Keller, 77012 | 832-393-2480
HPL Express locations HPL Express sOUTHWEST 6400 High Star, 77074 | 832-393-2660
Collier Regional 6200 Pinemont, 77092 | 832-393-1740 Dixon 8002 Hirsch, 77016 | 832-393-1760 Fifth Ward 4014 Market, 77020 | 832-393-1770 Flores 110 North Milby, 77003 | 832-393-1780 Frank 10103 Fondren, Brays Oaks Towers Building, 77096 832-393-2410
Meyer 5005 West Bellfort, 77035 | 832-393-1840 Moody 9525 Irvington, 77076 | 832-393-1950 Oak Forest 1349 West 43rd Street, 77018 | 832-393-1960 Parent Resource Library The Children’s Museum of Houston 1500 Binz, 77004 | 713-535-7264 Park Place Regional 8145 Park Place Blvd., 77017 | 832-393-1970
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