Houston in Harmony
Enjoy live piano music from talented musicians, featuring James Palmer, Alex Navarro and students from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, weekdays at Central Library!
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Scout's Honor: Black Boy Scouts in Houston, 1940s - 1970s
This exhibition features photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings from the Harrison Family Collection.
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Family Winter Fest
We're creating a Winter Wonderland for Houston families! Join us for winter-themed crafts and activities, caroling, live reindeer photo op, and the man in the red suit!
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Gregory School Historical Marker Unveiling: New Date!
Join us Monday, December 12 at 11 AM at the African American History Research Center for the unveiling and dedication of the Gregory School state historical marker.
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INTRODUCING OUR MAGAZINE
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Featuring in-depth articles, interviews, and columns that will inform, entertain, and connect. We center the voices of staff, library users and supporters alike, to shine a light on the past, present and future of HPL. Subscribe to our quarterly magazine today!
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Digital media and streaming for audio books, e-books, movies, comics, music & TV. Up to 8 checkouts per month, videos for 72 hours, & music for 7 days.Movies, TV shows & Music
Check out up to 8 award-winning foreign films, inspiring documentaries, educational & how-to videos per month. Kanopy Kids includes the Sesame Street catalog & animated storybooks.Critically-Acclaimed Movies
Gain access to over 9.5 million songs and 15,000 music videos including the Sony Music catalog. Get up to 5 hours of streaming music per day and 5 MP3 song downloads per week.Music Lovers
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