Dear friends:
Every year, through your support, the Houston Public Library welcomes millions of patrons into our regional and neighborhood libraries, TECHLinks, at mobile units, and the various History Research Centers across the City of Houston.
The Houston Public Library Foundation will be sharing a regular newsletter with you to show you exactly what your support accomplishes across the library system.
The data presented here covers July through November of 2024, and we will provide regular updates from here on out. We hope that these updates highlight the real difference you make in the Houston community.
1,500
On Saturday, December 14, the Houston Public Library celebrated the grand opening of the new Freed-Montrose Library. Over 1,500 community members joined in the celebration and visited the new library.
3,053,958
Over the first five months of FY25, over 3 million items have been checked out from the Houston Public Library in service to the public.
19,826
Nearly 20,000 children have attended early literacy programs, a key service of the Houston Public Library to foster lifelong learning and early childhood development.
518
A record number of children and teens were enrolled in the Camp STREAM summer program, which fosters an understanding and love of STEM in the next generation.