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The Robert Burns’ Supper Honoring the Fellows of HPL

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Join us on January 22, 2026 for the Robert Burns’ Supper celebrating the installation of the inaugural Fellows of the Houston Public Library!

The evening will be filled with Scottish traditions, music, poetry and traditional revelry that promises to make for quite a memorable occasion!

The inaugural fellows are:

Dr. Ruth Simmons. Ph.D. | Fellow of Humanities & Letters

Dr. Peter Hotez, MD, Ph.D. | Fellow of The Sciences

Mrs. Leigh McCranie Smith | Fellow of Arts & Culture

Ms. Laura D. Bellows | Fellow of Industry & Commerce

Hon. William H. White | Fellow of Law & Civic Life