Houston Public Library

Houston Public Library is the public library system serving , , United States.
houstonlibrary.org
hpl.lib.tx.us
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library system of Houston, Texas, United States
  • Also known as: “HPL”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Houston City Hall and Tranquillity Park.

Town hall
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The building is the headquarters of the 's municipal government. Constructed during 1938 and 1939, the City Hall complex is located on Bagby Street on the western side of . is situated 350 feet northeast of Houston Public Library.

Park
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is a municipal park in Houston, Texas. is situated 710 feet northeast of Houston Public Library.

Office building
is a postmodern skyscraper located in the Skyline District of downtown Houston, Texas. Standing at 762 feet, the tower is the 5th-tallest building in Houston, the 8th-tallest in Texas, and the 60th-tallest in the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houston and Downtown Houston.

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is a sprawling port city in Southeastern . An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the and the most diverse large city since 2021.

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Downtown is the central business district of . It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.

Suburb
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is one of the historic six wards of , , United States. The is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to .

Houston Public Library

Latitude
29.7594° or 29° 45′ 34″ north
Longitude
-95.37° or 95° 22′ 12″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
76X6QJ5H+QX
Geo­Names ID
7534042
Wiki­data ID
Q1647690
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Houston Public Library” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “休士頓公共圖書館”
  • Dutch: “Houston Public Library”
  • French: “Houston Public Library”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca di Houston”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca pubblica di Houston”
  • Italian: “Houston Public Library”
  • Japanese: “ヒューストン公共図書館”
  • Japanese: “ヒューストン市立図書館”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه عمومی هیوستون”
  • Persian: “کتابخانهٔ عمومی هیوستون”
  • Russian: “Публичная библиотека Хьюстона”
  • Russian: “Публичная Библиотека Хьюстона”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Publica de Houston”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Pública de Houston”
  • Spanish: “Houston Public Library”
  • Spanish: “HPL”

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