1927 Annual Report, Harris County Public Library

HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY HOUSTON. TEXAS RUTH UNDERWOOD LIBRARIAN Hon* Ijfnp! Atkinson, "oimty Judge Commissioners of Harris County He >ort for the year 1927 December 31st t 1937 closed a year of progress for the Harris County Public Library# At the close of the year there were 75 library stations in Harris County; this number includes the central office, in the county courthouse which is open to the rural public, daily except unday, from 8 A#K* to 5 F#M# Burin# the year eight new library station®; Burbank, Deeowater, Bast Houston, Harrell, Highlands- 'BLena, itlxmetex, r orth Houston, and illow were opened for circulation of books, one station, Harris County School for Boys, having been closed for over a year was reopened in the new Boys* Home# Four stations were definitely closed; inrkee on June 1st because of consolidation with another school in that district; Magnolia Hark on January 1st, ■ oo cl land on May 1st, and ' unset Heights on ' ept ember 1st because of annexation of these three districts to the city of Houston* One colored library station, Independence Harden, his been closed the entire year because of unsettled community con¬ ditions; however, arrangements have been made to reopen this