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HCPL Saves You Money!!!

These days, with unemployment and underemployment rampant, a lot of us are trying to cut back on our household expenses.  The Harris County library can hook you up with books by experts on the subject.  Some of the titles include:

Your Email Address, Please

EmailIf you have a Harris County Public Library card, we need to notify you if an item you requested has arrived, if the time is about to run out for picking up a requested item, if you have an item that is going to be due soon, or you have an item overdue.  PLEASE let us notify you by email instead of through the postal system.  You will get the news sooner and you will save the county LOTS of tax dollars.  If you think you gave us an email address, but you have not received any emails from us recently, please check and make sure your address is correct and current.  Thank you!

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Primary Elections March 2

Ballot boxDemocratic and Republican primary elections will be held on March 2.  Early voting ends February 26.  Your Harris County libraries have 3 election-related resources for you: the League of Women Voters (nonpartisan) Voters Guide, sample ballots, and early voting locations.  These resources are also available over the internet using the links in the previous sentence.  Voters will cast ballots for all 32 U.S.

Harris County Library History

Archives exhibitThe Harris County Archivist has gone through numerous old photos, newspaper clippings, etc., and put together a display of the history of the Harris County Public Libraries from 1921-1939.  Please stop by and check out the display in the Fairbanks Branch.  It includes a narrative of the history of the library system during that period and many pictures, including some of the Fairbanks Library in 1930 and some amazing old bookmobiles.

Top 10 Things about the Library

10. Interlibrary Loan. If we don't have it, we can probably get it.
9.   Events
8.   A web site with such wonderful resources, it’s almost magical.
7.   Computers with Internet and Office, and wi-fi for your laptop.
6.   Music, downloadable or on CD.
5.   Audios that help redeem a long commute.
4.   DVDs for entertainment or education.

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