Discover how a forgotten 2000 Harris County library book heist revealed a human story of crime, recovery, and second chances, and the complex life of Steven Ray Jackson.
Grim Reader Trivia Quiz
Welcome, curious reader, to Grim Reader Trivia, where history gets weird, the facts get freaky, and the truth is often stranger than a mad scientist’s midnight snack!
Your Library’s Secret Superpower
They come from all walks of life. They are teachers, construction workers, homemakers, small business owners, lawyers, restaurant workers, salespeople, and retirees. Like the vast majority of Americans, they believe in public libraries. But unlike most people, they do more than keep a warm spot in their hearts and their library cards in the top…
How Mystery Writers Keep Us Guessing
One of the enduring wonders of the reading life is knowing that a limited number of story structures exist, yet writers have, for thousands of years, found new ways to tell them.
The Great Library Heist of 2000: The Investigation
Photo lineups, suspect interviews, and gathering evidence as the Constables zero in on the Heist's perpetrator.
What’s the Secret to Mystery’s Enduring Popularity?
I’m a big fan of mysteries. I love the puzzle of it, the rush of dopamine if I successfully figured it out (when it’s fiction - I never had an opportunity to call Robert Stack).
The Great Library Heist of 2000
This is the first installment of a three-part series for Gulf Coast Reads, HCPL’s shared reading program. This year’s selection, The Librarians by Sherry Thomas, is a cozy mystery set in an Austin library, making this the perfect time to revisit our own real-life library mystery.
The Book Banning Starter Pack
Like many Americans, you are filled with a sort of free-floating anger whose origins you can't pinpoint and are a little afraid to dig too deep into. At the moment, you just need to let it out, and it doesn't much matter who you aim it at, but the less likely to fight back, the…
No, There is No Porn in Libraries.
A public library serving a large, diverse population can't have every book appeal to everyone—and most HCPL patrons understand and value that.
What Does it Really Mean to Ban a Book?
Book banning in 2026 isn't the eradication of books; it's limiting access to them.
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