[Houston TX - February 5, 2025] Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey and Harris County Public Library invite the Humble community to celebrate the reopening of Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library on February 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The event will include a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony and a performance by Rob Holladay, a.k.a. the Magical Balloon Guy.
What: Grand Opening Celebration
Where: Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library | Directions
When: Wednesday, February 12, 10:00 a.m.
The library quietly reopened on January 13. The upcoming event is meant to celebrate and recognize the steadfast support and commitment of the community, library staff, and Commissioner Ramsey to bring the library back after it was devastated by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. “The people of this community have been so patient, so understanding, and so supportive over the past seven plus years, we are delighted to welcome them into the brand new, full-service location that they deserve,” said Edward Melton, HCPL Executive Director.
Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library, like much of the community that surrounds it was heavily damaged by Hurricane Harvey's unprecedented flood waters. Hurricane Harvey dumped over 40 inches of rainfall on Harris County and inflicted a record $125 billion in damage. While the Baldwin Boettcher Branch was not the only HCPL location damaged by the storm, it suffered the greatest damage. In rebuilding the library, the Harris County Engineering Department made significant improvements to the structure aimed at preventing the kind of wholesale damage it suffered during Harvey. Three-foot-high concrete retaining walls surround the building’s foundation. There are now specially fitted flood barriers for all library entrances. and the HVAC system now sits on a raised platform to keep it above floodwaters.
The event is free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to celebrate and get to know the new Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library.
