[Houston, Texas, May 15, 2024] -- Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has activated cooling centers across Harris County for the coming weekend. Some HCPL branches are designated cooling centers.
NOTE: Library services will not be offered during extended hours on Friday, Saturday, or during the special hours on Sunday, but library meeting rooms will welcome everyone who wants to escape the heat.
HCPL Cooling Centers May 16 - 18
Friday, May 16
EIGHT HCPL branches will offer cooling centers until 7:00 pm. Library services will not be offered past normal hours of operation.
Barbara Bush Branch Library | Fairbanks Branch Library | Galena Park Branch Library | High Meadows Branch Library | Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek | Maud Smith Marks Branch Library | North Channel Branch Library | Northwest Branch Library |
Saturday, May 17
FOUR HCPL branches will offer cooling centers until 7:00 pm. Library services will not be offered past normal hours of operation.
Fairbanks Branch Library | High Meadows Branch Library | North Channel Branch Library | Northwest Branch Library |
Sunday, May 18
EIGHT HCPL Cooling Centers Open 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. No library services will be available on Sunday.
Barbara Bush Branch Library | Fairbanks Branch Library | Galena Park Branch Library | High Meadows Branch Library | Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek | Maud Smith Marks Branch Library | North Channel Branch Library | Northwest Branch Library |